Beyond Borders International Festival is a world leading platform for ideas and opinion, bringing together authors, politicians and diplomats, journalists, humanitarians and artists. The weekend long programme of debates, panel discussion and workshops provides an intimate and unique environment for engagement.
We are able to facilitate interviews or media pieces with our festival participants, from critically acclaimed authors to leading politicians and diplomats with expertise ranging across the most pressing issues of our time, to journalists and foreign correspondents working on everything from the climate protests to the Me Too moment.
Previous years have seen interviews and media appearances with the BBC, Foreign Policy Magazine, The New York Times, the National and The Herald amongst other outlets. Take a look through our press archive for more information or please get in touch here.
Scotland’s Marriage of Inconvenience
Tuesday 19th February 2019
When the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in 2016, two-thirds of voters in Scotland—across every single district—voted to remain. Now, as Brexit looms, many experts expect Scotland to forge a more distinct role on the global stage—one that could lead it to independence.
Madeleine Habib: CommonSpace speaks to the activist captain who tried to break the Gaza blockade
Monday 3rd September 2018
CommonSpace speaks to Madeleine Habib, the skipper who sailed the first all-women mission to Gaza and faced down the Israeli army with tea and biscuits .
Beyond Borders Day 2 – The Closure
Monday 27th August 2018
Day two, Sunday morning, started rather appropriately with a discussion between two authors, one a former bishop, touching on matters of morality and religion.
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont arrives in Scotland to talk about independence
Saturday 25th August 2018
The exiled former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, unexpectedly arrived in Scotland last night with plans to highlight the issue of Catalan independence.
Beyond Borders: Jodi Rudoren & Talat Yaqoob
Thursday 2nd August 2018
The Beyond Borders festival brings a weekend of discussion and cultural exchange to Scotland this August – ahead of their event on 100 years of votes for women, we talk to Jodi Rudoren and Talat Yaqoob.
The Realities of Modern Slavery: Spotlight, Lisa Kristine
Wednesday 1st August 2018
By 2018, slavery is illegal in every country, yet there are an estimated 46 million slaves worldwide. Despite this dystopian reality, for many, the idea of modern slavery...
Edinburgh showing for New York Times prize-winning press photos
Wednesday 1st August 2018
A young girl peers out from a line of women waiting for food and water in Mosul, a crowd gathers to watch a cockfight in Cuba, and an...
Biking bonanza coming to Traquair
Sunday 29th July 2018
VISITORS to the Beyond Borders International Festival at Traquair House next month will be able to take part in free guided bike rides.
Ex-CIA spy Valerie Plame speaks to CommonSpace
Saturday 28th July 2018
CommonSpace interviews former CIA spy Valerie Plame, discussing the lead up to the Iraq War, her illegal exposure and the consequences for the future
Beyond Borders Festival of a thought, and more… – Day 1 – 25th August 2018
Thursday 26th July 2018
The Beyond Borders International Festival opened with its usual sense of excitement and anticipation.
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