This week the term begins at the Københavns Universitet – University of Copenhagen. It’s always a highlight in the academic calendar, filled with plenty of meetings.

This term I have the pleasure of teaching a seminar on global ocean politics. The course is designed to familiarize students with the key challenges facing our oceans—from declining ocean health and the intricacies of blue economy management to maritime security—and how these issues are addressed by global policy professionals.

The oceans should form a core part of International Relations curricula, and I’m glad that’s the case in Copenhagen.

I also look forward to working with several master’s students, supervising a range of exciting thesis projects, many of which focus on maritime issues.

After considerable travel over the summer, including trips to Singapore, Taiwan, Mauritius, and the Maldives, it will be great to catch up with office colleagues and develop our shared projects.