From Syria to Scotland: geopolitics in todays world: Herschel Building

Defence Lecture From Syria to Scotland: geopolitics in todays world Sir Hew Strachan, Chichele Professor of the History of War and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford During the Cold War, our defence interests and our economic priorities were geographically aligned. Since then, our emphasis on national interests, defined in terms of geopolitics, can run counter to our ideological commitments, including the responsibility to protect. The current impasse over Syria is suggestive of a wider trend and more fundamental shifts.