Virtual Roundtable: Resilient Ukraine: Safeguarding Society from Russian Aggression This event explores how both President Zelenskyy’s administration and non-state actors are responding to Russian threats.
Webinar Online Racism and Sport – The Power of Performative Action? In 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, knelt during the US national anthem in protest of police brutality and racism in the US.
Virtual Roundtable: The Elements of the China Challenge The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated tensions in the US-China relationship, but even before this time, these two great powers have competed for dominance in a number of spheres, including economics, technology and military superiority.
Webinar Online Corruption, Mismanagement and Neglect – Unpicking the Causes and Consequences of Beirut’s Port Explosion 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.
Ageing Societies 2020 The role of investment funds in challenging economic times and an era of increased longevity.
Webinar Recording Webinar: US Presidential Election – Balancing Domestic and Foreign Policy Priorities This webinar explores the intersection between domestic and foreign policy in the context of the 2020 presidential election.
Webinar Online Webinar: Tech Sector Engagement with Civic Space: What’s the business case? Expert panellists discuss practical examples of tech-sector activism and best practice in defending civic space online.
Webinar Online Webinar: Examining the EU-Iran-US Triangle 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.
The Isolationist Impulse and the American Experience: Implications for US Grand Strategy In his 1796 farewell address, US President George Washington cautioned the American people against entangling alliances, setting the nation on an isolationist course that would last until the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Webinar Recording Webinar: 2020 US Elections – Race and Inequality 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.
Webinar Recording Living with COVID-19: International Security 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.
Principles and recommendations for Western engagement with Belarus after the 2020 elections This taskforce meeting offers recommendations for how the West should respond to developments in Belarus.