Podcast: How nations like Scotland and Ireland can provide a hub for discussions on international affairs

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Author: scga_editor_02
An article from SCGA editorial team. 

A live recording of First Minister John Swinney MSP and former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar with Principal Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, at an event held in the Booth Lecture Theatre to mark the transition of SCGA from the University of Glasgow to St Andrews for the next two years.

“The fact that three institutions – the universities of St Andrews, Glasgow and Edinburgh – came together to found the Council is very good practice and not something I have seen in any other jurisdictions ” (Leo Varadkar)

John Swinney from 9m50s

Leo Varadkar from 27m30s

Questions and vote of thanks edited out for length, recording c/o University of St Andrews.

First Minister and former Taoiseach mark St Andrews leadership of SCGA | University of St Andrews news

The Podcast will be available on your favourite platform – just search for ‘Scottish Council on Global Affairs’ – and is directly hosted at Acast. We’ve embedded the episode here below if you’re looking for an instant playback.

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