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November 24, 2016
Date: Thursday 24th November 2016, 11:30 – 12:30
Location: Committee Room Two, House of Lords,
Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 0AA
Speaker: Tony Leon, Founding Leader of the Democratic Alliance in South Africa and Chairman of Resolve Communications (Pty) Ltd
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November 20, 2016
Originally published in The Daily Star
The Moroccan pair were “dangerous” and “directed and controlled” by the terror group, Spanish Ministry of Interior officials said.
The two men, who have not been named, are said to have isolated themselves from the rest …
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Spain,
Terrorism & Security
September 27, 2016
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Nigeria
September 21, 2016
By Alexis David
On Tuesday 20th September, the Henry Jackson Society welcomed Professor Abdullahi Shehu to discuss ‘The Challenge of Corruption in Nigeria’, and highlight the obstacles that corruption poses to democratic governance, foreign investment and sustainable development in Nigeria.
In 2015 …
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Nigeria
September 20, 2016
Professor Abdullahi Shehu, Former Director General of The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) and Professor of Criminology, National Open University of Nigeria
TIME: 13:00-14:00, Tuesday 20th September 2016
VENUE: The Henry Jackson Society, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, …
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September 14, 2016
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Libya
August 15, 2016
Originally published in the Wall Street Journal.
Why did Prohibition in America fail? The Pakistani Islamic scholar Abul Ala Mawdudi argued that it was because the law “required people to accept human rather divine reasoning.” What was needed was a harsh …
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July 27, 2016
Armed officers detained the Moroccan pair, aged 33 and 32, during dawn raids in the village of Arbucies in the north-east province of Girona near Spain’s border with France.
Investigators said today it was one of the first operations in which …
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ISIS,
Morocco,
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Spain,
Terrorism & Security
June 1, 2016
Originally published in Commentary Magazine.
Warning of potential terrorist attacks throughout that continent, the State Department has issued a travel alert for Europe. Such moves are a sobering indication of how Europe’s authorities have allowed this threat to get completely out …
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Libya,
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May 24, 2016
The Executive Director of The Henry Jackson Society, Dr Alan Mendoza, has responded to a call from the Tunisian Ambassador to relax the Government’s advice against travelling to the country saying that the country remains the largest source of ISIS …
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Tunisia,
United Kingdom
April 28, 2016
by Will TG Miller
On the 27th April, Lord Risby hosted the Henry Jackson Society’s event ‘Where in the World is South Africa?’ with speaker Tony Leon. Leon is the longest serving leader of the official opposition in parliament since the …
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April 27, 2016
TIME: 17:00 – 18:00, Wednesday 27th April 2016
VENUE: Committee Room G, House of Lords, Parliament Square, SW1A 0PW
SPEAKER: Tony Leon, Founding Leader of the Democratic Alliance in South Africa and Chairman of Resolve Communications (Pty) Ltd
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2016 is proving the most …
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January 27, 2016
By Fernanda Munhoz
On 27th of January, the Henry Jackson Society hosted Bernard Katompa, candidate for the Presidency of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As co-founder and President of the Génération Déterminée Movement, he spoke about his future aspirations for …
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Africa,
Democracy & Development,
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Spotlight
Democracy in the Congo: The Only Way Forward
TIME: Wednesday 27th January, 13:00-14:00
VENUE: Floor 26, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP
SPEAKER: Bernard Katompa, Candidate for the Presidency and
President of The Génération Déterminée Movement
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The Democratic Republic …
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November 5, 2015
On 4th November, The Henry Jackson Society hosted ‘Africa Emerges: Consummate Challenges, Abundant Opportunities’, featuring Professor Robert I. Rotberg, Director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution at Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and former President …
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November 4, 2015
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TIME: 15:30 – 16:30, Wednesday 4th November 2015
VENUE: The Henry Jackson Society, Floor 26, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP
SPEAKER: Professor Robert I. Rotberg, Director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution at Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University …
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Democracy & Development,
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Human Rights
June 4, 2015
SPEAKER: Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett
Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
TIME: 1 – 2pm, Thursday 4 June 2015
VENUE: Committee Room 3, House of Lords, London, SW1A 0AA
There has been a dramatic increase in religious persecution worldwide in the past six …
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May 17, 2015
Originally published in The Express
Britain is poised to send 200 Royal Marines to the Mediterranean to lead a blockade aimed at “smashing” Libya’s people-trafficking gangs.
The move, which would see the UK spearhead a multinational operation off the coast of North …
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European Union,
Libya,
Migration,
News Coverage,
United Kingdom
April 30, 2015
Originally published in The Spectator
The young hang about in packs or speed around town, two to a scooter. Old women group together on benches around the town square in front of the church. The men continually greet each other as …
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