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Upcoming online event

5 February 2025 (16:00-17:00 UK time)

Speaker: David McAllister MEP
Comments: James Rogers, Council on Geostrategy
Moderator: Felix Dane

As we look ahead, the global order is undergoing a significant transformation. The unipolar world of the past is giving way to a more fragmented geopolitical landscape, where no single power holds dominance. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia underscores the reality that not all major players adhere to a multilateral, rules-based order, with the conflict’s outcome and long-term impact still uncertain. Instability appears to be a persistent feature of the coming decades. This will be compounded by the unpredictability of the US Administration. How will the US develop its foreign policy given the aims already set out by incoming President Trump? How will the EU address putting its own house in order? And will China’s continued rise in economic and diplomatic influence see it align with other authoritarian states, such as Russia, North Korea, and Iran, to challenge democratic governance and existing international frameworks?

Recent event

11 September 2024

2024 was an exceptional year for elections during which more than 50 countries went to the polls. Bruce Stokes gave us a detailed analysis of the main themes under discussion looking at the critical factors which will be involved in determining the outcome of the US Presidential election. He explained how the result of the election will have a fundamental effect as to how the Western Alliance shapes up towards 2030.

Latest documents

Two new briefs from the Martens Centre

The Martens Centre’s two recent policy briefs address two very important aspects for the EU in the aftermath of Brexit. One provides concrete recommendations on how to re-integrate Britain into the European sphere, for the mutual benefit of both partners, while the second discusses the continued relevance of the Northern Ireland Protocol for businesses and policymakers across the EU and UK.

“European Elections from the Inside” report

This new report by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung presents the results of the 2024 elections to the European Parliament from a European and national perspective. Together with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung offices across Europe, a concise overview was compiled for each of the 27 member states of the European Union (EU), which analyses the results in the respective countries against the backdrop of current developments.

Previous Events

Tuesday, July 16 at 18:00 (UK)

ONLINE EVENT:
Strategic readings on the EU’s future

Speaker: Dr Franck Debié, Director of the Library of the European Parliament

The European elections have become a moment for resetting the long term agenda of the European Union. To help candidates and the political parties position themselves on long term issues, the different European institutions are publishing forward looking documents. Member States are preparing the European Council’s Strategic agenda – a kind of strategic contract with the next Commission – and testing ideas for the future. In this online event, Dr Franck Debié, Director of the Library of the European Parliament provided a personal guided tour through these forward looking texts on shelf, all fresh from the print by Macron, Draghi, Letta … or the European inter-institutional foresight system (ESPAS).

Videos are now available from our Strategic readings on the EU’s future virtual conversation.

16 April 2024 at 19:30 (UK time)

IN-PERSON EVENT:
UK launch of ‘The Digital World towards 2040’ report

Speaker: Ajit Jaokar, European Internet Forum Rapporteur
Comments: Simon Staffell, Director Government Affairs, Microsoft
Chair: Alex Boyd, Director, Ideas Network 2030.

This special event held in London was the UK launch of ‘The Digital World towards 2040’ which is an important new report which has been developed in collaboration with experts from both sides of the Atlantic. This London launch took place only a few days after the European launch in Brussels and we were pleased to welcome Ajit Jaokar, University of Oxford & European Internet Forum Rapporteur, who presented the findings from the report to a selected UK audience of younger generation and close supporters of the Ideas Network 2030. Simon Staffell, Director Government Affairs, Microsoft responded to Ajit’s presentation and the session was chaired by Alex Boyd, Director of the Ideas Network 2030.

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Online event – 12 March 2024 at 18:00 (UK time)

VIRTUAL CONVERSATION:
Electoral trends in the EU, the UK and the US

Klaus Welle, Chairman Academic Council of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies

2024 is a exceptional year for elections during which more than 50 countries will be going to the polls where over a quarter of the world’s population will have the opportunity to vote. Elections to the European Parliament take place from 6 – 9 June while the US Presidential election will take place on Tuesday 5 November. The UK election is likely to take place in the autumn. The results of these elections will have a fundamental effect as to how the Western Alliance shapes up towards 2030. During our virtual conversation, Klaus Welle, Chairman Academic Council of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, gave his perspective on ‘electoral trends in the EU, the UK, and the US’

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Friday 8 September 2023

AUTUMN SEMINAR: Digital transformation and Economy and Trade

Unipart, Oxford

Click above to watch short summary of the Autumn Seminar (8.5 min video).

Friday 8 September 2023

ORIEL COLLEGE RECEPTION & DINNER: Charting the Course for the UK and Europe: How to improve relations towards 2030.

Oriel College, Oxford