The Democracy Forum and TDF President Lord Bruce invite you to a live webinar, ‘Afghanistan: Filling the Void’. Chair Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia correspondent Panellists Ambassador Janan Mosazai, Co-Founder and Vice President of the Heart of Asia Society; former Afghan Ambassador to China & Pakistan. Dr Weeda Mehran, Lecturer, Dept. of Politics, […]

Michael Jecks is a legend of historical fiction, and his best-selling Templar Series begins in 14th Century Devon where he now lives. A decade after the famous Knights Templars had been destroyed by Pope Clement V, a charred body is discovered in a burned-out cottage. The newly appointed bailiff believes it to be accidental. The […]

Dr. Harlan Ullman is a strategic adviser to American Secretaries of State and Defense, members of Congress, NATO commanders and governments in Asia and Europe. He created the famous phrase ‘Shock and Awe’ that many of us have heard surrounding America’s foreign wars. Harlan is also Humphrey’s guest to explain the Inside Story of how […]

Mao Tse-tung famously said China and the DPRK were “as close as lips and teeth.” Is that still the case? Always on the minds of DPRK officials is the goal of having more economic (and political?) independence from China. In economic vitality and growth, China has more in common with South Korea than with the […]

Chair Humphrey Hawksley, Author & former BBC Asia correspondent PanellistsProf. Sergey Radchenko, Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at SAIS Europe Dr Marcin Kaczmarski, Lecturer in Security Studies (Central & Eastern European Studies), University of Glasgow Dr Natasha Kuhrt, Lecturer in International Peace & Security in the Department of War Studies, King’s College, London Dr Maria […]