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By Axel Rigault Jørgensen
On Tuesday May 30th, The Henry Jackson Society warmly welcomed Dr William O’Reilly, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern history at Cambridge University, and Christian Davies, contributor to the Guardian Newspaper from Poland. During the discussion, the honoured …
By Josephine Azoulay
On the 25th of May, the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Gilles Kepel, Political Science professor at the very prestigious École Normale Supérieure in Paris, to present his latest book. The recently published ‘Terror in France: The Rise of …
On the 24th of May, the Henry Jackson Society welcomed David Goodhart: journalist, author and think tanker. David is currently head of the demography unit at the Policy Exchange think tank. He is also the founder and former editor of Prospect …
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On May 24th, professor William Inboden visited the Henry Jackson Society, discussing American foreign policy in the twenty-first century against the backdrop of president Donald Trump’s first foreign trip. Professor Inboden is the current William J. Powers, Jr. Chair at …
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On May 22nd, the Henry Jackson Society warmly welcomed the former German Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer for a fascinating discussion on various topics relating to the EU, Brexit and more. As one of the most popular politicians of …
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By Oliver James
On the last day of August in 2015, German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened her country’s borders with the words “We can do this!”. Those very words, according to The Henry Jackson Society’s Associate Director Douglas Murray, have unleashed …
On May 15th, 2017, The Henry Jackson Society welcomed Mohammed Amin MBE, Azhar Aslam and Sheikh Dr. Usama Hasan for an open discussion on their works on Islam and its compatibility with liberal and Western values. Mohammed Amin is the …
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On 9th May 2017 the Henry Jackson Society warmly welcomed Bill Emmott to debate the findings from his new book, The Fate of the West. The book argues that Western states are reacting to global insecurity and economic uncertainty by …
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On the 11th of May, the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Joan C. Williams: Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California Hastings Foundation Chair, and the Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at University of California Hastings College of …
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On the 8th of May the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Wu Shichun, President of the National and senior research fellow Institute for South China Sea Studies. Dr Shichun, whose research interests cover the history and geography of the South China …
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By Josephine Azoulay
On the 8th of May the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Charles Clover, author and journalist in Beijing for the Financial Times. He was here to discuss his new book on the ideological underpinnings of President Putin’s Russia and …
On Wednesday 26th April, The Henry Jackson Society and Lord Risby welcomed Bernard-Henri Lévy, French philosopher, journalist and writer, who came to talk about his recent documentary, The Battle of Mosul, and his thoughts on the upcoming second round of …
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On Thursday April 27th, The Henry Jackson Society welcomed Nicola Benyahia, professional counsellor at Families for Life, a support service for those affected by radicalisation of their families and loved ones, and Sean Arbuthnot, the co-founder of Tadris Consultants and …
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By Oliver James
On the 20th of April the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Tarek Osman, author of Egypt on the Brink and presenter of the BBC series Islam Divided. He was here to discuss his new book Islamism: What it Means …
On Monday 3rd April the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Orysia Lutsevych, manager of Ukraine Forum at Chatham House, Roland Oliphant, Moscow correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, and Dr Rory Finnin, head of Department of Slavonic Studies at Cambridge University. The …
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by Jake Ramsamugh
On the 27th of March the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Peter Conradi, Foreign Editor at the Sunday Times and author of The King’s Speech: How one Man Saved the Monarchy. He was here to discuss the findings of his …
by Alex Manzoor
On Tuesday 28th of March the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Ambassador Omar Saif Ghobash, the UAE’s Ambassador to Russia, to discuss his book ‘Letters to a Young Muslim.’ He began by outlining the topics of his lecture which …
On the 21st March 2017 the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Sam Slack, Jessica Trahar and its own Rupert Sutton, to discuss the launch of Sutton’s report – ‘Mitigating the Risks? Compliance with the Prevent Duty on Campus’. By kind invitation …
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On Monday 13th March the Henry Jackson Society was delighted to welcome Dr Neil Foley, of the Southern Methodist University, Texas, to give a presentation on Hispanic immigration in the US, entitled “Anxiety, Fear, and National Identity: Anti-Immigration politics and …
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By James Monroe
On Wednesday 15th March, the Henry Jackson Society were delighted to welcome Professor Ken Booth to talk about the Great Reckoning in World Politics. Professor Booth opened by stating that in the years to come, global politics will …
On Tuesday 14th of March the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Karen Giorno, who was a Senior Advisor to the Donald J. Trump for President Campaign, to discuss how Trump won the 2016 election. At the age of 22 and for …
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By James Monroe
On Tuesday 7th March the Henry Jackson Society was delighted to launch our new major research project Islamist Terrorism: Analysis of Offences and Attacks in the UK (1998-2015) in the House of Commons. The report’s author, Hannah Stuart, …
By Jake Ramsamugh
On the 28th February, the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Gideon Rachman to host ‘Easternisation: Asia’s New Domination of the Global Order’ which discussed the findings from his book ‘Easternisation’. Rachman is the Foreign Affairs columnist for the Financial …
By Alex Manzoor
On Monday 6th of March the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Dr Charles Kupchan, who is Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University and worked on European affairs for the Clinton and Obama administrations, to discuss the effects of …
By Sam Freedman
On Wednesday 1st March the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Dr Nir Boms, Research Fellow at the International Centre for Counter Terrorism, and Issam Zeitoun, an Independent Syrian Opposition figure. Dr Nir Boms started by outlining the current state …