Wilton Park dialogues
By Wilton Park
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Podcast Description
Wilton Park forges links between ideas and policy; delivering practical results through dialogue
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CleanTrade in the Asia Pacific region | Why is there more to discuss in trade terms in Asia Pacific than other countries? And why would the region be interested in the US and Europe? We discuss investment and ask what could get in the way of trading. | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMalaria – delivering controlled programmes | We discuss delivering programmes to the worst affected countries against this preventable and deadly disease. We ask about partnerships, how they work and the role of the community in helping themselves. | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWorld trade | Has the usefulness of the multilateral trade agreement expired? Should we be optimistic about any future for the Doha Round? How do you reconcile the need for growth with the fact that there is not much occurring? Is protectionism the new political weapon? | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPeaceful protest | Why is the OHCHR so concerned? How do you persuade countries and governments to permit such protest? Will social media have an effect on peaceful protest throughout the world? | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGas security | Why is there lots of excitement about gas at the moment? What is behind its cost and price? How are the climate change implications being handled? What is the future role of gas in world energy? | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe future of The Middle East | What does the phrase The Middle East mean? What is the historical driver for the uprisings currently taking place? What is happening in the non-Arab regions and what is the future for the Middle East? | 3/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanNuclear power and weaponry in the Middle East | What are the big issues? Is it feasible to merge the work of the non-proliferators with the biological weapons control? We discuss Syria, Iran and Israel and ask what the major challenges are for the NPT before the next review? | 2/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanData and personal information | We look at the issues being dealt with and the direction the British Government is taking. What has the international reaction been to the policy? How does the Government deal with the way that the perception of privacy has changed? | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe European Court of Human Rights | Where does the ECHR come from and how does it fit in with the Council of Europe? How did the Council and Court come into existence? Can the Court influence on the way countries look after the rights of individuals outside the Council of Europe? | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe role and work of the Attorney General | Why is the Attorney General taking the lead in the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe? How does he balance his responsibilities to make sure the law functions effectively with ensuring it is independent and fair? | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanNuclear trafficking | What is nuclear trafficking and what is driving it? What is dual use and how is it involved? How do the guardians work and is collaboration and cooperation easy to engineer? What is the big problem to be faced over the next 3 years? | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPresident Gül speech at Wilton Park inaugural annual address | On 23 November, HE President Gül of Turkey delivered the inaugural Wilton Park annual address at The Royal Society, London. The speech is entitled ‘Historic transition in the Middle East and its impact on global politics’ | 11/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDelivery of aid by faith based institutions, communities and organisations | How do faith based and non-faith based institutions work together? What is the responsibility of religious leaders and how should they respond to political issues? | 11/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanNuclear non-proliferation | What are the big issues we are facing? Is there a consensus amongst the countries that don’t have nuclear weapons as to how things go forward on disarmament? How does the new coalition address differences between the nuclear states? | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGlobal land issues | What are the global issues around the world? How is growing wealth changing the pressure on land? How do you incentivise people and government to do the right thing? What is the starting point for government in addressing and prioritising the issues? | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Anglican church in Zimbabwe | How has the behaviour of the government affected the church? How have parishioners related to other faith groups? How does the Bishop encourage followers to behave and encourage them to keep their faith and be realistic about threats they are under? | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe role of NATO | What is the future and what is driving change? Is it equipped to deal with volatile threats? Is the change driven by a lessening US enthusiasm for Europe or because it has other regions on which to concentrate? | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBritish German Forum | We discuss the state of the economy and the single currency of the euro and ask about the views of the British and Germany people. We ask if the crisis is affecting the way the population of Britain and Germany look at other parts of Europe. | 9/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMaritime security | Is maritime security more than just piracy and do pirates protect other illegal activities? What tools do we have to deal with maritime security and what is the law of jurisdiction of seas and ships? | 9/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe role of police: changing times | We discuss the role of the police in changing times, the demand and need for the police to be a public service and how the police respond in times of threat particularly from terrorism. We also talk about changes the police force is going through. | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Big Society | What is the Big Society? We make comparisons with China and Ukraine to help understand this concept and its ambitions. Can the Big Society really help citizens shape and define their democracy? | 8/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHydrocarbons | We look at what unconventional hydrocarbons are, how production has diversified and how secure energy supplies are, how things have changed now that extraction will be from safe countries and what the challenges are that hydrocarbons now face. | 7/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanNuclear deterrence and nuclear assurance | What do the terms nuclear deterrence and nuclear assurance mean, where will the next developments be and will there be an increase in the number of countries with nuclear weapons? What are the implications of a country providing assurance to an ally? | 7/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAfghanistan 2015 | We look forward 5 years to the transition and beyond. What does transition really mean to the Afghan people? What are the concerns of the women of Afghanistan about their future? Will civil society be able or allowed to play its role? | 7/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMultilateral verification: Solely a UN issue? | NGOs provide independent verification, but why is this not solely the domain the UN and governmental organisations? What is the impact for climate change? And what are the challenges are for the next 10 years? | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanTruth and trust: does journalism still matter in the new media world? | With social media technologies dismantling the conventional boundaries of world affairs, is the journalist obsolete? We discuss the role of all media in political movements especially during the Arab Spring. | 6/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMedia, social media – helping the development sector | Social media is bringing about an intense process of change within the development sector and the role played by traditional media. We ask how social media can be embraced to make it work in the development arena. And is there a new role for media? | 5/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSustainable development: change in an age of austerity? | Has the recession knocked sustainable development off course? Is there an agenda that could be proactively pursued? These questions and more are discussed while making a comparison between the UK and Germany. | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCivil resistance: popular movements challenging oppression | Has civil resistance always been associated with regime change? What and where have the greatest successes and failures been? And are we entering an era where popular movements will be shaping regimes? We ask these questions and more. | 4/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHIV/AIDS:accessibility of innovation | Biomedical advances have brought improved treatment for HIV/AIDS, but how accessible is innovation beyond the rich, developed world? And have healthcare systems been able to exploit this new availability of advanced drugs? | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRussia and Britain: innovation collaboration? | How does new technology effect the way both countries work? And what is the future for innovation in Russia and the sharing of talent and ideas between both nations? We discuss how science effects citizens and how to inspire youth to study it. | 3/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cleane-Government | A change in Government delivery or business as usual with more burden on the people? Will new technology bring a more efficient and effective service to citizens? And are governments really ready for the transparency of data that can be delivered? | 3/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEuropean Parliament and EU budget | In conversation with MEP, Marta Andreasen on how the Lisbon Treaty has changed the role of the parliament as a budgetary arm of the EU. Who really makes the decisions on how to spend the EU’s money? And what possible changes for the future? | 3/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHIV/AIDS: What investment in the future? | A scourge across Africa and the developing world, treatment now reaches millions of people with HIV/AIDS, but how do we afford and scale up this treatment? And how will an unprecedented global solidarity stand up in an age of austerity? | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanConflict Diplomacy | In an era of new global challenges, how has this century’s international affairs and diplomacy differed from the last? We discuss how information technologies are putting power into the hands of unaccountable individuals and transforming practises. | 3/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEU Budget | In an atmosphere where the nation states of the EU are having to be more austere in spending their own money, what does this mean for the EU as it looks forward to 2020 and plan long term? We discuss the pressure points and how to balance a budget. | 2/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAdvocates against terrorism: the civil society movement | Who can deliver the counter narrative against brutal violence and murder? This podcast discusses the role of the civil society movement as an agent for change. What is unique about their voice? And can they really influence government? | 2/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCommonwealth networking | Lord Howell, Minister of State, FCO talks about the 54 nation Commonwealth as an instrument to foreign policy. How has the information revolution affected the commonwealth in the new international landscape and why is the Commonwealth important to the UK? | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanTackling online jihad | Minister of State for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Baroness Neville Jones, on the impact of the internet on terrorism and the ‘lone wolf’ terrorist. How has the internet changed terrorism? What resilience is there through the internet? | 2/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBusiness, human rights and the UN | In dialogue with John Ruggie, we explore the business community's reaction to his UN mandate; the policy framework of protect, respect and remedy, and the nature of human rights problems experienced by business. | 1/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanNPT: what is it all about | After a decade of deadlock the recent Nuclear non-proliferation Treaty review delivered breakthrough, but what has been achieved? We discuss the treaty’s 3 pillars, USA/Russia disarmament and how non-signatories to the treaty impact on its effectiveness. | 1/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAfghanistan: talking with the Taliban | Dialogue between the Afghan government and insurgents is ongoing, but how did talks begin? How did the government identify who to talk with? And what is so special about this insurgency? We address these questions and more. | 1/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanNuclear non-Proliferation Treaty | 2010 saw a major breakthrough in the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty on weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. We discuss its significance; focusing on the dynamics at play in the region, the bottlenecks and the first steps to forward progress. | 12/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanTalking while fighting | Civil war and civil disruption: The need to engage in dialogue with the very people with who conflict is occurring. We address the history of talking while fighting, pre-conditions for dialogue and ask why an upsurge in fighting just before talks begin. | 12/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanUrban disasters: coordinating recovery | In recent times, we have seen major disasters in Haiti, Burma, Indonesia, China and Pakistan, but how prepared are affected cities to act as a hub of coordination of relief and recovery? And what is the role of external and foreign agencies on recovery? | 11/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanUrban disasters | With increasing global urbanisation comes increasing risk of urban disaster; but what constitutes an urban disaster? We address crime and civil control; the role of the UN and the problem if host nations are un-willing to receive international aid. | 11/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanUN development aid: problem creator? | How does international aid create societal and political pressures within the very countries it aims to help? Focusing on Madagascar, we examine donor behaviour and its impact on a nation's capacity to deliver the responsibilities of government. | 11/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanUN Development System | What are the challenges of change? How does the bilateral world influence the UN? We examine the changing picture for the UN and in particular its leadership on development. | 11/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPolitical change in Europe | Are we entering an era of European pragmatism in an age of European austerity? Do European politicians and public agree on EU expansion? Discussion touches on relations with the USA, China and on the emergence of a common security and foreign policy. | 11/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanChina: towards a 'harmonious society' | Here we examine China, in light of recent global economic shockwaves, to discover the philosophical and political origins of the term ‘harmonious society’ and its various challenges since 2005. Is there any link to ‘big society’ in the UK? | 11/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJapan's global role | Japan is increasing its global role, refocusing internal contradictions and international behaviour. We examine what is required internally and the partnerships involved (US/China etc), plus the commonality between UK and Japanese interests. | 11/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFATA today | FATA Today: How it might change in the future and what is needed for change to take place? This episode explores issues around education, employment, the role of women and options for all. We look at the unique location, customs and tribal background. | 10/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCyber security | We need cyber security' to address ‘cyber attack’. But what are we securing and from where is the attack? In this episode, we explore what and who are involved in this new domain and the wider implications for the governance and control of cyber-space. | 10/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 53 Episodes |
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