Independent Thinking: What can the world expect from COP28?

Over three days, experts focus on generating actionable recommendations, tailor-made for real-world implementation and to influence global health security measures.

A panel of experts will discuss the future of Palestinian society, leadership and aspirations for statehood.

How can Southeast Asian governments manage growing US-China tensions and what can outside powers do to engage with the region more effectively?

Experts share insights on the key achievements and challenges emerging from the UAE.

Panellists discuss the increasing regionalization of conflict in the Horn of Africa, and how it has become entangled with national interests.

This event examines the most dangerous wars and crises through the lens of International Crisis Group’s flagship annual report “Ten Conflicts to Watch”.

Bronwen Maddox looks ahead to the challenges of the year and sets out recommendations for change. A reception will follow this event.

What are the security challenges facing the region?

Join senior policymakers, military officials and security experts for this unique conference, unpacking how defence actors can adapt to tackle the security concerns of the modern world.

Join industry experts for an essential conference discussing what stakeholders need to know to enhance resiliency across the global trade landscape.

Join industry experts, decision makers and senior leaders to explore the race for energy sovereignty, affordable energy infrastructure, industrial transition pathways, the future of renewable technologies and critical materials.

In conversation with HE Musalia Mudavadi EGH, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Republic of Kenya.

Experts discuss the implications of EU enlargement in Eastern Europe.

Experts deconstruct the recent UK Supreme Court case, its significance for the government’s ‘Rwanda policy’ and the implications for the UK and the wider world.

Drawing from the latest issue of International Affairs, experts discuss the future of the EU’s foreign policy and challenges it faces.

Members of the Common Futures Conversations community present policy proposals to policymakers from Estonia, Mauritius and Romania.

Discussing infrastructural challenges and regional perspectives on the emergent trade route.

Experts discuss the emerging global crisis of land use and its implications for international relations.

Experts examine the role of regional states and explore the long-term solutions for the conflict in Gaza.

As the 2024 election cycle gets underway, experts discuss the implications for the US’s role in international affairs.

Our flagship conference convenes policymakers, analysts, academics and civil society to discuss critical questions for Iraq and the country’s trajectory in the year ahead.

Experts discuss how to deliver effective humanitarian healthcare in conflict, including in Ukraine and Gaza today. A reception will immediately follow this event.

A speech from UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on the Hamas–Israel war and the path forward.

Experts discuss how Belarus’s role has evolved during the war against Ukraine.

Examining what’s at stake during the UK AI summit.

Experts discuss where the war might go from here.

Benin’s foreign minister, Shegun Adjadi Bakari, will discuss his country’s commitment to regional cooperation to tackle the rise in violent extremism in the Sahel and broader political instability in West Africa.

Experts discuss the immediate impacts and likely long-term implications of the Israel-Hamas war on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Middle East and globally.

A discussion on populism and global politics. This event will be followed by a reception.

Will a return to Republican leadership present challenges for America’s allies and partners?

Key policymakers discuss how the UK, Germany and their allies can coordinate their approaches while engaging with China on global issues.

In conversation with Odile Renaud-Basso, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

As progress is made against high inflation, what are the long-term consequences?

Authors from the July issue of International Affairs discuss how Asian nations approach the liberal world order and US-China competition.

Who are the new generation of scientists promoted to China’s Politburo and what does their appointment mean for Beijing’s policymaking?

Climate experts explore policy responses to build preparedness and resilience to extreme heat.

How can a long and durable peace be found to safeguard Ukraine and Europe’s future? A networking reception will follow this event.

In conversation with Dr Colin H. Kahl, US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

Exploring avenues for strengthening decision-making collectively across the international health and finance communities.

Examining the dilemmas of working in Afghanistan two years after the Taliban’s return to power.

Experts discuss how NATO can best prepare for climate-related security challenges.