Past events

Panellists identify the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of different stakeholders in working towards sustainable development, and the impediments to achieving Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This panel discusses the progress cities have already made, whether progress at COP26 was enough, and what more needs to be done to scale action and ambition internationally.

What can be learned from the 2021 elections and the likely medium and long-term social, economic and political effects of the pandemic?

This event will present key findings and lessons from the UK-China Climate Change Risk Assessment Project.

This event assesses Russia’s position vis-à-vis the situation in European gas markets, the latest developments around Nord Stream 2, and the implications for Ukraine.

This event reflects on the multilateral and bi-lateral initiatives for debt cancellation, debt relief and debt restructure, as well as considering the importance of reducing capital migration.

Was the collapse of USSR avoidable or inevitable, and what are the consequences today?

What’s next for Catalonia and Scotland and how will this impact other independence movements in Europe?

The objective of this workshop is to spark fresh debate on the question: what does and should constitute the European security agenda today?

Panellists exchange perspectives on the African Continental Free Trade Area, including the priorities for implementation and how to ensure that Africa’s diverse economies and populations are able to benefit from it.

This simulation exercise explored ways to strengthen Georgia’s resilience to disinformation and cyber threats against democracy.

This event will address China’s present and future development project in MENA, as well as MENA governments’ response to development priorities on the ground.