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Sri Lanka: All Change?

In this turbo year of polls it has just been Sri Lanka’s turn in the electoral spotlight. Presidential elections – the first since former strongman Gotabaya Rajapaksa (GR) was forced from power by a popular uprising in 2022

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Negotiating with the Devil w/ Pierre Hazan

16 Oct 2024 – 17:00 - 18:30 BST
Queen's University Belfast

Pierre Hazan will share insights from his recent book ‘Negotiating with the Devil’ to provide insider reflections on the political and ethical “red lines” that shape talks with armed interlocutors, be they states or insurgents.

Who Will Defend Europe? book launch

6 Nov 2024 – 18:00 - 19:45 GMT
King's College London

Join Keir Giles for the launch of his book ‘Who Will Defend Europe?’, an urgent, vital look at the stark choices facing leaders and societies as they confront the return of war in Europe.

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