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ErdoÄŸan’s War: The Quest for Power at Home and in Syria, w/ Gönül Tol

13 Sep 2022 – 18:00 - 19:00 BST
Intelligence Squared (online)

Join Turkey expert and author of Erdoğan’s War, Gönül Tol for a discussion of Erdoğan’s ideological evolution from a conservative democrat to an Islamist and a Turkish nationalist, and how this progression has come to shape his Syria policy, changing the course of the war.

Stranger in My Own Land book launch w/ Fida Jiryis & Moustafa Bayoumi

27 Sep 2022 – 19:00 - 20:00 BST
The Lighthouse bookshop (online)

Join Fida Jiryis and Moustafa Bayoumi for the launch of her memoir Stranger in My Own Land, a moving exploration of belonging in a contested homeland, asking difficult questions about what the right of return would mean for the millions of Palestinians waiting to come ‘home’..

Reimagining Democracy for the Future w/ Geoff Mulgan and Marcial Boo

29 Sep 2022 – 13:00 BST
Online

As democracy comes under more pressure than ever, we need new ways to take it forward. At this webinar, two leading thinkers reimagine democracy for the future: Marcial Boo, author of ‘The Rules of Democracy’ and Geoff Mulgan, author of ‘Another World is Possible’ will discuss the ideas in their books and compare their different approaches, followed by an audience Q&A.