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Clan, Power and Patronage in Mohammed Bin Zayed’s UAE w/ Matthew Hedges

10 Feb 2022 – 18:00 - 20:00 GMT
Council Room, King's College London, Strand Building, Strand Campus, London WC2R 2LS

Join ‘Reinventing the Sheikhdom’ author Matthew Hedges for a talk about why the UAE remains critical to understanding the evolution of Middle Eastern authoritarian control.

Warfare, Civilians and Humanitarians in the Twenty-First Century w/ Hugo Slim

22 Feb 2022 – 17:00 - 18:30 GMT
Blavatnik School of Government (online and in-person)

Join our author Hugo Slim for the launch of his new book ‘Solferino 21’, a persuasive overview of conflict and aid today, calling for a major rethink of war humanitarianism to meet the new challenges of the twenty-first century.

A drink w/ Sarah Jaffe, author of Work Won’t Love You Back

17 Feb 2022 – 18:00 - 19:00 GMT
The Idler (online via Zoom link)

Join journalist Sarah Jaffe and Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson for a chat about the false promises of the ‘do what you love’ mantra and why the new tyranny of work needs to end.

The Politics of Cybersecurity in the Middle East w/ James Shires

20 Jan 2022 – 15:00 - 16:00 GMT
The Hague Program for Cyber Norms (online)

Join ‘The Politics of Cybersecurity in the Middle East’ author James Shires as he explores the politics of cybersecurity in the Middle East, especially in Egypt and the GCC states.