7 - 9 November, 2018
The purpose of this meeting was to create new ideas among an international group of senior policy leaders, scientific and technical experts and non-governmental experts to reduce the potential risks posed by high impact biological…
8 - 9 October, 2018
Cyber security is now second only to political risk as one of the key challenges facing the UK financial sector. Cyber-crime has become a big business, with the global impact exceeding $450 billion a year…
5 - 7 September, 2018
Following an opening session in which two speakers (one non-military, one military) addressed the question ‘Is cyberspace a battlespace?’, this event worked through the various phases of a hypothetical military operation in cyberspace: the prevention…
20 - 23 June, 2018
The meeting discussed: How are the US and its allies adapting their deterrence strategies to the evolving security environment? Are they converging or diverging? Is the balance of strategic influence shifting favourably or unfavourably in…
16 - 18 May, 2018
The specific focus of our dialogue was how to get better engagement and coordination between donor states and operating agencies, both humanitarian and commercial. We looked at the extent to which a clear, shared understanding…
24 - 26 January, 2018
Bringing together newly announced members of the UN GGE, this meeting: Drew on practical past experience of similar issues, identifying transferable lessons. Set out intentions on how to pursue the work of the GGE.
11 - 15 December, 2017
This annual dialogue, a fixture in our calendar since 1996, assessed challenges, opportunities and prospects for the global nuclear non-proliferation regime. How is the political and normative context for non-proliferation changing? What is the non-proliferation…
30 - 1 November, 2017
Over the past decade some militaries have strengthened their commitments to protect civilians in conflict zones and to avoid civilian casualties from their own operations. This has stemmed from their practical experience and the recognition…
27 - 29 September, 2017
This meeting identified how governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental entities can prepare and effectively implement collaborative action in the event of the use of biological weapons, whether by states or non-state actors, in order to ensure…
25 - 27 September, 2017
“There is nothing new in the story. It is as old as the Sibylline Books. It falls into that long, dismal catalogue of the fruitlessness of experience and the confirmed unteachability of mankind. Want of…
