Charlotte Leslie, Director of CMEC, chairs the first of of 4 of CMEC's CPC'23 debate series: "Who's BRIC-ing it? Can NATO and the West maintain relevance in the MENA region?"

Saudi-Iran rapprochement, China stepping up its deal-making diplomacy in MENA, the rise and expansion of BRICS influence, the possibility of de-dollarisation.

As tectonic plates shift, CMEC brings together world experts to discuss how NATO, the West and the UK maintain relevance in the global future.

Our 2 speakers are Sir John Jenkins KCVO - former UK Ambassador to Syria, Libya, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

And Mina Al-Oraibi - the British-Iraqi journalist and commentator and Editor of The National Newspaper, based in Abu Dhabi.