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Sir Anthony Seldon, Headmaster of Wellington College and political historian and commentator,discusses why academic attainment is only part of the purpose of education. Interviewed by Sian Hansen, Executive Director of the Legatum Institute.

Theresa May, the Home Secretary, discusseschallenges before women politicians, and the support that mentors and groups like Women to Win can offer a would-be female candidate. She also warned about the threat ISIL and other terror groups in the UK still pose. Hosted by the Legatum Institute and the Women2Win campaign group. Interviewed by journalist Eve Pollard.

Mariam Memarsadeghi, Co-Director of Tavaana, an e-learning institute for Iranian civil society, discusses how to tackling Iranian propaganda through online education. In conversation with Anne Applebaum, Director of the Transitions Forum at the Legatum Institute.

Chloe Smith, MP for Norwich North and former Treasury Minister discusses youth unemployment and societal disengagement.

William Connell, historian and Seton Hall University professor, discussed his research into the 'real' Machiavelli. This podcast followed a lecture given by Connell, titled 'Machiavelli’s Utopia: New Light on Machiavelli, Erasmus and More'. Conversation hosted by Hywel Williams,Senior Adviser, Legatum Institute.

In the first of the 2015 History of Capitalism lectures, Philip Kay discussed research into how the expansion of credit contributed to the collapse of the Roman Republic. Kay is Supernumerary Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford and Head of Asia at City Financial. He is the author of 'Rome's Economic Revolution'. In conversation with Stephen Clarke, Research Analyst at the Legatum Institute.

Natalie Evans (Director of the New Schools Network) discusses the free school movement in the UK, including their achievements so far, early success indicators and the future of the movement after the 2015 General Election. The conversation was hosted by Sian Hansen, Executive Director at the Legatum Institute. More informationwww.li.com/events/the-future-o…evans-of-bowes-park

The Legatum Institute hosted the launch of it's 2014 'Africa Prosperity Report', a region-specific index which analyses the overall prosperity of 38 countries. Speakers included Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society and Marieme Jamme, CEO/Founder, Spotone Global Solutions. Cristina Odone, Director of Communications at the Legatum Institute moderated. Introductory remarks were provided by Sian Hansen, Executive Director and Solene Dengler, Research Analyst, both of the Legatum Institute

The Legatum Institute's 2014 Charles Street Symposium, an annual forum and essay competition and forum for young researchers, analysed the question ‘Why do societies prosper?’. Here, Martin Vander Weyer (The Spectator), Emma Duncan (The Economist) and Victoria Bateman (University of Cambridge) discuss this theme with the Legatum Institute's Stephen Clarke

Andrew Wilson in conversation with Anne Applebaum, Director of the Legatum Institute's Transitions Forum.