Global Britain, contested spaces, and the UK Overseas Territories

Report and keynote presentations
Since the decision of the UK to leave the EU, the UK Government has established and promoted the idea of ‘Global Britain’. Perhaps the clearest, but still largely unrecognised, manifestations of Global Britain are the UK’s Overseas Territories. They are scattered across the globe, and include thousands of small islands, vast areas of ocean, but also, in Antarctica, land six times the size of the UK. The territories provide the UK with significant global reach. However, the UK’s sovereignty over several of the territories is contested.
You can read the report here: Global Britain, contested spaces, and the UK Overseas Territories'
In March 2023, a workshop was held here at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies to consider how the UKOTs can support and enhance Global Britain, but also how the UK can best mitigate international tensions to effectively secure its global brand. The workshop involved several keynote presentations and a range of plenary and smaller group discussions considering issues such as political and constitutional relations, social policy, security, the economy, and the environment.
The workshop was kindly supported by the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust and the AHRC.