Past events

Join us for an expert panel exploring how the EU, the UK, the US, and Turkey can navigate great power competition in Central Asia and harness the region’s growing strategic and economic potential. 

Experts discuss the key political, security, and economic dynamics to watch in MENA in 2026.

Experts examine the impacts of the Gaza war and Greece–Turkey de-escalation on regional security and cooperation.

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

What is at stake in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections?

The panel discusses the significance of the Russian invasion on Ukraine’s southern front and implications for the Black Sea region.

South of Russia, from Syria to Israel, there exists a variety of complex perspectives on Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

This event explores how to address memory and commemoration in the former Soviet states, considering their role in political processes and violent conflict. 

In conversation with Michel Barnier, Chief Brexit Negotiator, European Union (2016-2019).

This webinar examines how Turkey’s role in the international order has changed, and what to expect from Erdoğan’s government in the future.

Assessing the current security risks in the Black Sea region and discussing the strategies of the littoral states, in particular Ukraine and Turkey.

Sir Peter Westmacott joins Jon Sopel, BBC’s North America Editor, to discuss his life as an official at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and representing the UK abroad.