World Briefings
Informing and empowering you to navigate the new frontline
25 May
The MPs we deserve
May 25th, 6pm
On 23-24 May, the Privileges committee will finalise the inquiry into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament over partygate.
We will learn a lot more more about Johnson's dispiriting and devastating reign.
In 1997, Martin Bell became an 'anti-sleaze' MP, but things seem to be getting worse as Parliament becomes more synonymous with the S-word.
Venue:
The Conduit London
Moderated by:
Chris Morris
Writer & Broadcaster
Speakers
Zoë Grünewald
Political reporter
New Statesman
Sir Anthony Seldon
Historian and Author
Johnson at 10: The Inside Story
Bronwen Maddox
CEO Chatham House, former journalist and director of Institute for Government
1 June
Invasion: Russia’s Bloody War and
Ukraine’s Fight for Survival
June 1st, 6pm
Luke Harding, award-winning foreign correspondent with The Guardian, will discuss his book, and the latest developments in Russia's brutal war.
Luke spent months reporting on the ground on the build-up to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and on the devastating impact when the attack began. Invasion tells the story of our times from a human perspective, and analyses how Europe's deadliest war since 1945 might develop and eventually end.
Venue:
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, London
Moderated by:
Chris Morris
Writer & Broadcaster
19 June
Pakistan Politics
June 19th, 6pm
Following Imran Khan's arrest by paramilitary troops, protests erupted throughout the country, the first open attacks on the army in decades.
This is another critical year in Pakistan. National and provincial elections are supposed to be taking place, but no date has been set.
As the economy teeters on the brink, and the country struggles to recover from last year’s devastating floods, leadership and stability are urgently required.
Venue:
The Conduit London
Moderated by:
Chris Morris
Writer & Broadcaster
Speakers
Christina Lamb
Chief foreign correspondent
The Sunday Times
Secunder Kermani
Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Channel 4 News
Saima Mohsin
Presenter & International Correspondent
Sky News
Recent
events
The Female Gaze
With Shoair Mavlian, Fiona Shields, Hannah Starkey.
Moderated by Carol Storey.
Photographers continue to challenge traditional notions of gender, power, beauty, and identity by showing the world through a female lens.
The State of Play in US Presidential Elections
With Susan Glasser, Julie Norman, Frank Langfitt, Michael Goldfarb. Moderated by Chris Morris.
Is 2024 going to be just as polarizing and divisive as 2020, and will American democracy be put to the test again?
A personal history of Europe
Lindsey Hilsum in conversation with Timothy Garton Ash, one of our best writers on Europe.
From his father's memories of D-Day and his own surveillance at the hands of the Stasi, as well as advising prime ministers, chancellors and presidents.
Putin's War in Ukraine
Dr Jade McGlynn, Irina Borogan and Kerry Brown discuss Putin's war in Ukraine, support at home and China's role. What do the authorities in Beijing make of the man who started, and continues to wage, the biggest war in Europe since 1945.Moderated by Chris Morris.
War, Rape & International Justice
Christina Lamb and Philippe Sands KC discuss the obstacles to prosecuting the crime of rape and why successful convictions are so rare. Moderated by Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor for Channel 4 News.
World Briefing 2023
A panel discussion with foreign correspondents looking at the big stories of 2023. Moderated by Michael Bociurkiw with speakers, Anne McElvoy,
Nima Elbagir, Roland Oliphant, Karoline Kan, Jon Lee Anderson, Yogita Limaye.
Communicating Climate Crisis
How are governments, scientists, experts and climate activists communicating the urgency of climate change. With Solitaire Townsend, Luke Douglas-Home, Daze Aghaji, Mattia Romani, Margaret Klein Salamon.
The Iranian Uprising
The protests sparked by the death of 22 year old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police quickly evolved into a national uprising. Moderated by Ramita Navai. With Jiyar Gol, Roham Alvandi and Nazenin Ansari.
Now is the time to make peace in Ukraine
Mary Dejevsky and Peter Hitchens v Svitlana Morenets and Edward Lucas. Moderated by Nathan Hodge, senior editor with CNN in London.
China & Xi's Rule
China’s tensions with the West over Taiwan, the regional issues and Hong Kong, the economy and the Zero-Covid strategy, the environmental response and also China’s wider influence and investment in infrastructure and tech. Isabel Hilton, Yu Jie, James Kynge.
Books
The Venues
The Conduit Club,
Covent Garden, London
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, London
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