Past events

The 3rd November US presidential election is expected to significantly impact US policy towards the Middle East.

The US withdrawal from major international agreements and organisations and Europe’s preoccupation with Brexit have meant that transatlantic cooperation on global issues such as security, technology, climate and – most recently – the coronavirus pandemic, has fallen short of co-ordinated leadership.

This webinar explores where both presidential candidates stand on gun control and consider the political landscape for reform.

The third session of the autumn series of webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann and guest speaker, Dr Olivia Tulloch, helping us to understand the facts and make sense of the latest developments in the global crisis.

In 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, knelt during the US national anthem in protest of police brutality and racism in the US.

On 4 August 2020, 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut, killing 137 people, injuring 5,000 and displacing more than 300,000. The tragedy raises questions of responsibility at the intersection of government and international development.

This webinar explores the intersection between domestic and foreign policy in the context of the 2020 presidential election.

Expert panellists discuss practical examples of tech-sector activism and best practice in defending civic space online.

Since the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement in May 2018, the countries known as the E3 (France, Germany and the UK) have been under pressure from both Washington and Tehran.

This webinar explores the impact of race and inequality on voters’ decisions in the November presidential election. How do lawmakers and policymakers protect and perpetuate discriminatory policies that exacerbate racial inequalities and what changes are needed to end this.

As the pandemic continues to expand, the prospect of the virus becoming endemic, and the economic and societal impact of measures aimed at suppressing it, are increasingly being felt.

 In Conversation with Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.