It’s two days until the launch of PS21 New York and with events lined up in DC and at the Cabinet Office in London, next week promises to be an exciting one for us. See below for an update on what we got up to this week, and more detail on what’s on the cards for next week…
PS21 is currently seeking volunteers and interns to help support events and research in London, Washington DC and New York. Interested? E-mail PS21Central@Gmail.com.
Want to write for PS21? E-mail the same address and we’ll forward to the editor Carrie Cuno.
Our Upcoming Events:
London
October 21: Energy, Commodities and Geopolitics
Only a handful of years ago, we thought oil at $100 a barrel might be with us for life. Now, with faltering Chinese demand and booming US production, it stands at less than half of that. Soft commodities and food have been on a similar roller coaster. With an expert panel, we look at where to from here. Chaired by Richard Mably Europe, the Middle East and Africa Editor for Reuters, the discussion will include the following panelists:
John Kemp, senior market analyst for Reuters, Emily Stromquist, global energy and natural resources analyst for the Eurasia Group and David Murrin, PS21 Global Fellow, author of Breaking the Code of History and chairman at Spartent Global Solutions. Join us at the Cabinet Office, 100 Parliament Street, SW1A 2BQ at 17:30.
John Kemp, senior market analyst for Reuters, Emily Stromquist, global energy and natural resources analyst for the Eurasia Group and David Murrin, PS21 Global Fellow, author of Breaking the Code of History and chairman at Spartent Global Solutions. Join us at the Cabinet Office, 100 Parliament Street, SW1A 2BQ at 17:30.
This event is fully booked. If you are interested in attending, email
October 27: Britain’s Place in the World
In a rapidly changing 21st century, where does Great Britain stand in the world? Do the Syria vote and EU referendum show a country drawing back within its borders? How is the UK perceived in Washington and elsewhere? And what, perhaps most important of all, do the British people really want? Launching the publication of its first electronic and print book: “Facing Facts – Is Britain’s Influence Diminishing?” by Daily Telegraph Europe editor Peter Foster. The discussion will be chaired by Tom Bruxner, former British Army officer and PS21 Global Fellow. Panelists will include Peter Foster, Europe editor, Daily Telegraph, Air Vice Marshal Michael Harwood rtd, Former RAF officer and defence attaché to Washington DC and Catherine Fieschi, chief founding director of Counterpoint, former head of Demos.
Washington DC
October 22: Europe’s Migration Crisis
Conflict and poverty – particularly in Syria – have left the European Union confronting its worst refugee crisis since World War II. With several nations re-imposing border controls and political strains growing, what is behind this year’s almost unprecedented events. Does the EU have the political capability to manage them? And what will happen next year if calmer seas in the Mediterranean and ongoing fighting in the Middle East producers even greater flows? Panelists for this discussion will include Sir Michael Leigh, former head of EU enlargement and deputy head of foreign relations, now senior adviser at the German Marshall Fund and member of the PS21 International Advisory Group, Jack Goldstone, professor of public policy, George Mason University, demographics and national security expert and member of the PS21 International Advisory Group and Rasha Elass, former Damascus-based journalist and PS21 global fellow.
Join us at Thomson Reuters, 1333 H Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20005 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. To attend, RSVP here.
New York
October 19: PS21 New York Introduction and Networking Drinks
After launching successfully earlier this year in London and Washington DC, the Project for the Study of the 21st Century (PS21) is starting operations in New York. Join us to hear about the newest and most innovative addition to the think tank scene. Or just join us to drink our wine and meet other interesting people.
To attend RSVP here.
October 21: Diversity beyond gender
Women In International Security (WIIS) will host a discussion on “diversity beyond gender” in New York featuring PS21 executive director Peter Apps and PS21 global fellow Asha Castleberry. E-mail wiisny@wiisglobal.org if you wish to attend.
At PS21 this week:
Eric Mwiine-Mugaju wrote a piece on Are presidential term limits in East Africa checks and balances that don’t balance?, Peter Apps looks at why Columbus Day says a lot about America. And not in a good way… and Cecilia Diemont considers Meanwhile, in Australia: The Other Migration Crisis
Last but not least, PS21 executive director Peter Apps’s latest Kindle Single was also published this week by Amazon:
November 1915: disgraced and stripped of high office, Winston Churchill heads to the trenches to fight.
A quarter of a century before his “finest hour” in World War II, Churchill faced a very different kind of crisis. Blamed for disaster at the Dardanelles, he volunteered for duty at the front. The first stand-alone account of those six months published since the 1920s, CHURCHILL IN THE TRENCHES reveals what happened next.
Previous PS21 Reports:
21/09/2015 Managing tensions in Asia
17/09/2015 A Conversation with Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer
09/09/2015 Beyond the SDSR
28/08/2015 Making it in DC and beyond
29/07/2015 Kidnap & Ransom
28/07/2015 Social Media and Politics
01/07/2015 The Future of Drones
Other Articles
October 2015
September 2015
29/09/2015 Egypt’s PR Problem – Carrie Cuno
25/09/2015 Roundup: Our top five posts on economies and markets
25/09/2015 Roundup: Our top five posts on economies and markets
23/09/2015 When Putin looks in the mirror, does he see Assad? – Peter Apps
18/09/2015 Oman’s independent foreign policy – Asha Castleberry
16/09/2015 The death of Reyaad Khan – Richard Barrett
15/09/2015 The neuroscience of Jeremy Corbyn – Robert Colvile
11/09/2015 100 days of Buhari Presidency – Emmanuel Akinwotu
10/09/2015 An Insider’s view of government with Ari Ratner
08/09/2015 Not with a bang, but a white paper
18/09/2015 Oman’s independent foreign policy – Asha Castleberry
16/09/2015 The death of Reyaad Khan – Richard Barrett
15/09/2015 The neuroscience of Jeremy Corbyn – Robert Colvile
11/09/2015 100 days of Buhari Presidency – Emmanuel Akinwotu
10/09/2015 An Insider’s view of government with Ari Ratner
08/09/2015 Not with a bang, but a white paper
01/09/2015 The deflation shock – David Murrin
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