Panellists explore the key ideas, drivers and actors that have the potential to disrupt humanitarian action, confronting its architecture and assumptions.

Valerie Jarrett reflects on her time working with President Obama and looks to the future of US domestic politics and foreign policy in the run up to the United States presidential election in 2020.

The team explore the changed political landscape in Europe after the European parliamentary elections, and discuss obstacles to sustainable development in Colombia.

The United Kingdom’s ambassadors to both North and South Korea offer a frank assessment of recent domestic political developments, regional and international events affecting the peninsula and the bilateral relationships with the UK.

Tunisia is widely seen as the sole democratic success story of the Arab Spring uprisings but has struggled in recent years with an economic slowdown and public unrest.

Dr Albert Zeufack discusses Africa’s key economic trends and the role of the World Bank in helping to address the most pressing obstacles to sustainable and inclusive growth.

Panellists discuss the various critical dimensions of the ongoing Gulf crisis.

Drawing on his new book, Tectonic Politics: Global Political Risk in an Age of Transformation, Nigel Gould-Davies explores the complex, shifting landscape of political risk.

As the UN approaches its 75th anniversary at a moment of great geopolitical uncertainty, will Annan’s reforms provide a bedrock for ensuring the organization’s continued legitimacy and effectiveness?

Exploring Kofi Annan’s efforts to make the UN and global governance more inclusive, including partnerships he forged with business actors and civil society. How should the goal of inclusivity be taken forward?