by Ira Straus Chair, Centre for War-Peace Studies 30th July 2019 Rational and Irrational Fears in the Brexit DebateFreud Papers, Part III Note: These pages come from the Freud Papers. They were discovered on the desk of Sigismundis Freud by Ira Straus, who has leaked them to the Federal Trust. [...]
By Sigismundis Freud Note: These pages come from the Freud Papers. They were discovered on the desk of Sigismundis Freud by Ira Straus, who has leaked them to the Federal Trust. We note with concern Dr. Freud’s characteristic infractions against political and religious correctness, but publish his words as written. [...]
by Professor Sam WhimsterAssociate Director and Head of UK Futures Programme, Global Policy Institute 22nd July 2019 This is a commentary in response to the blog by our Senior Research Fellow Dr Andrew Blick: Brexit - By Royal Appointment?, published on 12th July 2019 Andrew Blick in "Brexit - By [...]
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 Challenge of Populism to Representative and Federal Democracy 11th July 2019 A Global Policy Institute seminar sponsored by the Federal Trust and Max Weber Studies journal and hosted by Coventry University London. Programme: Professor Ralph Schroeder, Oxford Internet Institute:Populism and the role of digital media Dr Marzia Maccaferri, Goldsmiths, [...]
Theresa May's final days as Prime Minister Dr Freud’s prognosis from her therapy by Ira Straus Chair, Centre for War-Peace Studies 21st June 2019 These notes were found lying on the desk of Dr Freud on 14 June 2019. In light of their public importance, they are being made available [...]
by Ira StrausChair, Centre for War-Peace Studies 5th June 2019 1. In Europe The center of gravity in the new European Parliament (EP) is, overall, in the same center-right and pro-EU space it inhabited before. However, it has significantly changed its emphasis in two specific areas: an enlarged cohort seeking [...]
by Dr Hywel Ceri Jones 8th May 2019 The Welsh and Scottish Assemblies as well as the UK Government have all declared an environmental emergency. Climate change, biodiversity and pollution have shot to the top of the political agenda, powered especially by the inspiring leadership and pressures from schoolchildren and students. The [...]
CANCELLED Wednesday, 22nd May 2019 5.00 - 7.00pm, followed by a reception Venue: Mary Sumner House, 24 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3RB To the surprise of many, European Elections are scheduled to take place in the UK on 23rd May. Our panellists will discuss the significance of the Elections for British [...]
4th June 2019 SPEAKERS: Dr Giacomo Benedetto Senior Lecturer in Politics – Jean Monnet Chair, Royal Holloway, University of London Dr Charlotte GalpinLecturer in German and European Politics and Deputy Director of the Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham Felix DaneHead of the UK & Ireland office, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Chaired [...]
