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A version of this essay was published by firstpost.com at https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/shadow-warrior-britains-outsized-malign-role-in-global-chaos-13872084.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialBeing a keen observer of the United Kingdom, I have lately noticed a few apparently unconnected events with dismay. If I were to connect the dots, it begins to appear that Britain has had an outsize influence on international affairs. Maybe the James Bond meme isn't the total fantasy I had assumed it was: a juvenile wet dream about nubile maidens and irresistible heroes bumping off sundry villains.The reality appears to be quite impressive. This tiny, rainy island off Northwest Asia has been running quite a number of worldwide schemes. Its administrative center, Whitehall, manages a global web of intrigue and narrative-building, and has created a number of ‘imperial fortresses', thus punching above its weight-classOne of their principal assets in gaslighting others is the BBC (not to mention their plummy accents that, for example, make Americans just melt). The BBC has a sterling reputation which does not seem well-deserved. There have been many instances of motivated bias (eg. in their Brexit or India coverage), lack of integrity (eg. sexual transgressions by senior staff) and so on. In reality, it is about as unabashed at pushing its agenda as Al Jazeera is about its own.Admittedly, Britain has made one major blunder along the way, though: Brexit, which left them in trisanku mode, sort of adrift mid-Atlantic. They were distancing themselves from the European Union, counting on their so-called ‘special relationship' with the US to sustain them, away from what they perceived, correctly, as a declining and disunited Europe. They also thought they could dominate their former colonies again (see the frantic pursuit of a Free Trade Agreement with India?) without onerous EU rules. Sadly, none of this quite worked out.The reason is a fundamental problem: there is not much of a market for British goods any more. Indians once coveted British products as status symbols, but today, with the possible exceptions of Rolls Royce cars and single-malt whiskey, there's very little anybody wants from them. They still do good R&D, make aircraft engines (India could use that technology), and their apparently for-hire journalism is well-known, but that's about it.On the other hand, they have managed to stay entrenched in the international financial system, starting with colonial loot, especially the $45 trillion they are believed to have taken from India. It is rumored that they used stolen Indian gold to buy distressed assets in the US after the Civil War. It is possible they had the same game plan for Ukraine: acquire rich agricultural land and mineral deposits at distressed prices. Some point to the port of Odessa as another targetUkraine: bad faith actor?It is remarkable how Boris Johnson, then PM of UK, is alleged to have single-handedly ruined the chance of a ceasefire in April 2022 during his visit to Kiev in the early days of the Ukraine war, when there was a chance of a negotiated cessation of hostilities with all parties adhering to the Minsk 1 and 2 agreements.In January, just before President Trump took office, UK PM Starmer signed a minerals agreement with Ukraine as part of a “100-Year Partnership” that appears to pre-emptively undercut Trump's proposed $500-billion US deal. That lends credence to allegations about the UK's coveting minerals, as well as its not being interested in ending the tragic war.Gold: is it all there?The UK does have a thing for tangible assets, including gold. A lot of the world's gold (5000 metric tons) is supposedly held in secure custody in London. But there are fears that this may not physically be there in the vaults of the Bank of England any more. They may have indulged in ‘gold leasing', where the actual gold ends up being replaced by paper promises after it is lent out to bullion banks, from where it may be moved around and be inaccessibleExtraordinary delays in gold deliveries in 2025 (on withdrawals to New York triggered by tariff fears) increase this concern. There is a lack of transparency in transactions in the metal in the UK. Spooked, many countries are taking their gold back. India repatriated 200+ tons of its own gold from London in 2024. Venezuela is fighting a court battle to get its gold back.Then there are concerns raised by the arguably unfair freezing of Russian assets held abroad as part of Ukraine-war sanctions: Starmer recently promised to give Ukraine $2 billion, basically the interest generated by those assets. This doesn't sound quite right, and has dented the image of London as a reliable financial hub. Brexit was a blow; the rise of Dubai, Singapore, Shanghai and Zurich all threaten the City of London, but it is second only to New York, still.Imperial Fortresses galoreAnother win for the British was the selection of Mark Carney, a former Bank of England governor, as the Prime Minister of Canada. The Anglosphere continues to be dominated by the UK, although the Commonwealth is a club that serves no particular purpose any more, except as a curious relic of the British empire.This highlights the concept of ‘imperial fortresses': far-flung outposts that have helped sustain British military power and diplomatic clout despite the loss of empire. Traditionally, these were naval bases/garrisons such as those in Malta, Gibraltar, Bermuda, etc. that allowed Britain to keep an eye on the ‘restless natives'. However, I contend that the entire Anglosphere has been treated as imperial fortresses by them.Canada, Australia and New Zealand still continue to have the British King as their Head of State, which is astonishing for supposedly sovereign nations. But it's far more interesting that, in effect, the US has been treated as another vassal by the Brits, pillow-talked into doing things that are generally only in the interests of Britain. All that pomp and circumstance has beguiled poor Americans. Whitehall, I assert, have been Svengalis to Foggy Bottom.Master Blaster blowback?The other metaphor is from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), where "Master Blaster" is a literal duo: Master, a cunning dwarf, and Blaster, his brawny, enforcer bodyguard. The Americans unwittingly have provided the muscle to the calculating dwarf's machinations, which generally end up mostly benefiting the latterBut there is yet another imperial fortress that we should consider: Pakistan. It was created expressly to be a geographically well-placed client state for the Brits to continue their 19th century Great Game from afar to checkmate Russia, and incidentally to contain India. From that point of view, Pakistan has been a successful imperial outpost, notwithstanding the fact that it, despite decades of US largesse, is a failing state (see the Baloch train hijack recently).This is part of the reason why Americans have a hard time explaining why they get involved in Pakistan and Afghanistan again and again to their ultimate regret, with painful exits. They have been induced to do this by the clever Brits, who, quite evidently, sided with Muslims against Hindus in the sub-continent, for instance in the British-led merger of Gilgit-Baltistan into Pakistan, contrary to the Instrument of Accession.There is considerable irony in all this, because one could argue that Pakistani-origin Brits have now done a ‘reverse master-blaster' to the Brits. That sounds eerily like the ‘reverse-Kissinger' that Trump is supposed to be doing. Or maybe it is a ‘recursive master-blaster', although the mind boggles at that.Consider the facts: UK rape-gangs are almost entirely of Pakistani origin; several current mayors (including Sadiq Khan in London) and past mayors are of that ethnicity, indicating a powerful vote-bank; they have at least 15 MPs and a large number of councillors.There's Pakistani-origin Sir Mufti Hamid Patel, the chair of the Office of Standards in Education; Shabana Mahmood, the Justice Secretary; Humza Yusuf, the former First Minister of Scotland. This imperial fortress is fighting back, indeed, and winning. The UK may not have quite anticipated this outcome.The American vassal-state is also beginning to rebel. Trump was personally incensed by the fact that Starmer sent 50 Labor operatives to work against him in the 2024 US elections: their interactions have been a little frosty.Khalil, an embedded asset?Then there is the case of a current cause celebre in the US, Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born Algerian citizen of Palestinian descent. He has been accused of leading violent anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, and detained on that count. Interestingly, he had a security clearance from the UK, and was part of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, living in Beirut and leading a scholarship program for Syrians. Yes, Syria.And then Khalil suddenly showed up with a green card (not a student visa), got married to a US citizen named Noor Abdalla, finished his program at Columbia, and so on. To me, all this sounds like it was facilitated, and that he has certain powerful foreign friends. No prizes for guessing who they were.Iraq, Libya and Syria: Humanitarian crisesSpeaking of Syria, Whitehall spent at least 350 million pounds sterling between 2011 and 2024 in regime-change activities targeting the Assad government, according to Declassified UK.The UK's meddling in the Middle East, going back to the Sykes-Picot carving up of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, and mandates in Palestine and Iraq, and even earlier to the antics of T E Lawrence, was clearly intended to advance and sustain British interests in, and influence on, the region. Which is not unreasonable.The sad fact, though, is that it appears the British have actively fomented, or been deeply involved in, a lot of the military misadventures that have turned the region into a mess of human misery. To take relatively recent history, the invasions of Iraq, Libya, and now of Syria were arguably dreamt up or at least actively supported by Britain.The invasion of Iraq was certainly endorsed by Tony Blair's infamous September 2002 dossier about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which turned out to be imaginary, but then, lo! Saddam Hussein was overthrown and killed.The invasion of Libya saw Britain take on an even more active role. David Cameron and France's Nicolas Sarkozy in effect prodded a somewhat reluctant Barack Obama to invade, even co-drafting the UN Security Council Resolution 1973 in 2011 that was the formal permission for the war. The net result was the killing of Muammar Gaddafi.In the case of Syria, Britain began covert operations in 2012, with MI6 allegedly organizing arms shipments, training and coordination of groups opposed to the Assad regime. The sudden fall of Assad in December 2024, driven by groups like Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that Britain indirectly supported, underscores the successful outcomes of this policy.In all three cases, a secular dictatorship was overthrown and religious extremists took over. Earlier, civilians had reasonably prosperous lives; women were generally educated and present in the workforce. After the regime changes, all three are bombed-out hellholes, with no rights for women or religious minorities. In particular, the latter have been consistently subjected to massacres, as in the recent large-scale executions of Alawites in Syria.Even though Americans were the principal players in all these cases, the impression is that British Whitehall's gaslighting of their US counterparts in Foggy Bottom could well have tipped the scales and turned skirmishes into outright war and disaster.Thus it is clear that Britain is still a formidable player in the world of international relations, despite the loss of empire and relative decline. It is unfortunate, however, that the net result of its actions is to add to entropy and chaos and the loss of human lives and rights. Perfidious Albion it still is.1950 words, Mar 16, 2025AI-generated podcast from NotebookLM.google.com: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/subscribe

This week the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to not pay billions of dollars in foreign aid to USAID and State Department partners — lifting a temporary reprieve granted by Chief Justice John Roberts. On the topic of USAID, the U.S. African Development Foundation mounted a direct challenge to the Trump administration. Wednesday saw USADF staff physically prevent Department of Government Efficiency officials from entering their offices. Across the pond, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the shifting of billions in aid spending to fund a larger military. This means that the U.K.'s aid budget will be cut to just 0.3% of gross national income by 2027, despite a manifesto promise to increase this figure from 0.5% back to 0.7%. To explore these stories and others, Senior Reporter Adva Saldinger sits down with Deputy Managing Editor Fiona Zublin and Global Development Reporter Elissa Miolene for the latest episode of our weekly podcast series. Sign up to the Devex Newswire and our other newsletters: https://www.devex.com/account/newsletters

Rabbi Daniel Swartz, Spiritual Leader of Temple Hesed in Scranton, and Executive Director of the Coalition on the Environment & Jewish Life, speaking about the recent interfaith, climate-focused gathering in Italy under the aegis of Wilton Park, an Executive Agency of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and the efforts to establish a lasting network to further work on behalf of the climate and environmental justice. www.coejl.org/

Five months in, has Sir Keir Starmer's foreign policy been a success? The UK-EU relationship remains a major challenge for 2025, as does the prospect of a new US president. How will Starmer respond, and will the recent Chagos Islands deal impact the UK's international standing? Bronwen Maddox is joined the BBC's diplomatic editor James Landale, Professor Anand Menon, the director of UK in a Changing Europe at King's College London and Olivia O'Sullivan and the director of our UK in the World programme. Read our latest: Starmer and his government must make a better case for an active UK foreign policy Syria's conflict was never going to stay frozen. A new push for a lasting peace is needed North Korea and Russia's dangerous partnership State capacity, mining and community relations in Peru Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Read the latest issue of The World Today  Listen to The Climate Briefing podcast

Influence can be as gentle as a bit of friendly advice or as seismic as a strategy to win an election. As a behavioural scientist who has worked with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Justin Hempson-Jones is more familiar with influence's uses – and its dangers – than most. In his recent book, Influence: Understand it, Use it, Resist it, he offers new perspectives on how individuals can use influence to achieve their goals in everyday life and also gives advice on how to detect when we're being influenced by more malign or unseen actors across society. Joining him to discuss the book is Carl Miller, the technology researcher, co-founder the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at Demos, and author of The Death of the Gods: The New Global Power Grab. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/IS for £100 sponsored credit. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UK foreign minister David Lammy visits India very early into the new Labour government term in the hopes of resetting UK-India relations and mark by a focus on the importance of trade and economics.  Trump in an appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists made a controversial comment on presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' Black and Indian dual identities.  Trump's comment shows an ignorance of identity code-switching.  Lastly, global central banks seem to feel that the worse of pandemic era inflation is at an end but when to start moving interest rates downward is still more art than science.  

With elections looming on 4 July, the UK faces a turning point in its relationships with Europe and the wider world. Though there are three weeks of campaigning to go, all signs point to a substantial victory for the opposition Labour Party and a total collapse for the governing Conservative - or Tory - Party.To help us explore the impact this election will have on the UK's foreign and defence policy we've been joined by Ben Jones, whose fascinating research explores the impact of military cooperation on state sovereignty. As a lecturer in European foreign policy here at King's College London and with his extensive experience of the UK political scene, in this podcast Ben sets out the challenges a new UK government will face in a rapidly changing world. The background music is by Through the City by Crowander, and the production for this podcast was by Daniel Mansfield. 

Hello, and welcome to episode 107 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I'm Chris Kirkbride. This week has been yet another busy week for financial crime. To be frank, they are almost always busy. Perhaps I need to be a bit more brutal in the edit. On sanctions, actions against human rights abuse of Palestinians, and coordinated action against the head of the LockBit ransomware group. On bribery and anti-corruption GRECO reports on progress made by Belgium, and some interesting research on Ukraine and anti-corruption. The money laundering news provides progress from the Council of Europe's anti-money laundering body, MOVEYVAL on Georgia and Slovenia, and the market abuse news is focused on the publication of Market Watch 79 by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK. There is also a round-up of this week's cyber news. Let's crack on. As usual, I have linked the main stories flagged in the podcast in the description. These are: American Bankers Association, ABA Letter to FATF re: R.16 Revision Proposal.Baker McKenzie, US: Sanctions Enforcement in 2024: A Fireside Chat with OFAC Associate Director, Lawrence Scheinert.Council of Europe, Council of Europe evaluates anti-corruption progress in Belgium.Council of Europe (MONEYVAL), Council of Europe anti-money laundering body: Georgia strengthened preventive measures applicable to politically exposed persons, further progress needed.Council of Europe (MONEYVAL), Slovenia has improved its criminal legislation against terrorist financing, says Council of Europe body.Europol, New series of measures issued against the administrator of LockBit.EY, Cybersecurity fears on the rise among US workers, with a vast majority concerned about AI in cybersecurity.Financial Action Task Force, Türkiye.Financial Conduct Authority, Market Watch 79.Financial Conduct Authority, CP24/2: Our Enforcement Guide and publicising enforcement investigations - a new approach.Financial Services Regulation Committee, Committee examining FCA consultation CP24/2 on publicising enforcement investigations.Information Commissioner's Office, Statement in response to reports of a cyber breach at the Ministry of Defence.National Crime Agency, LockBit leader unmasked and sanctioned.National Cyber Security Centre, Blog Post: What's happened to my data?Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Global Human Rights.Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Guidance: Financial sanctions, Global Human Rights.Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List.Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Russia.Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Guidance: Financial sanctions, Russia.Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Russia.Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Cyber.Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Guidance: Financial sanctions, Cyber.Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Guidance: Who is subject to financial sanctions in the UK?Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Guidance: Financial sanctions guidance for ransomware.Office of Foreign Assets Control, United States Sanctions Senior Leader of the LockBit Ransomware Group.Office of Foreign Assets Control, Formal Launch of New OFAC Sanctions List Service Application.Office of Foreign Assets Control, Sanctions List Service.Royal United Services Institute, The FATF Gains Momentum in Breaking Africa's Cycle of Grey Listing.Securities and Exchange Commission, "Adam Smith, the SEC, Data, and the Public Good" Prepared Remarks Before the 11th Annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation.Stanford Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Corruption in Ukraine and EU Accession.The Commonwealth, Landmark anti-corruption conference in Ghana.United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals.UK government, Second US-UK Strategic Sanctions Dialogue: joint statement.US Department of Justice, U.S. Charges Russian National with Developing and Operating LockBit Ransomware.US Department of State, Joint Statement by the U.S. Department of State and UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Second U.S.-UK Strategic Sanctions Dialogue. 

Hello, and welcome to episode 106 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I'm Chris Kirkbride. This week has been yet another busy week for financial crime – the busiest ever – at least I'm no longer ill. Sanctions news brings US action against China for its aid to Russia, and some enforcement action against a sanctions-evader and a member of a sanctioned organisation. In the UK, sanctions designations against senior political figures in Uganda, and updates to a range of sanctions guides. On anti-corruption, the 25th anniversary of GRECO is marked, and the NCA in the UK is judged on the effectiveness of its anti-corruption action. On money laundering, MONEYVAL updates on several European countries' AML/CFT frameworks, and stories from China and Venezuela. The significant fraud news comes in the form of news from Australia on the scale of losses to scams, and the FBI publishes a report on Elder Fraud in the US. There is also a round-up of this week's cyber news. Let's crack on. As usual, I have linked the main stories flagged in the podcast in the description. These are: Attorney-General's Department (Australia), Progressing reforms to Australia's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.Attorney-General's Office (UK), Attorney General's Code of Practice issued under Section 377A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.Australia Competition and Consumer Commission, Scam losses decline, but more work to do as Australians lose $2.7 billion.Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, New laws to protect consumers from cyber criminals come into force in the UK.Europol, Operation Pandora shuts down 12 phone fraud call centres.Eversheds Sutherland, National Security Act of 2024 extends statute of limitations for sanctions violations to 10 years.FBI, Elder fraud reports to FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center rose by 14% in 2023.Hansard, National Crime Agency: Dealing with Corruption (Volume 749: debated on Tuesday 30 April 2024).His Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary and fire and rescue services, Vetting and anti-corruption part 2: How effective is the National Crime Agency at dealing with corruption?Joint Money Laundering Steering Group, Consultation – Part II Sector 18 (Wholesale markets).Joint Money Laundering Steering Group, Consultation April 2024 – Part II Sector 18 (Wholesale markets).MONEYVAL, Poland improved its AML/CFT guidance and feedback for reporting institutions.MONEYVAL, Cyprus improved AML/CFT measures with respect to virtual asset service providers and virtual asset related activities.MONEYVAL, Croatia strengthened its preventive framework to combat money laundering.MONEYVAL, Anti-money laundering and terrorist financing: Lithuania has improved coordination and co-operation, according to new report.National Crime Agency, Gold and art worth millions and linked to crime is forfeited.National Cyber Security Centre, Business email compromise: defending your organisation Guidance.National Cyber Security Centre, CYBERUK Digital Loft: The Future of Cyber Security for Small Organisations (Sign-Up).Pymnts, Venezuelan Opposition Politician Warns of Crypto Use for Money Laundering.UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK sanctions corrupt politicians in Uganda who stole from vulnerable communities (press release).UK Home Office, New powers to seize cryptoassets used by criminals go live.UK Home Office, 004/2024: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act – cryptoasset confiscation order provisions.UK Home Office, 005/2024: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act – cryptoasset forfeiture provisions chapters 3C to 3F.UK Home Office, Certain information orders: code of practice.UK Home Office, Investigations: code of practice issued under section 377.UK Home Office, Recovery of cryptoassets: code of practice issued under section 303Z25.UK Home Office, Search, seizure and detention of property (England and Wales).UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Global Anti-Corruption.UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, General Licence: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories Humanitarian Activity: INT/2023/3749168.UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial sanctions enforcement and monetary penalties guidance.UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial sanctions guidance for Russia.UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, UK Financial Sanctions FAQs.UK Parliament, Social and psychological implications of fraud (press release).UK Parliament, Report: Social and psychological implications of fraud.US Congress, National Security Act 2024.US Department of Justice, Brooklyn Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Unlawfully Export Dual-Use Electronics Used in Russian Military Drones.US Department of Justice, Regional Leader of Sanctioned Russian Organization Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI.US Department of Justice, Binance and CEO Plead Guilty to Federal Charges in $4B Resolution.US Department of State, Imposing New Measures on Russia for its Full-Scale War and Use of Chemical Weapons Against Ukraine.US Department of State, Recognizing the 25th Anniversary of the Council of Europe's Group of States Against Corruption.US Department of the Treasury, U.S. Continues to Degrade Russia's Military-Industrial Base and Target Third-Country Support with Nearly 300 New Sanctions.US Department of the Treasury, Remarks by Under Secretary Brian Nelson at ACI's Annual Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance.US Office of Foreign Assets Control, Russia-related Designations Removals.US Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Targets Sanctions Evaders Supporting Key Hizballah Financial Advisor.Wolfsberg Group, Wolfsberg Group Response to FATF public consultation on R.16/INR.16.World Economic Forum, Cryptocurrency regulations are changing across the globe. Here's what you need to know.

Donald Trump's comments about NATO defence spending are sending reverberations around the international community. We ask Evie Aspinall, director of think-tank The British Foreign Policy Group how the UK might fare under Trump 2.0. Bloomberg's EMEA News Director Roaslind Mathieson tells us how European leaders have reacted. Plus, is the UK already in a recession? New economic data coming this week will answer that question. Our economics and government reporter Lucy White discusses what the figures could mean for Rishi Sunak. Hosted by Stephen Carroll and Caroline Hepker.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topic thoughts? Guest ideas? Comments? Just text us. (pls include reply details if needed)Corporates play a crucial role in driving the energy transition. Their role is critical to accelerating change and addressing the pressing climate change challenges. It is critical for corporates to formulate transition strategies, beyond climate risk and other types of reporting. It is a tough hurdle given all of this is very new. Our guest is Summer Chen who is a Principal Consultant with ERM, a leading multinational consultancy firm. Summer works with corporates on the strategy front, among other things. In the episode, first Summer puts transition in Asia into context. Then she offers several key take aways from her COP28 visit. She then discusses how corporates approach transition strategies, including a few examples. Finally, she shares some thoughts on her long-term outlook.Helpful Link: ERM's SustainAbility Institute ABOUT SUMMER. Summer is a Principal Consultant of the Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change Team with ERM based in Hong Kong. She is experienced in climate strategy development, climate risk assessment, scenario analysis and financial impact quantification covering a broad range of sectors. Summer also provides low carbon transition advisory, supporting companies at all stages of their net zero journey, from developing a decarbonisation strategy, implementing emission reduction measures, to deploying low-carbon technologies. Prior to Hong Kong, Summer has worked for the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office for over 5 years on climate change energy policy through the delivery of projects to support regional energy transition. She took on temporary roles in UN agencies and has previously lived and worked in Malaysia, China, Kenya and the UK.HOST, PRODUCTION, ARTWORK: Joseph Jacobelli | MUSIC: Ep0-29 The Open Goldberg Variations, Kimiko Ishizaka Ep30- Orchestra Gli Armonici – Tomaso Albinoni, Op.07, Concerto 04 per archi in Sol - III. Allegro. | FEEDBACK: theasiaclimatecapitalpodcast@gmail.com.

This episode of Global Dispatches was recorded as a live taping of the podcast, produced in partnership with CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future dedicated to transforming food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis. Global Dispatches and CGIAR are partnering on a series of episodes about the nexus between climate and security. In our conversation today expert panelists discuss the path to resilient societies in a polycrisis era and soft launch CGIAR's new Climate Security Sensitivity Tool to assess the peace potential of climate adaptation The episode kicks off with some opening remarks from, Peter Laderach, Co-lead CGIAR Climate Security, Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT  I then moderate a panel discussion featuring : Carolina Sarzana – Climate Security Specialist with CGIAR, the Alliance of Bioveristy and CIAT  Linda Ogallo – Climate Change Adaptation Expert at the Climate Prediction and Applications Centre, Intergovernmental Authority on Development Suzanna Huber -- Climate and Energy Advisor World Food Programme, Regional Bureau Eastern Africa Erick Mariga -- Regional Fragility and Resilience Coordinator, at the Africa Development Bank Group Mana Farooghi -- Climate and Environment Adviser at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office  

Simon McDonald, former Head of the UK Foreign Office, now cross-bench peer and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, talks to Paul Adamson about his new book 'Beyond Britannia - Reshaping UK Foreign Policy'.

Hannes Mueller is a tenured researcher at the Institute for Economic Analysis, a researcher center of the Spanish National Research Council. He also directs the master's program in Data Science for Decision Making at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. Most recently, his research focus has been on how conflict can be predicted using millions of newspaper articles – a project which drives the conflictforecast.org website. This research project has become a key resource for global work on conflict prevention and has led to collaborations with the Spanish Central Bank, the German Federal Foreign Office, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, the UN, World Bank, and many others. This conversation was a tour de force and covered a lot of topics: from taxes and trust, to fiscal capacity as a dimension of state capacity, to fragility and the macroeconomic implications of violent conflict, to forecasting conflict using machine learning and implications for policy makers. Hannes gives us a live demonstration of conflictforecast.org and if you're interested in how AI can help us forecast conflict then this is the conversation for you! ***** Hannes Mueller Website: https://www.hannesfelixmueller.com Conflict forecast: https://conflictforecast.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannes-mueller-research/ ***** Mihaela Carstei, Paul M. Bisca, and Johan Bjurman Bergman co-host F-World: The Fragility Podcast.  X: https://twitter.com/fworldpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fworldpodcast/ Website: https://f-world.org Music: "Tornado" by Wintergatan. This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net. Video editing by: Alex Mitran - find Alex on Facebook (facebook.com/alexmmitran), X (x.com/alexmmitran), or LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/alexmmitran) EPISODE RESOURCES Timothy Besley and Hannes Mueller. 2012. Estimating the Peace Dividend: The Impact of Violence on House Prices in Northern Ireland. American Economic Review. Timothy Besley, Hannes Mueller, Fiscal Capacity and State Fragility In: Macroeconomic Policy in Fragile States. Eds: Ralph Chami, Raphael Espinoza, and Peter Montiel, Oxford University Press (2021). International Monetary Fund. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198853091.003.0009 Hannes Mueller, Christopher Rauh, The Hard Problem of Prediction for Conflict Prevention, Journal of the European Economic Association, Volume 20, Issue 6, December 2022 Hannes Mueller, Christopher Rauh, & Alessandro Ruggieri. 2022. Dynamic Early Warning and Action Model, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 2236. TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:17) Hannes's background (00:03:26) Shock therapy in Poland vs. Russia (00:05:42) How Hannes's interest in politics shapes his research (00:09:09) Institution formation, fragility, & fiscal capacity (00:16:05) Trust, taxation, & public services (00:22:06) What is fragility (00:29:32) Relationship between fragility & violent conflict (00:33:11) Macroeconomic implications of conflict (00:37:21) Does conflict always lead to fragility (00:41:21) Forecasting fragility vs causal understanding (00:43:42) Human factors & forecasting fragility (00:50:42) Prevention & forecasting (00:55:09) Why is conflict prediction a hard problem (00:58:19) Machine learning for conflict prevention (01:03:21) What is a good model for conflict prevention? (01:11:05) Text availability by language for training the model (01:15:54) Conflictforecast.org demo (01:25:31) What can you ask the model & what you shouldn't ask (01:37:47) How can the model inform policy action & prevention (01:44:36) How can conflictforecast.org augment human decision making (01:49:51) The role of stabilizing factors in cross country comparisons (01:54:22) Hannes's data wish list (02:01:26) Do LLMs like ChatGPT impact the model's performance (02:04:37) Is there a role for sentiment analysis (02:08:45) Future research goals (02:13:08) Institutional myopia (02:15:27) Should we bring back salons (02:19:15) Wrap-up

Hello, and welcome to episode 78 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I'm Chris Kirkbride. There is a good range of news across all the usual sectors this week, with money laundering and cyber-attack news at the head of queue. As usual, I have linked the main stories flagged in the podcast in the description. These are: Bar Council, Response to HM Treasury Consultation on reform of the AML and Counter-Terrorism Financing Supervisory Regime.European Parliament, Nagorno-Karabakh: MEPs demand review of EU relations with Azerbaijan (press release).Financial Conduct Authority, FCA fines ADM Investor Services International Limited £6,470,600 for serious financial crime control failings (press release).Financial Conduct Authority, ADM Investor Services International Limited: Final Notice.HM Treasury, Reforming anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing supervision (Closed Consultation).Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe, Evaluation Report: Cyprus.Information Commissioner's Office, John Edwards' opening speech at DPPC 2023. Information Commissioner's Office, ICO consultation on draft Data Protection Fining Guidance.Insolvency Service, Judge orders director of gift company to repay falsely-obtained Covid loan (press release).Insolvency Service, Official Receiver secures multimillion payout for scam victims (press release).Lieber Institute, Cyber Operations as Crimes at the International Criminal Court.Moody's, Cyber Survey 2023.Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Iraq (06/10/2023).Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Outreach Satisfaction Survey.Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, General Licence: Payments to Companies House INT/2023/3626884.UK Finance, Fraud by Abuse of Position and Money Laundering.UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office and UK Delegation to OSCE, Corruption and Russia's war against Ukraine: UK statement to the OSCE.United Nations, Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List (press release).US Department of Justice, Inkster Mayor Charged with Bribery.US Department of Justice, Ian Freeman Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Operating a Bitcoin Money Laundering Scheme.US Department of Justice, United States Attorney Martin Estrada Launches Corporate and Securities Fraud Strike Force.

GUEST: Simon Smith - Ukraine Forum chair of steering committee, Chatham House ---------- Any territorial concessions by Ukraine in a peace agreement with Russia will reward crimes and aggression. They will encourage, not end, Russia's attacks on countries in its neighbourhood and elsewhere in Europe. The belief that Russia and Ukraine need to strike a deal (see preceding chapter) is frequently accompanied by the belief that a settlement has to include some Ukrainian territory being conceded to Russia, because Russia won't settle for an outcome that does not include territorial gains. In this view, Crimea is often presented as the least problematic potential concession for Ukraine: supposedly a post-Soviet ‘grey area' in terms of recognized borders. ---------- SPEAKER: Simon Smith chairs the steering committee of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House. He retired in January 2022 from a 35-year career in the UK diplomatic service. He served in London, Tokyo, Moscow, Vienna as the UK Governor at the IAEA, was the Perm Rep to UN in Vienna and HM Ambassador to Austria, in Kyiv as HM Ambassador to Ukraine and in Seoul as HM Ambassador to South Korea. He has also served as Director, Russia, South Caucasus, and C Asia, at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and as Head of NE Asia & Pacific Department at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. ---------- LINKS: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2023/06/how-end-russias-war-ukraine

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The UK parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has criticised the government for underestimating Russia's Wagner mercenary group. The group has now conducted military activity in at least seven countries, the report said: Ukraine, Syria, the Central African Republic, Sudan, Libya, Mozambique and Mali. In the scathing report, cross-party lawmakers accused the government of failing to address the risk and called for the group to be designated a "terrorist organisation". The BBC's Frank Gardner spoke to Corin Dann.

“Change is equal to hope”. Shiva Mahbobi has never lost hope for change in Iran. At the age of 12, living in Iran, Shiva was arrested for campaigning for women's rights. At just 16 she was imprisoned and tortured for over 3 years. Over 25 years later, in 2022, huge protests were sparked in Iran and around the world after it was reported that a 22 year old Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, died after being beaten by police for allegedly violating Iran's strict rules by not wearing a hijab. Women in Iran burnt their hijabs, cut their hair and people took to the streets to demonstrate. Shiva knows their anger all too well and has worked tirelessly as an activist to make a difference. Once released from prison, Shiva sought asylum in Turkey before moving to Canada and eventually the UK where she lives now. Here, she is the spokesperson for the Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran, which she co-founded. Last week, 20th of June, was an annual International day of action to support political prisoners in Iran. Here, Shiva talks to Annie about the reality in Iran for women and children, her own experiences as a child campaigner, in prison and solitary confinement, her own frustrations and family, her work as an activist and a psychotherapist, making change in Iran and how we can help. Content warning: references to physical abuse and torture, rape and mass killings.If you would like to help and Take Action by sending an email to the UK Foreign and Common Wealth Office (FCO) and/or your MP, you can find a template here: https://cfppi.org/take-action-2/Changes is a deaf friendly podcast, transcripts can be accessed here: https://www.anniemacmanus.com/changes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Esther DufloCollège de FrancePauvreté et politiques publiques2022-2023Colloque - Lutter contre la pauvreté : de la science aux politiques publiques : How Has Development Cooperation Been Transformed by the Surge in Rigorous Evidence? What Can We Do Better?Intervenant(s)Dean Karlan, Professor, Northwestern University; Chief Economist, USAIDArianna Legovini, Director, Development Impact Evaluation, World BankThomas Mélonio, Executive Director of Innovation, Strategy, and Research, Agence Française de DéveloppementCharlotte Watts, Chief Scientific Adviser and Director for Research and Evidence, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeModerated by Esther Duflo (Professor, Collège de France, MIT; J-PAL Director).

South Africa has started to mine its tax records in a bid to produce highly localised spatial economic data that will offer city and municipal policy makers far greater visibility of the geographic distribution of both industries and jobs within their boundaries, as well as key developmental disparities. The information is being analysed under the aegis of the newly launched Spatial Economic Activity Data – South Africa programme, which is spearheaded by the National Treasury, the Human Sciences Research Council and the Cities Support Programme, but is also supported by several other departments and institutions, as well as the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Switzerland's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says that by scrutinising anonymised tax data – which is being provided by the South African Revenue Service but housed in a National Treasury secure data centre – it is now possible to measure the economic outcome of public sector investment in and within municipalities. Although tax data is limited in scope to the formal sector only, HSRC senior research specialist Dr Justin Visagie says the data still covers about 80% of the country's jobs and more than 90% of gross domestic product. The data source, he adds, offers an impressive array of economic indicators for jobs and firms, which can also be broken down by industry or sector, wage levels, gender, age, export status and firm size. Importantly, too, the data is current, covering the period from the 2013/14 tax year to 2021/22 and can be updated with each new tax year. The data source extends to all 213 municipalities and includes suburb-level information for the six metropolitan councils. The first report to emerge from the mining of the tax data is titled the ‘Cities Economic Outlook 2023' and shows that South Africa's six metros dominate the national economy, with almost two-thirds of all formal jobs in the country located within their boundaries. “The concentration of employment opportunities in cities explains why their population has been growing more strongly than the rest of the country,” the authors state, adding that the ratio of jobs to population is also much healthier than elsewhere. Nevertheless, it also shows that the recent trajectory of employment growth in South African cities has been weak. “The very poor performance of manufacturing and construction industries is also a major concern for the millions of less-skilled workers that live in cities.” The review of spatial tax data for metropolitan economies also highlights the unique role and profile of each city within a broader urban, regional and national system. It confirms, for instance, that Johannesburg is a financial centre, that manufacturing and logistics dominate in Ekurhuleni and eThekwini, that Tshwane's economy has a strong bias towards national government and professional services, while Cape Town is a diversified but tourism-centric economy, that Nelson Mandela Bay is an automotive centre, Buffalo city depends on provincial government and Mangaung has strong contributions from health and education. Godongwana says the data shows that, while the metros are the country's job generators, it also shows that there has been job-shedding within strategic industrial spaces within the metros, with more than half of the top 30 metro industrial spaces losing jobs since 2014. It also indicates that the collapse of one metro could result in the collapse or severe decline of specific industries and that strong urban centres are also necessary for productive rural hinterlands. “There is a strong correlation between well-governed and stable cities and increasing productive activity. Failure to get the basics right in our cities is resulting in firms and households voting with their feet.” The Minister notes, too, that the analysis shows that townships continue to be marginalised from the formal economy and that there has been a failure, post-ap...

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency launched RECONOMY in July 2020, a regional program that applies the MSD approach, spanning 11 countries from the Western Balkan and the Eastern Partnership regions. The inception phase finished in December 2022 for the Eastern Partnership region and in March this year for the Western Balkan region. RECONOMY was conceived with a regional remit from the outset – testing the applicability of MSD principles to the challenges posed by using a whole region that comprises 11 countries as a unit of analysis, with their differing operational and contextual realities. For this reason, this episode features a special conversation with Elene Tkhlashidze, the Operations Manager of RECONOMY. This episode also features Adriano Scarampi, who formerly served as Advisor at the Arab Women's Enterprise Fund, which ended in 2021. It was funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and it focused on market system change and women's economic empowerment in Egypt, Jordan, and until March 2018, the Palestinian Territories. The Arab Women's Enterprise Fund generated additional income for more than 30,000 women and the aggregated net additional income generated for poor women across Egypt and Jordan amounted to over £4,6 M. Over the project's lifetime, more than 116,000 women benefited from increased productivity and skills. This is Episode 28, where together with Elene Tkhlashidze and Adriano Scarampi, we dive deep into the inception phases of the two large programs.

Srini Nagarajan, British International Investment's Managing Director and Head of Asia and Tom Moody, Southeast Asia Regional Director for Climate and Energy at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office shines a spotlight on climate financing, coming on the back of UK's development finance institution and impact investor, British International Investment's latest injection of funds to boost clean and sustainable economic growth in the Indo-Pacific.  Presented by: Lynlee Foo This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello, and welcome to episode 54 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I'm your host, Chris Kirkbride. It's been another bumper week for financial crime this week, so my hopes that there would be an ease down in work were short-lived. Lots of news on everything, except for sanctions, with a round-up of cyber-attack news at the end. These are the links to the principal documents mentioned in the podcast: Cooley, Treasury Department Releases Report on Money Laundering Risks, Decentralized Finance.Council of the European Union, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: Wagner Group and RIA FAN added to the EU's sanctions list.European Parliament (Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) 1094/2010, (EU) 1095/2010.Financial Stability Board, Recommendations to Achieve Greater Convergence in Cyber Incident Reporting: Final Report.International Monetary Fund, IMF Executive Board Concludes Review of the Implementation of the Framework for Enhanced Engagement on Governance (press release).International Monetary Fund, Review of Implementation of The 2018 Framework for Enhanced Fund Engagement on Governance.International Monetary Fund, Review of 1997 Guidance Note on Governance - A Proposed Framework for Enhanced Fund Engagement.International Monetary Fund, Good Governance: The IMF's Role.Solicitors' Regulation Authority, Goad & Butcher.UK Department for Work and Pensions, Guidance: Changes in the fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2022 to 2023 estimates.UK Financial Conduct Authority, TSB fined £48.65m for operational resilience failings (press notice).UK Financial Conduct Authority, TSB Bank plc (Final Notice).UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK sanctions Abramovich and Usmanov's financial fixers in crackdown on oligarch enablers.UK Government, Policy paper Factsheet: failure to prevent fraud offence.UK Home Office, New crackdown on fraud introduced by the Home Office (press release).UK National Crime Agency, Former Cambridge don who defrauded Government energy grants repays more that £1m.UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Russia (12/04/2023).UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Russia (13/04/2023).UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial sanctions targets: list of all asset freeze targets (updated).UK Prudential Regulation Authority, PRA fines the former Chief Information Officer of TSB Bank plc for a breach of the PRA's Senior Manager Conduct Rules (press release).UK Prudential Regulation Authority, Carlos Abarca (Final Notice).UK Prudential Regulation Authority, TSB fined £48.65m for operational resilience failings (press release).UK Prudential Regulation Authority, TSB Bank plc (Final Notice).Ukraine Ministry of Defence, The composition of the Public Anticorruption Committee under the Ministry of Defense has been approved.US Department of Justice, Former Executives of Outcome Health Convicted in $1B Corporate Fraud Scheme.US Department of Justice, Restaurateur Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Over $6 Million Pandemic Loan Fraud And Interstate Threats.US Department of Justice, All defendants plead guilty in drug trafficking, COVID fraud operation tied to Savannah strip clubs.US Department of Justice, Former Investment Banker and Registered Broker Arrested for Operating Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud Scheme.US Department of Justice, Former Puerto Rico Mayor Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme.US Department of Justice, Man Sentenced for Bribery Schemes Involving Millions of Dollars in U.S.-Funded Military Contracts and Visa Fraud.US Department of Justice, Sophisticated Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Organization Dismantled.US Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Leadership Of The Sinaloa Cartel And 25 Other Defendants In Massive Fentanyl Importation And Trafficking Conspiracies.US Department of Justice, Justice Department Announces Total Distribution of Over $6B to Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism.US Department of Justice, Readout of U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland's Meeting with Singapore Attorney General Lucien Wong.US Department of the Treasury, Treasury Releases 2023 DeFi Illicit Finance Risk Assessment (press release).US Department of the Treasury, Illicit Finance Risk Assessment of Decentralized Finance (report).US Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Targets Russian Financial Facilitators and Sanctions Evaders Around the World.

In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Ruby Wang, Managing Director at Lintris Consulting, delivering health & tech policy analysis and strategic partnerships across Europe & Asia. Dr. Wang is a physician leader with vast clinical, policy, and tech experience, including serving on the NHS frontlines in London during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as at the United Nations in China and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. We discussed her career spanning clinical medicine, industry consulting, and health diplomacy; the promise of digital health technologies; and the importance of global cooperation in strategies to improve health outcomes.

In this episode of the "Social Protection for Prevention of and Response to Gender-based Violence" series, our guests talk about how social protection schemes can provide assistance to people fleeing gender-based violence. These people are vulnerable and may need many kinds of support. We look at examples of programmes providing cash support for survivors of domestic violence, as well as those that facilitate access to other services, such as referral pathways, healthcare, housing, etc. Guests for this episode include: Tara Patricia Cookson, Assistant Professor of Gender, Development and Global Public Policy at the University of British Columbia and co-founder of Ladysmith; Merike Blofield, Director of the Institute for Latin American Studies at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies and Professor of Political Science at the University of Hamburg; and Gerson Nombora, Child Protection Specialist at UNICEF Mozambique.   In the “Quick Wins” segment, Mayra Cardozo, a Brazilian lawyer and gender researcher, member of the National Human Rights Commission of the Federal Council of the National Bar Association of Brazil and Professor of Criminal Law at EPD, shares some of the findings of her research on the programmes in place in Brazil that help women and children who are survivors of domestic violence.   The joint webinar and podcast series "Social Protection for Prevention of and Response to Gender-Based Violence" is produced by socialprotection.org and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), with support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Tune in for the first webinar of the series, Girls Deserve Better: Countering Violence Against Adolescents through Social Protection, taking place on 28 March at 8.30 AM EDT.   Episode links:   Webinar: Harnessing Social Protection the Address Violence against Women and Girls Book: Unjust Conditions: Women's Work and the Hidden Cost of Cash Transfer Programs Publication: A diagonal and social protection plus approach to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 syndemic: cash transfers and intimate partner violence interventions in Latin America Article: UNICEF Mozambique shows how 'cash and care' accelerate child well-being   Quick Wins link:   Article: Financial Support for Victims of Domestic Violence in Brazil

In this episode of the "Social Protection for Prevention of and Response to Gender-Based Violence" series, our guests discuss how economic factors can drive gender-based violence at the community level, and why this is important for social protection programming. The focus is on designing social protection programmes that can prevent gender-based violence against women and people with diverse gender identities, expressions, and sexual orientations (SOGIESC). The guests draw on available evidence and practical experience to discuss various aspects of the social protection delivery chain, including targeting, registration, payment, and the unique risks and issues related to people with diverse SOGIESC. Guests for this episode include Shalini Roy, Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and Emily Dwyer, Founder and Co-Director of Edge Effect. In the "Quick Wins" segment, two guests from the World Bank—Alessandra Heinemann, Social Protection Specialist, and Gender Lead, and Palak Rawal, Gender and Social Protection Consultant—offer practical advice on designing social protection programmes that can safeguard and prevent gender-based violence. They also share additional resources for further reading on the topic. The joint webinar and podcast series "Social Protection for Prevention of and Response to Gender-Based Violence" is produced by socialprotection.org and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), with support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Tune in for the first webinar of the series, Girls Deserve Better: Countering Violence Against Adolescents through Social Protection, taking place on 28 March at 8.30 AM EDT.   Episode links: Publication: Cash transfers and intimate partner violence: A research view on design and implementation for risk mitigation and prevention Publication: We don't do a lot for them specifically: A scoping report on gaps and opportunities for improving diverse SOGIESC inclusion in cash transfer and social protection programs, during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond Podcast: How can social protection impact gender-based violence?   Quick Wins links Publication: Safety first: How to leverage social safety nets to prevent gender-based violence Online course: How to leverage social safety nets to prevent gender-based violence Publication: Invisible women: exposing data bias in a world designed for men

Kicking off the three-part series ‘'Social Protection for Prevention of and Response to Gender-Based Violence'', this episode presents a deep dive into what we know about the impacts of social protection on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and some of the remaining knowledge gaps. We look at economic empowerment programmes and how they can help reduce economic stress and challenge gender norms that often drive violence in community settings.  Drawing from the available evidence, our guests were also invited to reflect on both the positive pathways through which social protection can contribute to reducing intimate partner violence (IPV) and the possibility of it introducing risks of increased violence. Finally, as some food for thought, what would a feminist social protection policy look like?   Our guests for this episode:  Ana Maria Buller, Associate Professor in Social Sciences and Director of the Gender Violence and Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine  Lusajo Kajula, Principal Investigator, UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti  Amber Peterman, Research Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  For our ‘Quick Wins' segment, Wessel van den Berg (MenCare Officer at Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice) talks about ways to engage men in the dialogue around gender norms and roles as part of a gender transformative approach. What does this entail for social protection?  The ‘'Social Protection for Prevention of and Response to Gender-Based Violence'' series is produced by socialprotection.org and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), with the support from UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).    Episode links: A mixed-method review of cash transfers and intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries Effects of Government-Implemented Cash Plus Model on Violence Experiences and Perpetration Among Adolescents in Tanzania Government of Ethiopia's public works and complementary programmes: A mixed-methods study on pathways to reduce intimate partner violence Public Work Programs and Gender-Based Violence : Evidence from Lao PDR Domestic violence and workfare: An evaluation of India's MGNREGS Can transfers and behavior change communication reduce intimate partner violence four years post-program? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh Public Work and Private Violence Cash Transfer and IPV Research Collaborative Transfer Project   Quick Wins links: Applying a Masculinities Lens to the Gendered Impacts of Social Safety Nets MenCare: A Global Fatherhood Campaign State of South Africa's Fathers 2021 Gender-transformative Bandebereho couples' intervention to promote male engagement in reproductive and maternal health and violence prevention in Rwanda: Findings from a randomized controlled trial A cluster randomized-controlled trial of a community mobilization intervention to change gender norms and reduce HIV risk in rural South Africa

To learn more about how the WTO is championing women-led MSMEs, Trade Finance Global (TFG) moderated a panel discussion at the WTO Public Forum in September 2022 with leaders in the field.  Participants in the WTO panel included Jennifer Buckley, founder and managing director of women-led independent impact investment firm, Sweef Capital; Jessica Espinoza, CEO of gender-focused global investment body, 2X Collaborative; and  Susan Barton, team leader, trade strategy and outreach, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

After a long selection process, Liz Truss was chosen by members of the UK Conservative Party to replace Boris Johnson as leader of the party and Prime Minister. The new Prime Minister will have a heavy workload, and a raft of urgent decision that need to be made.Truss will also have to decide how her new government approaches and engages with the Middle East and North Africa.On this week's episode of The New Arab Voice, we explore the UK's relationship and engagement with the Middle East. Has the UK ever had a positive impact in the region? Who are the UK allies? Does the UK need the Middle East to ensure national prosperity? What are the UK's priorities in the region?To help us, we were joined by Christopher Phillips (@cjophillips), Professor of International Relations at Queen Mary University of London (@QMUL), and one of the editors of What Next for Britain in the Middle East?This podcast is written and produced by Hugo Goodridge. Theme music by Omar al-Fil. Other music by Blue Dot Sessions. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TheNewArabVoice or email hugo.goodridge@alaraby.co.uk.

FRESHPPACT is the fresh produce industry Impact Hub that works with research partners to find solutions to the biggest shared sustainability challenges that we all face. Right now, they are looking for solutions that can mitigate pollution caused by plastic used in agricultural mulch, workwear and packaging. Can you help them find scalable, commercially viable, game-changing solutions that are on the verge of discovery? They have launched three calls for proposals with over £900,000 worth of funding on offer for three or more solutions that they can test, commercialise and scale-up. Help us all define the problem, discover the solution and change the world. We talk to key representatives of Blue Skies and the University of Northampton Centre for Sustainable Business Practices about this next and very exciting stage for FRESHPPACT! We also will show you all the Beanstalk Global video highlighting the recent exploratory trip to Blue Skies in Ghana to understand the issues around plastic and the potential solutions. We go live with them all on Monday 18th July at 13:00hrs BST. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sMelteljRV2cnyWO1h9FHw (CLICK THIS LINK TO REGISTER FOR FREE.) The Fresh Produce Impact Hub, known as FRESHPPACT, collaborates with retailers, manufacturers and agribusinesses operating within food supply chains rooted in developing or emerging economies to identify shared high-priority social and environmental challenges, and work with research partners to accelerate the adoption of the most promising solutions through a process of rapid evaluation, testing and adoption.   FRESHPPACT is being implemented by Blue Skies and supported by Waitrose, which has been awarded a UKAid grant to develop the operating model and launch three challenge funds to find solutions to problem plastics found in agricultural mulch, workwear and packaging. Solutions may include new technology and business models that mitigate plastic pollution through material substitution, accelerated biodegradation and improved manufacturing and remanufacturing processes. The UKAid grant has been made via the Sustainable Manufacturing and Pollution Programme (SMEP). The SMEP programme is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and is implemented in partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). FRESHPPACT is inviting expressions of interest from organisations who would like to be involved in launching the challenge funds and/or identifying solutions. Expressions of Interest may come from, but is not limited to retailers, fresh produce companies, research organisations (including universities) and solutions providers.

What will be the impact of Britain's withdrawal from the EU on food standards in the UK? When the Brexit referendum was held, trade was trumpeted as a great benefit. No longer would the UK be constrained by EU deals; the country could sign trade agreements with whomever it wanted.     Almost immediately, concerns were raised about the effect on food standards, food quality and animal welfare. Consumers and farmers would suffer, it was said. Well, several years on, those trade deals are slowly emerging, and the warnings have returned.      A recent focus has been the big trade deal signed with Australia, which eliminates tariffs on a vast range of products, including lamb, beef, sugar, and dairy.      The Australia deal was the first to be built from scratch, most others have rolled over from what the UK had when it was in the EU, or in some cases deals have been slightly extended. The brand-newness of the Australia deal makes it significant. But how big a deal is it and how significant is the food and farming sector within it?   Critics say the Australia deal is bad news for British agriculture and environmental standards.    The UK Government says it will unlock billions in additional trade, and boost wages across the country. The policy paper from government said “imports will still have to meet the same food safety and biosecurity standards as they did before.   "For the UK this means, for example, that imports of hormone-treated beef will continue to be banned.”   And it's not just food standards that people are worried about. The RSPCA says the UK has higher legal animal welfare standards than Australia in virtually every area.   The National Farmers Union has warned that UK producers cannot compete with Australia's vast cattle and sheep stations. So where does the truth lie? And what might the real impact of post-Brexit trade deals be on the UK food sector? Dr Marco Springmann, Senior Researcher, Nuffield Department of Population Health, Oxford Martin School Marco Springmann is a senior researcher in the Centre on Population Approaches for Non-Communicable Disease Prevention in the Nuffield Department of Population Health, and leads the Centre's programme on environmental sustainability and public health. He is interested in the health, environmental, and economic dimensions of the global food systems. He often uses systems models to provide quantitative estimates on food-related questions. Marco joined the Centre in December 2013. Between 2013 and 2017, he has been a James Martin Fellow of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food to work with researchers from the Nuffield Department of Population Health, the Department of International Development, and the Environmental Change Institute, to develop an integrated model of environmental sustainability, health, and economic development. Since 2017, he is working on extending the health and environmental aspects of that model as part of the Wellcome funded project “Livestock, Environment and People” (LEAP), working closely with different departments across Oxford, as well as international collaborators, such as the International Policy Research Institute based in the US. Marco holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Oldenburg (Germany), a MSc in Sustainability from the University of Leeds (UK), and a MS in Physics from Stony Brook University (USA). He maintains international research collaborations, and has conducted regular placements, including at the International Food Policy Research Institute (USA), Deakin University (Australia), Tsinghua University (China), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, USA), Resources for the Future (USA), the European Investment Bank (Luxemburg), and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (Germany). He is a Junior Research Fellow at Linacre College, and a Honorary Research Associate in the Food Systems Group of the Environmental Change Institute. Kath Dalmeny, Chief Executive, Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming Kath has been Chief Executive of Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming, since 2016. She is leading the alliance's response to Brexit and its profound implications for healthy and sustainable food, farming and fishing. She is also a member of the London Food Board and helped establish the Sustainable Food Cities Network. She is a vocal advocate of high standards for food, environment and animal welfare, and champions better trading practices and government support to reward food producers and workers for all the benefits they generate. Kath instigated Sustainable Fish Cities to persuade major foodservice companies to serve only sustainable fish; and the Right to Food initiative to address food poverty systematically so that everyone can eat well. She also helps run the Campaign for Better Hospital Food, and sits on Defra's food procurement taskforce. On a voluntary basis she serves on the board of Growing Communities, an award-winning community-run sustainable food trading enterprise based in Hackney. Emily Lydgate, Deputy Director, UK Trade Policy Observatory I am a specialist in international trade law and Deputy Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory, a partnership between University of Sussex and Chatham House. My research focuses at the intersection of environmental regulation and economic integration, and the interrelation between trade, agricultural and climate policies in the EU and UK. I am a Specialist Advisor to the EFRA Committee (UK House of Commons) and have provided expert testimony for a number of UK Parliamentary Committees on implications of exit from the EU. I am also an instructor for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Advanced Diplomatic Academy.  I hold a PhD from King's College London and an MSc (with distinction) from Oxford University. I was a Marie Curie Researcher at Bocconi University and have consulted at the United Nations Environment Programme's Economics and Trade Branch, where I acted as a WTO liaison.  I am currently working on an EU Horizon 2020 grant project on how EU Free Trade Agreements and wider trade policy reflects the goal of securing sustainable agricultural practices, and leading on a report for the UK Committee on Climate Change on trade policy and emissions reduction. I am also on the management team of the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy, a UK Research Council-funded centre commencing in April 2022. My research and commentary have been featured in the Associated Press, Marketplace, BBC, CNN, China Daily, Financial Times, Independent, Guardian, New Scientist, Times, Telegraph, Vice, Wired, Xinhua News, and others.

“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.” -  Winston Churchill Sri Lanka is facing catastrophe. In June 2022, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister was quoted as saying, “Our economy has completely collapsed”. “We're fighting for our lives and freedom,” wrote one citizen. As of July 14, 2022, the tragedy continues to unfold, with the BBC today reporting that the President “has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over the island's economic crisis.” The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's “Sri Lanka Economic Factsheet”, which shows IMF forecasts of a sharp GDP recovery and growth from 2021 onward, has been mysteriously removed. References: https://youtu.be/tQJS2VWt2Cw https://elink.io/p/sri-lanka-9445029 https://anchor.fm/jsk/episodes/Sri-Lanka--the-WEF-and-the-fall-of-a-once-Sovereign-Country----38-e1l7rdg --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jsk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jsk/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, resigned as Conservative Party leader last week, bowing to pressure after more than 50 government resignations. Emily Tamkin in Israel and Katie Stallard in Washington DC are joined by the host of the New Statesman podcast and the NS's Britain editor, Anoosh Chakelian, to discuss the race to replace him, the candidates' foreign policy agendas and what Johnson's departure might mean for the UK's support for Ukraine. In Japan, the country's former prime minister Abe Shinzo has died after being shot while making a speech in the western city of Nara. The team discuss the attack, Abe's political legacy and what his death means for Japan and the politics of the wider Asia-Pacific region. Then, in You Ask Us, a listener asks what to watch for in US president Joe Biden's visit with Israel's interim prime minister, Yair Lapid. Further reading: Emily Tamkin explains how Joe Biden's democratic values will be tested in the Middle East. Katie Stallard on the assassination of Abe Shinzo. Jeremy Cliffe on the political legacy of Japan's longest-serving prime minister.If you have a You Ask Us question for the international team, email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk.Podcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit newstatesman.com/podcastoffer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.” -  Winston Churchill Sri Lanka is facing catastrophe. In June 2022, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister was quoted as saying, “Our economy has completely collapsed”. “We're fighting for our lives and freedom,” wrote one citizen. As of July 14, 2022, the tragedy continues to unfold, with the BBC today reporting that the President “has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over the island's economic crisis.” The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's “Sri Lanka Economic Factsheet”, which shows IMF forecasts of a sharp GDP recovery and growth from 2021 onward, has been mysteriously removed. References: https://youtu.be/tQJS2VWt2Cw https://elink.io/p/sri-lanka-9445029 https://anchor.fm/jsk/episodes/Sri-Lanka--the-WEF-and-the-fall-of-a-once-Sovereign-Country----38-e1l7rdg --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jsk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jsk/support ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this final episode of the season, I speak with Tracey Follows - a futurist and author of The Future of You: Can Your Identity Survive 21st-Century Technology?  The CEO of Futuremade, a futures consultancy advising global brands and applying foresight to boost business, Tracey has appeared on BBC Business Matters, Radio 4, Talk Radio, and on the Megyn Kelly show in the US. A contributor to the FT, Guardian, and the Daily Mail, she has her own contributor column in Forbes, and hosts The Future of You podcast. Tracey has spoken at UN HQ, keynoted at events such as the Financial Times Tech Live and Think With Google, and spoken alongside Silicon Valley CEOs at the FT's Global Boardroom, as well as UK Government and Parliamentarians at Think Digital Identity, delivering her Tedx at the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office. She has covered topics as diverse as the future of luxury, retail, media, cities, gender, work, defense, justice, entertainment, and AI ethics, decoding what future trends mean for businesses, brands and organisations. Recorded on 9th June 2022.

This event was the launch of three papers authored by Courtney Freer and Spyros Sofos of the LSE Middle East Centre as part of the Global Transitions Series, a research output from PeaceRep – the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform funded by the UK Aid from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). 1. Qatar and the UAE in Peacemaking and Peacebuilding by Courtney Freer 2. Peacebuilding in Turbulent Times: Turkey in MENA and Africa by Spyros Sofos 3. MENA Regional Organisations in Peacemaking and Peacebuilding: The League of Arab States, Gulf Cooperation Council and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation by Courtney Freer. Courtney Freer is Provost's Postdoctoral Fellow at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and Visiting Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre. Previously, Courtney was Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre. From 2015-2020, Courtney was a Research Officer for the Kuwait Programme at the LSE Middle East Centre. Her work focuses on the domestic politics of the Gulf states, particularly the roles played by Islamism and tribalism. Her book Rentier Islamism: The Influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Gulf Monarchies, based on her DPhil thesis at the University of Oxford and published by Oxford University Press in 2018, examines the socio-political role played by Muslim Brotherhood groups in Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. She previously worked at the Brookings Doha Center and the US–Saudi Arabian Business Council. Spyros Sofos is a Research Officer on the LSE Kuwait Programme project 'Ecologies of Belonging and Exclusion: An Intersectional Analysis of Urban Citizenship in Kuwait City.' Spyros's research explores the intersection of societal insecurity, identity and collective action and, to date, it has focused on Turkish politics and society, nationalism and populism in Europe and the Middle East, urban citizenship in the Middle East, European Muslim identities and politics, and the theory of populism. His latest book Turkish Politics and ‘The People': Mass Mobilisation and Populism published by Edinburgh University Press explores the emergence of populism in contemporary Turkey and its genealogy as a tradition of action and discourse. His other publications include Nation and Identity in Contemporary Europe published by Routledge, Tormented by History: Nationalism in Greece and Turkey published by Oxford University Press, and Islam in Europe: Public Spaces and Civic Networks published by Palgrave. Greg Shapland is a Visiting Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre and an independent researcher, writer and consultant on politics, security, resources and environment (including water) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). His entire career has been focussed on the Middle East and North Africa, whether as a commercial representative, university lecturer or government official (in the Ministry of Defence, Cabinet Office and FCO). From 1979 until 2015, he served in the MENA Research Group in the FCO. He was also Head of Research Analysts from July 2010 to July 2013. During his time with the FCO, Greg served in British Embassies in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Tel Aviv and in the Consulate General in Jerusalem. Since leaving the FCO, Greg has worked on post-conflict stabilisation, Israeli-Palestinian relations, inter-state and intra-state water disputes and the impact of climate change in the MENA region. He is currently working on a book on the politics and geography of the MENA region.

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As part of the Beanstalk Global mission to assist with the first phase of FRESHPPACT in partnership with Blue Skies, Waitrose & Partners and the University of Northampton Centre for Sustainable Business Practices, we meet up in Ghana and talk with Ruth Sadjei – General Manager for Blue Skies in West Africa. Ruth is an inspiring and hugely well-regarded figure in the fresh food industry in Africa. What she and her team have created at Blue Skies and the difference they have made to the people in Ghana and now Benin cannot be overstated. We interview her to find out her background, how Anthony Pile MBE (founder of Blue Skies)  inspired her to succeed and what she hopes for in respect of the Blue Skies business ongoing. The Fresh Produce Impact Hub, known as FRESHPPACT, will collaborate with retailers, manufacturers and agribusinesses operating within food supply chains rooted in developing or emerging economies to identify shared high-priority social and environmental challenges, and work with research partners to accelerate the adoption of the most promising solutions through a process of rapid evaluation, testing and adoption.   FRESHPPACT is being implemented by Blue Skies and supported by Waitrose, which has been awarded a UKAid grant to develop the operating model and launch three challenge funds to find solutions to problem plastics found in agricultural mulch, workwear and packaging. Solutions may include new technology and business models that mitigate plastic pollution through material substitution, accelerated biodegradation and improved manufacturing and remanufacturing processes. The UKAid grant has been made via the Sustainable Manufacturing and Pollution Programme (SMEP). The SMEP programme is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and is implemented in partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The grant has been awarded for an initial period until April 2022.  FRESHPPACT is inviting expressions of interest from organisations who would like to be involved in launching the challenge funds and/or identifying solutions. Expressions of Interest may come from, but is not limited to retailers, fresh produce companies, research organisations (including universities) and solutions providers.

Today's guest is Virginia Sentance, Chief of Staff for the UK COP26 Presidency.Virginia Sentance is the Chief of Staff for the UK COP26 Presidency team based in the UK Government. The UK hosted the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) - the UN's annual climate change summit - in Glasgow on 31 October to 13 November 2021. As Chief of Staff Virginia works closely with the COP President and COP CEO to oversee all aspects of the COP26 Presidency, including the political strategy, negotiations, diplomatic engagement, and operational delivery of the summit. Prior to this, Virginia was an International Economist for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and HM Treasury - the UK's economic and finance ministry, focusing on a number of international finance issues including G7, G20 and the IMF, financial services, economic security, and trade. Virginia holds a BSc in Politics and Economics and MSc in Politics both from the London School of Economics.I was excited to have this conversation with Virginia and learn more about COP26. Virginia walks me through her climate journey, the role of COP in a clean future, and why we should pay attention to global carbon commitments. We also dive into the tensions between industry stakeholders and global leaders, COP26's goals and how this COP defined success, and the evolution of science since COP1. Virginia is a great guest with a unique insight into the climate crisis and collective global action. This is a fantastic episode if you want to learn more about the role COPs play in the clean transition.Enjoy the show!You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 or @mcjpod and email at info@mcjcollective.com, where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.Episode recorded March 9th, 2022To learn more about the UK COP26 Presidency, visit: https://ukcop26.org/To learn more about this episode, visit: https://mcjcollective.com/my-climate-journey-podcast/virginia-sentance

What has been going on in UK foreign policy over the last century, and how have leading thinkers approached it? To mark the 100th anniversary of International Affairs, the journal of Chatham House, a new series of six archive collections will explore the past, present and future of current affairs issues. Each collection will be accompanied by an episode in this mini-series, where we consider what the research tells us about policy-making today.  In this episode we're talking about the first archive collection, on UK foreign policy. Krisztina Csortea, Managing Editor of the journal, and Isabel Muttreja, Marketing Manager speak to the collection's editor (and Undercurrents host) Ben Horton about the four themes that UK foreign policy-makers and analysts have been preoccupied with over the last century.  Then, Isabel speaks to The Rt. Honourable Lord William Wallace of Saltaire about how national identity continues to shape UK foreign policy-making, and how his 1990 article relates to Brexit and global Britain. Then Krisztina finds out about the UK's accountability for acts of torture during the War on Terror, with Ruth Blakeley, Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield.  International Affairs was started at Chatham House in 1922 to communicate research to members who could not attend in person. Over the last 100 years it has transformed into a journal that publishes academically rigorous and policy relevant research. It is published for Chatham House by Oxford University Press. Read the latest issue here.  Explore the archive collection, including Ben's open access introduction:  100 years of UK foreign policy  Read William Wallace's article:  Foreign policy and national identity in the United Kingdom   Read Ruth Blakeley's article:   Accountability, denial and the future-proofing of British torture  Credits:  Speakers: Ben Horton, William Wallace, Ruth Blakeley  Hosts: Isabel Muttreja, Krisztina Csortea  Editor: Jamie Reed Sound Services  Recorded and produced by Chatham House. 

What has been going on in UK foreign policy over the last century, and how have leading thinkers approached it? To mark the 100th anniversary of International Affairs, the journal of Chatham House, a new series of six archive collections will explore the past, present and future of current affairs issues. Each collection will be accompanied by an episode in this mini-series, where we consider what the research tells us about policy-making today.  In this episode we're talking about the first archive collection, on UK foreign policy. Krisztina Csortea, Managing Editor of the journal, and Isabel Muttreja, Marketing Manager speak to the collection's editor (and Undercurrents host) Ben Horton about the four themes that UK foreign policy-makers and analysts have been preoccupied with over the last century.  Then, Isabel speaks to The Rt. Honourable Lord William Wallace of Saltaire about how national identity continues to shape UK foreign policy-making, and how his 1990 article relates to Brexit and global Britain. Then Krisztina finds out about the UK's accountability for acts of torture during the War on Terror, with Ruth Blakeley, Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield.  International Affairs was started at Chatham House in 1922 to communicate research to members who could not attend in person. Over the last 100 years it has transformed into a journal that publishes academically rigorous and policy relevant research. It is published for Chatham House by Oxford University Press. Read the latest issue here.  Explore the archive collection, including Ben's open access introduction:  100 years of UK foreign policy  Read William Wallace's article:  Foreign policy and national identity in the United Kingdom   Read Ruth Blakeley's article:   Accountability, denial and the future-proofing of British torture  Credits:  Speakers: Ben Horton, William Wallace, Ruth Blakeley  Hosts: Isabel Muttreja, Krisztina Csortea  Editor: Jamie Reed Sound Services  Recorded and produced by Chatham House. 

Join us in our first phase of FRESHPPACT as we talk to representatives of Waitrose & Partners, Blue Skies and the University of Northampton Centre for Sustainable Business Practices about their forthcoming trip to Ghana! This critical mission to Ghana will seek to further define the challenges around plastics in the supply chain, helping us to ensure we find the most suitable and impactful solutions that can benefit the whole industry. We go live with them all on the next stage of the exciting FRESHPPACT adventure to find out more prior to a key trip to the key Blues Skies site in Ghana. On the panel we have: George Barrett - Sustainability Manager (Circular Economy) , Waitrose & Partners  Dr. Ebenezer Laryea – Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Northampton Hella Lipper-Morse – Head of Technical, Blue Skies  Lana Mo – Head of Innovation at Blue Skies John Oldham – Purchasing Manager, Blue Skies Ben Thomas – Senior Environment Manager, Waitrose & Partners The Fresh Produce Impact Hub, known as FRESHPPACT, will collaborate with retailers, manufacturers and agribusinesses operating within food supply chains rooted in developing or emerging economies to identify shared high-priority social and environmental challenges, and work with research partners to accelerate the adoption of the most promising solutions through a process of rapid evaluation, testing and adoption.   FRESHPPACT is being implemented by Blue Skies and supported by Waitrose, which has been awarded a UKAid grant to develop the operating model and launch three challenge funds to find solutions to problem plastics found in agricultural mulch, workwear and packaging. Solutions may include new technology and business models that mitigate plastic pollution through material substitution, accelerated biodegradation and improved manufacturing and remanufacturing processes. The UKAid grant has been made via the Sustainable Manufacturing and Pollution Programme (SMEP). The SMEP programme is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and is implemented in partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The grant has been awarded for an initial period until April 2022.  FRESHPPACT is inviting expressions of interest from organisations who would like to be involved in launching the challenge funds and/or identifying solutions. Expressions of Interest may come from, but is not limited to retailers, fresh produce companies, research organisations (including universities) and solutions providers.

This week on the podcast, Tony Blair's former chief of staff, Jonathan Powell, reflects on the current international crisis. Jonathan met Putin several times during different phases of his leadership, and has been involved in negotiations - including in Northern Ireland - where resolution in any form seemed close to impossible.   Plus brilliant questions, and news of my Union Jack socks, arriving soon.    Rock N Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on Thursday March 17th, and streaming live:   https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/words/rock-n-roll-politics-17-mar/ Get Rock'n'Roll Politics early when you back the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RockNRollPolitics    Jonathan Powell's books include: Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland   Don't forget to add your personal RSS for the podcast to your favourite app so you can listen wherever you are…  Email: steveric14@icloud.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The hugely regarded Blue Skies business has teamed up with Waitrose and the University of Northampton Centre for Sustainable Business Practices to launch an industry research and development hub to find ground-breaking solutions to sustainability challenges, with an initial focus on plastics. We go live with them to find out more and to speak to a select number of industry experts on the subject. On the panel we have: Caroline Drummond MBE – CEO of LEAF Simon Derek – Global Head of Sustainability, Blue Skies   Jim Jefcoate – Ex Walmart and ex GlobalG.A.P.   Ian Schofield – Ex Iceland & Highly Regarded Packaging expert The Fresh Produce Impact Hub, known as FRESHPPACT, will collaborate with retailers, manufacturers and agribusinesses operating within food supply chains rooted in developing or emerging economies to identify shared high-priority social and environmental challenges, and work with research partners to accelerate the adoption of the most promising solutions through a process of rapid evaluation, testing and adoption.   FRESHPPACT is being implemented by Blue Skies and supported by Waitrose, which has been awarded a UKAid grant to develop the operating model and launch three challenge funds to find solutions to problem plastics found in agricultural mulch, workwear and packaging. Solutions may include new technology and business models that mitigate plastic pollution through material substitution, accelerated biodegradation and improved manufacturing and remanufacturing processes. The UKAid grant has been made via the Sustainable Manufacturing and Pollution Programme (SMEP). The SMEP programme is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and is implemented in partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The grant has been awarded for an initial period until April 2022.  FRESHPPACT is inviting expressions of interest from organisations who would like to be involved in launching the challenge funds and/or identifying solutions. Expressions of Interest may come from, but is not limited to retailers, fresh produce companies, research organisations (including universities) and solutions providers.

We hear from a former Ukrainian Prime Minister and we get the view from Moscow and Washington Also on the programme: as the Russian skater at the centre of doping allegations is cleared to compete on Tuesday, we hear from a former teenage olympian whose medal was wrongly stripped; and the flag of Mauritius is raised over the British-administered Chagos Islands. (Photo: Members of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service near the border with Belarus and Poland Credit: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)

After the Muslim terror attack on a synagogue in Texas, Sniffy Joe the meat puppet went to the microphones and said he doesn't know why the Muslim terrorist used anti-semetic and anti-Israel language. I guess we'll just never know.  We have a Duracoat Finish segment for you again, but this week it is not a firearm, but something that pairs well with a firearm. During our Brownells Bullet Point, Professor Paul will consider some suggested reading before you go out and spend money on more stuff.  For our SOTG Homeroom from CrossBreed Holsters, we discuss being dangerous on demand, even inside your house of worship. We will remind you of the Legion of Michael Church Security program that is available to all.   Thanks for being a part of SOTG! We hope you find value in the message we share. If you've got any questions, here are some options to contact us: Send an Email Send a Text Call Us Enjoy the show! And remember…You're a Beginner Once, a Student For Life! TOPICS COVERED THIS EPISODE [0:02:25] New video partner: SCCY Firearms Cold Weather Concealed Carry video www.full30.com [0:08:55] Bob Saget Update: Did we call it or what? www.tmz.com Dr. Peter McCullough on Joe Rogan open.spotify.com/episode/0aZ Dr. Robert Malone on Joe Rogan open.spotify.com/episode/3SC [0:20:39] Duracoat Finished Firearms - Duracoat University TOPIC: AOR1 helmet from HHV turned White with Duracoat Mission Specific Get Yours: www.duracoatfirearmfinishes.com [0:28:15] Zach “The Shipping Ogre” put out a book. Please consider checking it out! Inferni Ensium: Conception https://amzn.to/3IlUFgd [0:32:40] Brownells Bullet Points - Brownells.com TOPIC: How do I know what stuff to buy? READ/STUDY https://amzn.to/3rlcJ30  Pipe Hitters Guide to CIDC Huge thanks to our Partners: SDS Imports | Brownells | CrossBreed | Duracoat | Hi-Point Firearms [0:46:27] The concept of the "Echo Chamber" [0:53:56] SOTG Homeroom - CrossBreedHolsters.com TOPIC: Legion of Michael Church Security training. “But, I'm not paranoid.”  www.legionofmichael.com Check out the L.o.M. Book https://amzn.to/3fy0Y3K [1:07:02] UPDATE: Hostages Safe: British Hostage Taker Dead: the Rabbi and the Pakistani www.sofmag.com [1:23:26] WATCH: Joe Biden doesn't understand why the guy making Anti-Semitic Comments took a Synagogue Hostage www.louderwithcrowder.com FEATURING: Madison Rising, Jarrad Markel, Paul Markel, SOTG University PARTNERS: SDS Imports, Brownells Inc, CrossBreed Holsters, DuraCoat Firearm Finishes, Hi-Point Firearms FIND US ON: Full30, Parler, MeWe.com, TikTok, iTunes, Stitcher, AppleTV, Roku, Amazon, GooglePlay, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, tumblr SOURCES From www.sofmag.com: “Around 9 p.m., the HRT — hostage rescue team — breached the synagogue, they rescued the three hostages, the suspect is deceased,” Colleyville Police Chief Michael Miller. Background The hostage taker at first was thought to be Muhammad Siddiqui be the brother of Aafia Siddiqui, a Palestinian in prison for life according to Israel Times. However, updates state that the brother was uninvolved, according to the prisoner and the Siddiqui family UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) spokesperson said: “We are aware of the death of a British man in #Texas and are in contact with the local authorities,” the Guardian reported. (Click Here for Full Article)   From Amazon.com: Building upon the widespread popularity of the original Pipe Hitters Guide, this book will take the lessons from the original text and build upon them. The Citizens Irregular Defense Corps is a modern incarnation of many successful programs used throughout history for the defense of a community during times of crisis or prolonged emergency. (Click Here for the Book)   From www.tmz.com: Bob Saget wouldn't be the first one in his immediate family to die from a heart attack ... it's what killed 3 of his uncles. In Bob's book, "Dirty Daddy: The Chronicles of a Family Man Turned Filthy Comedian," he references that 3 of his uncles died from a heart attack between the ages of 37 and 41. When Bob was 8, his Uncle Ozzie died at 40 from a heart attack while chasing some kids down the block after they stole a tire. (Click Here for Full Article)

Delayed for a full year due to the pandemic, the next major climate conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) begins later this month. Leaders from governments, civil society, and the private sector will converge in Glasgow and virtually to determine the next major steps to address the climate crisis. Can Glasgow deliver on the promises made in Paris in 2015? On this episode of ClimateReady, we're joined by Vel Gnanendran, Climate and Environment Advisor for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, or FCDO. With the UK as host of this year's conference of the parties, or COP, we take the opportunity to ask Vel about the major priorities and aspirations being worked towards, and why the average person should be paying attention. Vel talks about encouraging work being done to bridge the gap between climate risks and adaptation, and the need for more locally led adaptation and access to climate finance. This episode is the first in a four-part miniseries focused on COP26 coming out over the next month. COP26 takes place from 31 October through 12 November.

Beanstalk Global is proud to be hosting a series of monthly Broadcasts for Healthy and Sustainable Food. In our October Broadcast, we discuss Eco Labelling - What it Means for Consumers & Businesses. A new Eco score is being piloted by major brands in the UK and Europe.  Currently, consumers don't have the information they need to make more sustainable buying choices.  Clear labelling on carbon and environmental credentials will help them support the brands and products doing the right thing by our planet. We discuss the pros and cons of eco labelling and what it means for consumers and businesses. Joining the panel will be: Tom Cumberlege, Director of The Carbon Trust. Tom leads the Carbon Trust's work on value chain analysis and strategy. He has extensive experience helping businesses to understand their climate change risks and opportunities, working across a diverse range of sectors including agriculture, food and drink processing, retail, FMCG, heavy industry, financial services, and luxury goods. His advice enables clients to realise low carbon investment opportunities across their value chains, optimise product design, set targets, engage suppliers, and evaluate financing solutions. Tom has supported a wide range of businesses and institutions, such as Coca-Cola, Bord Bia, the IFC, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Nationwide, Quorn Foods, Nynas and Thyssenkrupp. He has also developed guidance for the GHG Protocol's Scope 3 Standard on behalf of the World Resources Institute. Juliane Caillouette Noble, Managing Director, Sustainable Restaurant Association. Juliane came to the Sustainable Restaurant Association as Development Director in 2016 after five years of running Jamie Oliver's programmes for improving school food and food education across the UK. The SRA is a not for profit membership organisation committed to accelerating change toward an environmentally restorative and socially progressive hospitality sector in the UK. As Development Director, Juliane's role included designing and developing strategic partnerships and campaigns, ensuring that the impact and influence of the SRA grows along with the size of the membership body. Juliane became the Managing Director of the SRA in January and looks forward to working with the industry to build back better and greener post Covid. Johnathan Sutton, Group Safety & Environment Executive, Westfalia. John is a leading food industry professional with high-level procurement, technical and commercial knowledge, gained over decades in the retail sector. In the newly-created role for Westfalia, he will be responsible for driving the company's sustainability efforts to greater heights. He is in charge of implementing protocols and refining the system to ensure optimal levels of compliance in matters related to environmental impact, food safety, and the health and safety of employees.

Tracey Follows is a professional futurist and works with clients on long-term strategies, including Telefonica, Google, Sky, Farfetch, Conde Nast, and Virgin. She writes and speaks on Futures, appearing in a global list of 50 female futurists in Forbes. She has spoken at UN HQ, the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, and at events such as Think With Google. She has appeared on BBC Business Matters, is a go-to futurist for many national press titles, and is a contributor columnist in Forbes. She was an Adage 'Woman to Watch' 2017, Women in Marketing Award Winner for Outstanding Contribution to Marketing 2016, and Inaugural Creative Strategy Jury President at Cannes Lions 2019. In 2018, she was listed by Business Cloud as a Trailblazing Woman in Tech. She is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists, World Futures Studies Federation, and a Fellow of the RSA. In this episode, Velina Tchakarova speaks to her about the future of humanity, touching on topics such as futurism, the biggest systemic risks in the future, major shifts in the geopolitical sphere, her book "The Future of You", major shifts in the geopolitical sphere, the possible winner of the 4th Industrial Revolution, and more.

Tracey Follows is a professional futurist and works with clients on long-term strategies, including Telefonica, Google, Sky, Farfetch, Conde Nast, and Virgin. She writes and speaks on Futures, appearing in a global list of 50 female futurists in Forbes. She has spoken at UN HQ, the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, and at events such as Think With Google. She has appeared on BBC Business Matters, is a go-to futurist for many national press titles, and is a contributor columnist in Forbes. She was an Adage 'Woman to Watch' 2017, Women in Marketing Award Winner for Outstanding Contribution to Marketing 2016, and Inaugural Creative Strategy Jury President at Cannes Lions 2019. In 2018, she was listed by Business Cloud as a Trailblazing Woman in Tech. She is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists, World Futures Studies Federation, and a Fellow of the RSA. In this episode, Velina Tchakarova speaks to her about the future of humanity, touching on topics such as futurism, the biggest systemic risks in the future, major shifts in the geopolitical sphere, her book "The Future of You", major shifts in the geopolitical sphere, the possible winner of the 4th Industrial Revolution, and more.

In this episode of the Power for All podcast, Anand Pathanjali speaks to Mike Bess and Ankit Agarwal from BESA 2 project on behalf of NIRAS LTS. NIRAS-LTS partnered with Aston University, E4tech and AIGUASOL for a two-year research project entitled ‘Bioenergy for Sustainable Local Energy Services and Energy Access in Africa - Phase 2' (BSEAA2), part of the Transforming Energy Access (TEA) program, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The TEA program aimed to create innovative solutions for scaling up technologies and business models to support energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

  We start the conversation by getting Jack's views on the cut in UK foreign aid from 0.7% of National Income to 0.5% and this month's House of Commons vote  on the matter. He notes that every other G7 country is increasing its foreign aid this year, not decreasing it, and if there was ever a case for the UK to decrease its foreign aid it's not in the year of a global pandemic and the most important climate change summit since 2015. It's terrible timing and it's in the wrong direction.  We also discuss the leading role of the private sector in embracing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) these days and broaden out the discussion to explore the future of Scotland within the Union, the importance of global education and even delve into the world of single malts for a lighter touch. For a full transcript of this conversation visit The Do One Better Podcast website at Lidji.org  

How would Scottish independence impact the UK as a global actor? With the Scottish National Party and the Greens having won a pro-independence majority in Edinburgh the question of a renewed independence referendum is back on the table. But what impact would this have on UK foreign policy? To find out I spoke to Emma Ashford, Senior Fellow at the Scowcroft Center at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC and a columnist at Foreign Policy. What would it mean for Trident? For Britain's relationship with the United States? And for the overall Atlantic alliance?

TRACEY FOLLOWS is a professional futurist identifying the future trends that will shape our world. Her clients have included Telefonica, Google, Sky, Farfetch, Conde Nast and Virgin. She has spoken at UN HQ in New York, delivered her TedX at the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office and closed at events such as Think With Google. She writes her own contributor column in Forbes and her opinions are regularly sought by national media. Tracey is also a member of the Association of Professional Futurists, World Futures Studies Federation and a Fellow of the RSA. Her first book, The Future of You: Can Your Identity Survive 21st Century Technology? published by Elliott & Thompson March 2021. Read her book - 'The Future of You' Follow her on Twitter - @traceyfutures See more of Nikolas’ thinking at www.nikolasbadminton.com

In the week the UK government published its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, Ben explores the recent history of UK foreign policy with Philip Stephens, the Chief Political Commentator for the Financial Times. Stephens' latest book, Britain Alone, traces the UK's pursuit of a global role after the fall of the British Empire.   Imperial legacies are also the subject of this week's second interview. Lara Hollmann is joined by two of her Global Health Programme colleagues, Dr Ngozi Erondu and Dr Mishal Khan, to discuss efforts to decolonise the institutions and practices of global health.  Find the book: Britain Alone: The Path from Suez to Brexit Read the article: Silenced Voices in Global Health

In the week the UK government published its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, Ben explores the recent history of UK foreign policy with Philip Stephens, the Chief Political Commentator for the Financial Times. Stephens' latest book, Britain Alone, traces the UK's pursuit of a global role after the fall of the British Empire.   Imperial legacies are also the subject of this week's second interview. Lara Hollmann is joined by two of her Global Health Programme colleagues, Dr Ngozi Erondu and Dr Mishal Khan, to discuss efforts to decolonise the institutions and practices of global health.  Find the book: Britain Alone: The Path from Suez to Brexit Read the article: Silenced Voices in Global Health

Rosa Balfour, director of Carnegie Europe, talks to Paul Adamson about the tensions in creating a EU foreign and security policy and the UK's new Integrated Review ('Global Britain in a competitive age').

Rosa Balfour, director of Carnegie Europe, talks to Paul Adamson about the tensions in creating a EU foreign and security policy and the UK's new Integrated Review ('Global Britain in a competitive age').

It has been billed as the most significant overhaul of the UK’s foreign, defence, security and development policies for a generation. What the government has called its Integrated Review will be published tomorrow. At its heart will be a big question - how should Britain live with an ever richer, ever more powerful, ever more assertive China. Radio 4's Nick Robinson spoke to some of those writing and shaping this review - and those watching nervously to see how dramatically Britain's policy might now shift (Image: Screen displays President Xi Jinping Credit: EPA)

James is the founder of Eeverse Clothing & Events. In this episode, James openly discuss his life before Prison from growing up with ADHD, being excluded from school, to being caught stealing and serving a prison sentence. James shares how Prison transformed his life around,and how he created the idea for Eeverse Clothing. And finally James talks Motivation speaking and the surreal moment of speaking to UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office last year on World Mental Health Day.

Guests: Kit Klarenberg & Mohamed Elmaazi. New documents that appear to be from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office have been leaked by a group that identifies as “Anonymous” and is allegedly the same group that has published leaked documents over the past two years about UK Foreign Office covert programs. This batch of documents shows that Whitehall uses private contractors to infiltrate a variety of media (including smaller, “independent” media and social media influencers and civil society. In this case the stated noble objectives are things like improving literacy, ensuring balance in reporting and countering disinformation. The real objectives revealed in the documents are something else entirely. There is also a bonus episode for patrons about how this seems like an evolved, 21st century Operation Mockingbird.  Kit Klarenberg is an investigative journalist who explores the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions and he currently writes for RT. Mohamed Elmaazi is a journalist with experience in human rights law who is currently writing for Sputnik International.  FOLLOW Mohamed on Twitter at @MElmaazi. Find his writing at Sputnik News, The Canary and visit his blog The Interregnum. Follow Kit’s work at RT.  Around the Empire is listener supported, independent media. Pitch in at Patreon: patreon.com/aroundtheempire or paypal.me/aroundtheempirepod. Find all links at aroundtheempire.com.  SUBSCRIBE on YouTube. FOLLOW @aroundtheempire and @joanneleon.  SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW on iTunes, iHeart, Spotify, Google Play, Facebook or on your preferred podcast app. Recorded on March 3, 2021. Music by Fluorescent Grey. Reference Links: Leaked papers allege massive UK govt effort to co-opt Russian-language anti-Kremlin media & influencers to ‘weaken Russian state’, Kit Klarenberg, RT From Telegram to elections: Leaked documents expose sinister workings of UK government’s anti-Russian ‘troll factory’, RT, Kit Klarenberg UK Foreign Office Docs Reveal 'Full-Spectrum' Psyops to 'Destabilise Russia', Journalist Says, Mohamed Elmaazi, Sputnik ATE Ep 83 Temple of Covert Propaganda (Part 1) feat Mohamed Elmaazi ATE Ep 84 Temple of Covert Propaganda (Part 2) feat Mohamed Elmaazi On Contact: British government psyops with Mohamed Elmaazi Reuters, BBC, and Bellingcat participated in covert UK Foreign Office-funded programs to “weaken Russia,” leaked docs reveal, Max Blumenthal, The Grayzone PNAC: Rebuilding America’s Defenses: Strategy, Forces and Resources for a New Century  

This week, Ben is joined by Claudia Sadoff, Managing Director for Research Delivery and Impact, to discuss the relationship between food systems, climate change and security. Claudia was speaking ahead of the launch of a new campaign from CGIAR and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Transforming Agricultural Innovation for Climate, Nature and People calls for half of public investments in agricultural innovation to focus on innovations that provide new solutions across the entire spectrum of our food and agricultural industries to support the UN Global Goals that related to food, climate and the environment. Then Mariana Vieira speaks to David Veveers, a historian at Queen Mary, University of London, about his recent article on the mis-remembering of British imperial history. They discuss how empire has shaped modern British society, and the troubling signs that the UK government may attempt to define the 'right' interpretation of the nation's history.  Find out more: Transforming Agricultural Innovation for Climate, Nature and People Read The World Today article: Empire: Let the statues fall Credits: Speakers: Claudia Sadoff, David Veveers Hosts: Ben Horton, Mariana Vieira Editor: Jamie Reed Recorded and produced by Chatham House

This week, Ben is joined by Claudia Sadoff, Managing Director for Research Delivery and Impact, to discuss the relationship between food systems, climate change and security. Claudia was speaking ahead of the launch of a new campaign from CGIAR and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Transforming Agricultural Innovation for Climate, Nature and People calls for half of public investments in agricultural innovation to focus on innovations that provide new solutions across the entire spectrum of our food and agricultural industries to support the UN Global Goals that related to food, climate and the environment. Then Mariana Vieira speaks to David Veevers, a historian at Queen Mary, University of London, about his recent article on the mis-remembering of British imperial history. They discuss how empire has shaped modern British society, and the troubling signs that the UK government may attempt to define the 'right' interpretation of the nation's history.  Find out more: Transforming Agricultural Innovation for Climate, Nature and People Read The World Today article: Empire: Let the statues fall Credits: Speakers: Claudia Sadoff, David Veevers Hosts: Ben Horton, Mariana Vieira Editor: Jamie Reed Recorded and produced by Chatham House

Undercurrents returns for its first episode of 2021 with an extended interview on the future of UK foreign policy. The United Kingdom is emerging from four long years of intense debate abouts its relationship with the European Union. While the effects of Brexit are still to be felt, questions now confront policymakers about how the UK should position itself in an increasingly complex global landscape.  In this episode Ben is joined by Chatham House Director Dr Robin Niblett to discuss his new report, Global Britain, Global Broker, which proposes a new approach to understanding Britain's international role.  Read the Chatham House report: Global Britain, Global Broker: A Blueprint for the UK's Future International Role Credits: Speaker: Dr Robin Niblett Host: Ben Horton Editor: Jamie Reed Recorded and produced by Chatham House

Undercurrents returns for its first episode of 2021 with an extended interview on the future of UK foreign policy. The United Kingdom is emerging from four long years of intense debate abouts its relationship with the European Union. While the effects of Brexit are still to be felt, questions now confront policymakers about how the UK should position itself in an increasingly complex global landscape.  In this episode Ben is joined by Chatham House Director Dr Robin Niblett to discuss his new report, Global Britain, Global Broker, which proposes a new approach to understanding Britain's international role.  Read the Chatham House report: Global Britain, Global Broker: A Blueprint for the UK's Future International Role Credits: Speaker: Dr Robin Niblett Host: Ben Horton Editor: Jamie Reed Recorded and produced by Chatham House

How do you predict, plan for and make the future you want become reality? Ask Cat Tully. Cat is the founder of the School of International Futures. During our podcast Cat explores with us what the future will be and how we can get there, providing practical guidance so that we can all get ready for the future we want. Cat’s day job is to quite literally to get governments, civil society and businesses ready for the future. Her CV includes: Strategy Project Director at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Senior Policy Adviser in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. She is a member of United Nations Learning Advisory Council for the 2030 Agenda and has worked in strategy and international relations with organisations ranging from Christian Aid, to Procter and Gamble, the EU Commission, United Nations (UN) and the World Bank. During our conversation Cat shares with us her thoughts on the future, the things she thinks we should all be preparing for. Get ready to hear about issues ranging from: the energy, dynamism and confidence with the African continent; intergenerational fairness; and movement towards a post carbon economy. In addition Cat shares how we can better understand the future and challenge the official view on the future. She provides practical steps to help individuals and organisations better plan and prepare for the future. To further explore ‘what now?’ join us for the Business Fights Poverty ReBuild Summit on 21st January 2021: https://businessfightspoverty.org/articles/where-now-2021/ Links: School of International Futures (SOIF): https://soif.org.uk Get in touch with Cat directly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catarinatully/

The majority of us use technology everyday in our day to day lives, yet the impact of technology on our health and human rights is often overlooked. Whilst technology has propelled advances in both the global health and human rights sector, bringing new innovations and improving the lives of many, the two sectors remain largely separate. As fields such as digital health continue to rise and technology begins to play an increasing role in our everyday lives, it is essential that those working within technology understand how technology, global health and human rights interact to impact populations globally. Our aim is to help those working with technology to not only understand what global health and human rights are, but how they can work towards ensuring that the world we live in is one where all individuals have access to healthcare and can live freely. About Kadye Global We believe that Global Health & Human Rights should be at the forefront of technological advances. Our goal is to ensure that all those entering and working within the technological industry are aware of the importance of understanding and ensuring Human rights and Global Health are at the forefront as technology advances. By working collaboratively with businesses and educating incoming graduates on the importance of global health and human rights we believe we can produce a future in which technology benefits every individual and community around the globe, ensuring an inclusive future. Tafadzwa Kadye is a co-founder of Kadye Global. She has a MSc in global health and development and a BSc in Biomedical Science. When she is not working on Kadye Global Tafadzwa is the co-lead of the Global Health Café; a platform in which people can engage in global health and develop innovative solutions, engaging individuals from all over the world and continuing to bring a fresh and dynamic approach to International Health issues. She currently works for an organisation empowering youth to advocate for global health. Before this Tafadzwa worked for a small grassroots organisation based in (Mbare, Zimbabwe) and assisted on a research project focussing on a public health approach to youth violence in London. Maud Kadye is a co-founder of Kadye Global. She has an LLM in Human Rights Law and an LLB in Law. She currently manages projects in East Africa on the areas of conflict, security and Justice. Before this, Maud was based in Ghana working on human rights and development projects. Maud has experience of working with United Nations Agencies and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

The workplace is not a place for rocking the boat by discussing politics or religion, is it? Not always the case, as today's guest has found the business environment incredibly ripe for ministry. Jim Grimmer chats with Andy and Kristi about how he's using his Christian faith to fill the voids of personal and spiritual support found in many workplaces.Jim Grimmer has over 40 years work experience, firstly 20 years as a Police Officer, including roles in serious crime and major incident investigation and for the past 20 years in Business Development, General Management & Director roles within the Oil & Gas industry.In 2005, he was awarded the ‘Iraq Reconstruction Medal’ following a year located in the Maysan Province of Iraq, mentoring the new Iraqi Police Service on behalf of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office.A co-founder and trustee of The Business Connection Charity, in November 2017, Jim stepped into the role of CEO of P3 Business Care, a social enterprise he created to bring personal proactive care, support & encouragement to people working in the 9-5 corporate sector.Support the show (https://www.solas-cpc.org/podcast-book-offer/)

In this episode of the LawWise podcast, Cadwalader partners Jodi Avergun, Mark Beardsworth and Kevin Roberts, members of the firm’s transatlantic White Collar Defense and Investigations practice, discuss regulatory and litigation risks for companies and individuals seeking to make investments in the U.S. and UK or lobbying the U.S. or UK government on behalf of foreign governments. Key discussion points include: The current legal climate as it pertains to foreign investment in the U.S. and UK Foreign direct investment in the U.S. and UK Foreign influence in the political process

In this episode, we interviewed former UK National Security Advisor Sir Mark Lyall Grant about a range of topics seeking to understand Britain's position in the current geopolitical context, especially in the aftermath of Brexit. We dig deep into several issues affecting key regions, stretching from Europe into South and East Asia, including Britain's relationship with countries such as Russia and Pakistan, the Diego Garcia issue, and of course the special relationship between Britain and the United States, especially during the Trump Era. Moreover, we assess Sir Grant's take on the rise of China, having conversations on the recent unrest in Hong Kong, a growing Chinese presence in South Asia, and more. Lastly, we seek to understand the security implications of Brexit and the impact of COVID-19 on these issues.

In today’s episode, we’re chatting to Professor Sue Black, an anatomist and forensic anthropologist. You might’ve seen characters doing her job on television, in shows like NCIS or Silent Witness – although, they’re not quite an accurate portrayal, as you’ll find out.Over the course of her career, Sue has worked with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the United Nations, helping to identify victims and perpetrators from only sections of their bodies – perhaps a finger found in a bin bag, or the back of an assaulter’s hand caught on film. Her work has taken her to places such as Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Iraq.She talks to us about how science helps her piece together fragmented parts of a human jigsaw. This episode contains some graphic content, including descriptions of criminal acts and dissection, that some listeners might find upsetting.Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.Subscribe to the Science Focus Podcast on these services: Acast, iTunes, Stitcher, RSS, OvercastRead the full transcription [this will open in a new window]This podcast was supported by brilliant.org, helping people build quantitative skills in maths, science, and computer science with fun and challenging interactive explorations.Listen to more episodes of the Science Focus Podcast:Brian Switek: How did bones evolve?Mark O'Connell: Transhumanism: using technology to live foreverBill Bryson: What should we know about how our bodies work?Nathan Lents: Everything that's wrong with the human bodyRitu Raman: Can you build with biology?Aleks Krotoski: What happens to your data when you die? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode 9, Jaki Mebur (Market Engagement Manager at GSMA), Hamse Koshin (MEAL Specialist at Care International Somalia and Somaliland) and Ali Bosir (Head of Business Development at Telesom Somaliland) discuss challenges and innovations that come from adopting new technologies into humanitarian programming. Find out more about the M4H programme at: www.gsma.com/m4h This initiative is currently funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and supported by the GSMA and its members.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit countries around the world with each government having to quickly create a strategy to combat the spread of the virus. Many countries have followed guidance from the World Health Organisation but there hasn't been a consistent global effort to fight COVID-19. Each country and government has faced their own challenges in their own way, so will this lead to a change in rhetoric for global diplomacy after the pandemic is contained? Andy Bell speaks with Tom Tugendhat MP, the Chairman of the UK's Foreign Affairs Committee, who thinks foreign policy has never been more important as a way to protect our interests and "protect our home". They discuss Covid-19's origin, the dialogue between superpowers US and China, and how the UK will appear on the world stage after the outbreak as it attempts to continue with Brexit. How did we get here? Explaining the news is a podcast from 5 News. Join Andy Bell as he explains the world's biggest news stories through interviews with politicians, experts, and analysts.

In this episode, Liam Walpole and Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen talk to David Grealy about the impact of David Owen on the genealogy of Britain’s ethical foreign policy. Related Research Remote Warfare and the Practical Challenges for the Protection of Civilians Strategy Fusion Doctrine in Five Steps: Lessons Learned from Remote Warfare in Africa Rhodesia, 1977-1979: David Owen, Human Rights and British Foreign Policy Image credit: Public Domain. Music by BenSound About the discussants Liam Walpole is the Policy Manager at ORG's Remote Warfare Programme. Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen is the Research and Policy Officer at ORG's Remote Warfare Programme. David Grealy is a PhD candidate at the University of Liverpool where he received his BA in history (2014) and a Master’s degree in twentieth century history (2015). His research focuses primarily on British diplomatic perspectives on the human rights ‘breakthrough’ of the 1970s. David was a participant of the Global Humanitarianism Research Academy 2017.

Professor Amelia Hadfield, head of the Department of Politics and Director of the Centre for Britain and Europe at the University of Surrey, talks to Paul Adamson about UK foreign and security policy post-Brexit.

Professor Amelia Hadfield, head of the Department of Politics and Director of the Centre for Britain and Europe at the University of Surrey, talks to Paul Adamson about UK foreign and security policy post-Brexit.

In 2018, new measures were introduced to expand the scope of government intervention in mergers. This year, the government's briefing note accompanying the Queen's Speech proposes new rules on investment screening.  What does this mean for business?   Our experts examine the existing UK foreign direct investment rules, and explain what any expansion of investment screening may mean in practice. 

This session – led by Ms Vicky Bird and Dr Avinash Paliwal – will offer an introduction to the archives of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’ papers on Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and China. Highly suitable for teaching and research purposes, these archives are now available digitally via Adam Matthew International. SOAS Library will begin Read more..

This session – led by Ms Vicky Bird and Dr Avinash Paliwal – will offer an introduction to the archives of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’ papers on Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and China. Highly suitable for teaching and research purposes, these archives are now available digitally via Adam Matthew International. SOAS Library will begin its month-long trial version of these archives starting October 24, 2017. Open to students and staff, the session seeks to sensitise scholars to the depth and breath of these documents. Critical to study a variety of historical topics such as foreign and security policy, international relations, and domestic politics of UK, South Asia, and China, these documents can be of use to scholars from various disciplines. Edited by Isabella Steel