Donatas Kupčiūnas

Dr Donatas Kupčiūnas

BA MA LLM DPhil

Donatas is a Research Associate at the Centre for Geopolitics, Department of Politics and International Studies.

Donatas Kupčiūnas

Donatas joined the Centre for Geopolitics at the Department of Politics and International Studies in 2021 as a postdoctoral research associate. He holds a DPhil in History from the University of Oxford, a Master of Laws in Public International Law from Leiden University, a Master of Arts in International Relations and European Studies from the Central European University, and a BA in Political Science from Vilnius University. His current research explores NATO expansion in the Baltic in the early 2000s, with a particular focus on Russian policy. In addition to running the Centre’s Baltic Geopolitics strand, Donatas teaches MPhil courses and supervises students in the field of geopolitics of the Baltic and Russia, past and present.

Donatas’ research interests include modern international history, relations between East/Central and Western Europe in the interwar period, cultural and intellectual history of diplomacy, geopolitics of the Baltic sea region, international law of global security and contemporary Russian foreign policy. His book 'The Devil’s Paradise: the Vilnius conflict in European diplomacy, 1919-1923' is forthcoming with Oxford University Press.

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Art Exhibition: 'Feel the Rhythm'

12/04/2025 at 10.00

Visit Wolfson's latest exhibition 'Feel the Rhythm' featuring work by emerging artist Fungai Benhura, winner of the Wolfson Royal Academy Schools Graduate Prize.

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Mansion House 60th Anniversary Dinner

24/04/2025 at 18.30

In celebration of its 60th anniversary year, Wolfson College is proud to be holding a black tie dinner at London’s exclusive Mansion House, courtesy of the Lord Mayor of London, Alastair King, the son of Wolfson’s former Bursar, Jack King.

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03/05/2025 at 09.00

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Wolfson College Writing Retreat

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