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Dr Plesch reviews renewed concerns over nuclear war and emerging technologies against the context of intensifying regional conflicts, with hints for a ‘soft landing’. He also talks about the Scrap Weapons project, for more information see: www.scrapweapons.com

In this talk professor Richard Murphy tackles the issue of tax abuse by analysing three key themes:  why the efforts to curtail this issue have failed, how the abuse is continuing and what we need to do now.  

In this talk, David C. Unger delves into the complexities of the US election. He discusses its immediate causes, identity politics, and how different parts of the globe will be affected. Bio: David C. Unger is a journalist, author and is currently Adjunct Professor of American Foreign Policy at Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced Read more..

The last of the “Ambassador in Residence Discussion Series,” Ambassador Minty speaks about business and human rights in South Africa as well as world-wide. Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty is the Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Deputy Director General South African Department of International Relations. He was Honorary Secretary Read more..

In the fifth of the “Ambassador in Residence Discussion Series” Ambassador Minty speaks about the recent political developments in South Africa. Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty is the Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Deputy Director General South African Department of International Relations. He was Honorary Secretary – British Anti-Apartheid Read more..

In the fourth of the “Ambassador in Residence Discussion Series,” Ambassador Minty discusses the effects of Brexit in multilateral bodies from a unique South African point of view. Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty is the Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Deputy Director General South African Department of International Relations. Read more..

In this talk, Dr Pallavi Roy, Mushtaq Khan and Antonio Andreoni discuss Anti-corruption strategies in adverse contexts and how to identify anti-corruption activities that are likely to have a high impact and that can be feasible in these contexts. This talk was recorded on 18 October 2016

In relation to the event Education Beyond Borders, Dami Makinde is a Project Co-ordinate at Let Us Learn, a youth-led movement for access to higher education for young people who were brought to the UK as children but who are denied student finance and ‘home fee status’ for university. Let Us Learn develops young leaders Read more..

David Kennedy, Ben Fine, Gina Heathcote, Stephen Hopgood and Gerry Simpson discuss David Kennedy’s new book “A World of Struggle: How Power, Law, and Expertise Shape Global Political Economy”. “A World of Struggle reveals the role of expert knowledge in our political and economic life. As politicians, citizens, and experts engage one another on a Read more..

The panel for this event will evaluate the content of Paris Agreement. They will cover mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage as well as finance and technology transfer. They will also outline what needs to happen to implement the Paris Agreement effectively to actually mitigate dangerous anthropogenic climate change. Each panel member has worked on climate Read more..