On Tuesday 17th May, we were very pleased to welcome Peter Oborne, the former chief political commentator of The Telegraph and Professor Eugene Rogan, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Oxford and Director of the Middle East Centre Continue reading
Sir Dominic Asquith, who has held a number of high-level diplomatic posts in the Middle East including UK Ambassador to Libya (2011-2012) and UK Ambassador to Egypt (2007-2011), gave GSF’s March lecture, ‘What Really Drives The Middle East And North Continue reading
HE Mr. Daniel Taub, Israel’s Ambassador to the UK, gave our May lecture, which was chaired by Lord Lothian. Ambassador Taub gave an off-the-record lecture to Global Strategy Forum members and guests, entitled ‘Twenty Years From Oslo, Two Years From Tahrir – Continue reading
GSF hosted a seminar in the House of Lords entitled ‘One Year On: Turmoil And Transition – The Arab Uprisings And The Path Ahead’, which was opened by the Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Minister for International Development. On 14th Continue reading
Dr Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian democracy activist and presidential candidate in 2005, and Lord Levy, former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s adviser on the Middle East, considered the question, ‘Beyond The Quartet: Time For A New Approach To The Middle East Peace Continue reading
Global Strategy Forum and the Geneva Initiative co-hosted a seminar on the Middle East Peace Process, attended by a delegation of Israelis and Palestinians. The seminar in the House of Lords was opened by Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt MP. Continue reading
On 28th March, Global Strategy Forum held a lunchtime debate on ‘The Arab Revolutions: Will Democracy Prevail?’ at the National Liberal Club. Speaking on the panel were Sir Richard Dalton, former UK Ambassador to Iran and Libya, Tarek Osman, author of ‘Egypt Continue reading
It was a great privilege for GSF to open 2011 with a lecture by HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal. His lecture on ‘The Heart Of Conflict In The Middle East’ attracted the largest audience ever in GSF’s history. Speaking to a packed room Continue reading
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal Advisory Board member Global Strategy Forum co-hosted a lecture by HRH Prince Hassan of Jordan which took place at Chatham House on Monday 29th November: http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1769/. The lecture was entitled: ‘Social Cohesion and Human Security Continue reading
Lord Lothian PC DL QC Chairman – Global Strategy Forum Michael Ancram comments on the reaction to the Israeli attack on the Gaza Flotilla, in particular the reaction to the response of the US and the UK, from the 10th Continue reading