30th September 2019 March 2016 saw Myanmar’s first democratically elected government to take office since 1962, though under a constitution that gives veto powers to non-elected representatives. Before it took office the National League for Democracy (NLD) set out a new direction for the country, stating that it would ‘strive [...]
17th September 2019 Speakers: Sir Rodric Braithwaite GCMGFormer British Ambassador in Moscow (1988 - 1992); Author of "Across the Moscow River: The World Turned Upside Down"; "Moscow 1941: A City and Its People at War" and "Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan, 1979–89" Mary DejevksyWriter and Broadcaster; former foreign correspondent in [...]
The economic and social impact of Brexit 13th February 2019 Joint event with New Europeans EU27 citizens in the UK still face an uncertain future if Britain leaves the EU and British citizens still face being stripped of their EU citizenship. Meanwhile many of the anticipated social and economic consequences of Brexit [...]
MEMORIAL LECTURE FOR STEPHEN HASELER 4th OCTOBER 2018 Will Brexit Destroy the United Kingdom? Delivered by Brendan Donnelly, Director, The Federal Trust for Education & Research CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE LECTURE (pdf file) Unsurprisingly, I have very mixed feelings about giving this lecture today. I am flattered and honoured [...]
A Eurasian Challenge to the International Political and Economic Order? US Responses and Implications for Europe 12th July 2018 Joint event by the Federal Trust, Global Policy Institute and Blenheim Strategy Speakers: Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint Chairman of Asia House, and former UK Minister of State for Trade and Investment [...]
The migration debate in Germany 2nd July 2018 Joint event by the Federal Trust, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and the Global Policy Institute When Germans speak about “migrants” they are rarely referring to EU citizens exercising their right of free movement. They are usually speaking about asylum seekers or economic migrants from outside [...]
The Future of Central Banking - A comparison of the US Federal Reserve with the European Central Bank Joint event by the Federal Trust, Global Policy Institute and James Madison Charitable Trust 12th June 2018 5-7pm, followed by refreshments Venue: Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street London SW1P 3RB Launch [...]
On Governing Europe: A Federal Experiment 30th April 2018 In his latest book, Andrew Duff describes how the EU was born at a time when federalism was seen as the only way to lasting peace, but how continuing tension between federalists and nationalists has left the Union unable to fulfil its [...]
Germany: European and global trading leader 15th May 2018This will be the first in our 2018 series of joint events with Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and Global Policy Institute It is sometimes claimed that the UK has to choose between European and global trading links. Our panel discussed how Germany has managed to be [...]
Local to Global - Is federalism the answer to national populism? 16th April 2018 Tis event marked the launch of a new Federal Trust pamphlet by Dr Michael Lloyd, in which he discusses the potential of genuinely federal institutions at the local, national and global level as providing an answer [...]
