20th July 2016 Joint event with Global Policy Institute A panel discussion with speakers and commentators from the Federal Trust and Global Policy Institute: Brendan Donnelly, Directorm, The Federal Trust Nicolas Maclean, Council Member, The Federal Trust Viara Bojkova, Head of Geo-Economics Programme and Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute [...]
Brexit and Ireland 9th June 2016 Discussion about the implications of a possible Brexit for Anglo-Irish relations, and more particularly the situation in Northern Ireland. Speakers: Daithi O’Ceallaigh, Board member at the Institute for International and European Affairs, Dublin, and former Irish Ambassador in London Dr Mary Murphy, Lecturer [...]
31st May 2016 Jointly organised with Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and Global Policy Institute Speakers: Dr Tim Oliver, Dahrendorf Fellow on Europe-North America Relations, LSE IDEAS Dr Hartmut Mayer, Offical Fellow and Lecturer in Politics (International Relations), St Peters College, University of Oxford Video interviews:
7th April 2016 Jointly organised with Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and Global Policy Institute This joint seminar with the Konrad Adenauer and Global Policy Institute discussed the impact of the forthcoming EU referendum on Anglo-German relations and how the Brexit discussion, and its possible implications, has been received in Germany. Speakers [...]
Britain and the EU: Difficult Questions Joint conference by The Federal Trust Global Policy Institute Industry Forum 25th February 2016 The relationship of the United Kingdom with the European Union is entering a new chapter. The UK is seeking a new settlement with its European partners through a process of [...]
Devolution has ‘knock-on’ implications for many aspects of the UK constitution. The United Kingdom may still be classified as a unitary state, but the relationship of the devolved institutions of Scotland, Wales and (when operating) Northern Ireland with the Whitehall/Westminster nexus will gradually acquire many quasi-federal features. Federalism has a [...]
Working Group Report, July 2006: Enhancing Institutional Effectiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa. Reflections on Trends in Kenya, Ghana and Senegal
Saving Doha: A Call For Leadership And Momentum In The World Trade Negotiations: A Working Group project In October 2006, the Federal Trust and Chatham House convened a high-level WTO Working Group under the chairmanship of Peter Sutherland, former Director General of the WTO.The group's aims are to consider the [...]
Disputes over the definition and objectives of Global Governance have long been an issue of debate between practitioners and academics. recognizing the increasing interdependence of nation states, some view global governance as the formal and informal political interaction of transnational actors in the absence of world government , whilst others [...]
Globalisation has increased the significance of multilateral organisations, trans-national companies and global civil society groups. This is reflected in our programme of work that considers aspects of global governance. Since 2001 we have undertaken a number of studies on the role and future of the World Trade Organisation. Studies have [...]
