Description
Professor Paul Rogers heads up a panel of experts for our annual current affairs event that takes a 360° view of the complex issues affecting the world today.
From the possibility of a new regional war in the Middle East to the challenges and possibilities posed by the upcoming UK and US elections, our guest speakers have their fingers on the international pulse and plenty to say.
Joining Paul Rogers this year is analyst, Hassan Abdein, and journalist, Nabila Ramdani.
Please note, this venue has changed from the printed programme.
About the Chair
Professor Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers is Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, and an Honorary Fellow of the UK Defence Academy. He is a biologist by original training, lecturing at Imperial College and also working in tropical crop research in East Africa. From later lecturing in environmental science, he moved to Bradford in 1979 and has worked primarily on the changing causes of international conflict, especially in relation to political violence. A fourth edition of his book, Losing Control: Global Security in the 21st Century, was published by Pluto Press last July.
About the Speaker
Nabila Ramdani
Nabila Ramdani is a French author of Algerian descent who works as a journalist, academic and broadcaster. Nabila began her multi-award-winning journalistic career in the BBC Paris Bureau. She has since broadcast for outlets including Sky News, Al Jazeera and CNN, and has written extensively for The Guardian, The Daily Mail, The Washington Post, The Sunday Times and others. Educated at Paris VII University and the London School of Economics (LSE), Nabila has taught at the University of Oxford and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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