Five leading scholars and strategic commentators will deliver a series of lectures at the University of Glasgow, which will address the potential security and economic implications of Scottish independence for the people of Scotland, the UK and the wider world.

The ‘Security and an Independent Scotland’ series will run from 27 November 2012 to 21 May 2013. The first lecture in the series will be given by William Walker, Professor of International Relations at the University of St Andrews.

Each lecture will discuss an issue connected to the national security of an independent Scotland, including economics, defence, transatlantic relations, terrorism and cyber security, environment and resource security.

The lecture series is being organised by the Glasgow Global Security Network, which is based at the University of Glasgow.  

Dr Phillips O’Brien, from the Glasgow Global Security Network, said: “If Scotland were to become an independent country it would have profound implications in many international areas. The purpose of this lecture series is to allow some of the finest scholars working today to examine what Scottish independence would mean for Europe and the rest of the world.”

The full schedule of speakers and titles are as follows: 

  • "International Reactions to Scottish Independence" – 27 Nov 2012

Speaker: Professor William Walker 
Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews

  • "Scottish Independence and Critical International Legal Issues" – 22 Jan 2013

Speaker: Ambassador David Scheffer

Professor of Law, Director Center for International Human Rights Northwestern University

  • "The Economic Challenges Facing an Independent Scotland" – 21 Feb 2013

Speaker: Professor John Kay

Financial Times Columnist and Visiting Fellow at London School of Economics

  • "Scottish Independence and the Question of Transatlantic and European Security" – 21 March 2013

Speaker: Ms Hajnalka Vincze (Independent Security Analyst)

  • "Independence? Lessons Learned by a Recently Independent State in Europe" – 21 May 2013

Speaker: Professor Ivo Samson (Slovak Foreign Policy Association)

 

 

For more information please contact Nick Wade in the University of Glasgow’s Media Relations Office:nick.wade@glasgow.ac.uk           

Tel:      01413307126 / Mob    07837097159

Notes for editors:

All events are free and open to the public. More info available on the website:http://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/globalsecurity/publicevents/securityandanindependentscotlandlectureseries/ 

 

First published: 26 November 2012

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