Events

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House examines how Iran’s leadership is navigating wartime governance, elite dynamics and public sentiment at home. Three months after the outbreak of war, Tehran is facing economic strain and continued challenges to its domestic stability, all the while having to recalibrate its regional posture and international strategy...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, will discuss the findings of the IFS-Deaton Review. Inequalities in the UK - in education, health, income, wealth and political power, as well as across places, ethnicities and genders - matter to many people and are the...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House reflects on how Ghana is navigating an increasingly multipolar world. As great-power rivalries intensify and middle powers across the Global South assert greater influence, Ghana is positioning itself as an important strategic actor in a fragmenting international order. Building on its tradition of positive non-alignment, the...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies takes stock of where AI is shifting the dial in global health. Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly from research labs into the hands of community health workers, clinics, and public health programmes that shape outcomes for billions of people. But, how do we...

This event hosted by UK think tanks NIESR and UK in a Changing Europe takes stock of what the evidence now tells us about Brexit’s economic effects. To mark the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum,  NIESR and the UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE) are organising a short series of public events to take...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Resolution Foundation explores the history and rules of trade, and asks how we prepare for what the future might hold. Trade wars are becoming a feature of the modern global economy and are being tied to actual wars too. Britain has played its part by voting to...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute argues that a thriving domestic energy sector is the backbone of a resilient, high-growth economy. ​This month, we are thrilled to welcome Harriet Cross MP, the Member of Parliament for Gordon and Buchan. Since her election in July 2024, Harriet has hit the ground...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House examines the tensions facing Armenian democracy. On 7 June, Armenia will hold one of the most important elections of its independence era, in which more than political incumbency over the next five years is at stake. Following intensive negotiations of an agreement with Azerbaijan to settle...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Policy Research discusses how cities around the world have been shaped by global finance. Since the 1970s, new global cities have emerged as key nodes in the world economy. Professor Michael Goldman, author of Hidden Empire of Finance: How Wall Street Profits from Our Cities and Fuels...

This event hosted by UK think tank the King's Fund explores what health and care leaders need to truly shift from analogue to digital. As one of the three shifts set out in the 10 Year Health Plan, technology and the digitisation of health and care is expected to change the way people access and...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Government considers how backbench MPs should approach complex issues. While historically major social reforms – such as decriminalising homosexuality or legalising abortion – have been introduced through private members’ bills (PMBs), most backbench attempts to legislate that do not begin with government support fail to make it...

This event hosted by UK think tank NIESR examines whether the growth of private credit and non-bank finance poses new risks to financial stability. Private credit and other forms of non-bank finance have grown rapidly over the past decade, reshaping the way companies borrow and altering the structure of the financial system. Supporters argue that...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Resolution Foundation launches Sarah O'Connor's new book  'We Are Not Machines'. New technologies have been creating and destroying jobs for millennia. In recent decades, automation has upended the way many people work, and now artificial intelligence threatens further upheaval. The impact of these trends is often described...

This event hosted by UK think tank British Future explores and shares stories of South Asian service and sacrifice during the World Wars. Hosted by British Future in partnership with the UK South Asian Digital Archive, with support from the Royal British Legion, this event is part of the My Family Legacy project, which explores...

This event hosted by UK think tank Future Governance Forum makes the case for a fundamental change in the way we think about the state. Join us for the inaugural Addison Lecture: "Nation-building from the rubble: politics, purpose, and the transformation of the state." The Addison Lecture is a new, annual series devoted to how...