Overview
War continues to rage in continental Europe. In Africa, the Sudanese civil war has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. While the recent Israel-Hamas ceasefire brings hope for wider de-escalation in the Middle East, the future remains uncertain.
President Donald Trump’s unpredictable policy style adds a layer of insecurity. Meanwhile, the West struggles to decide how best to deal with the changing nature of competition with China, with rapid technological and ecological change, and with a disparate Global South increasingly hedging its bets between the West and assertive challengers to the existing order.
Against a backdrop of profound geopolitical, economic, ecological and technological transformation, the panellists analysed these critical foreign policy challenges and asked whether the approach taken by the UK government is enough to address them.
Panellists
- Rachel Ellehuus, Director-General, RUSI.
- Charles Grant CMG, Director, Centre for European Reform.
- Bronwen Maddox, Director and Chief Executive, Chatham House.
- Professor Anand Menon, Director, UK in a Changing Europe.
The event was moderated by Jennifer Scotland, Research Analyst, Organised Crime and Policing research group, RUSI.
