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Monday 8 December 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Sixty Years On
Professor Francesca Klug, Professorial Research Fellow, London School of Economics
Chair: Shami Chakrabarti, Director, Liberty
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 3 December 2008 18:45 to 20:00
Hugo Young Memorial Lecture: Globalization, Government and Britain's Economic Future
The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Chair: Peter Preston
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Meeting Recording Q&A Recording
Tuesday 2 December 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Toughness as Tactics? Assessing Russia's Approach to International Affairs
Dmitri Trenin, Deputy Director, Carnegie Moscow Center and Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment
Meeting Transcript
Tuesday 2 December 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Barack Obama and the Difficult Task Ahead in the Middle East
Abdel Bari Atwan, Editor-in-chief, al-Quds al-Arabi
Meeting Transcript
Thursday 27 November 2008 18:30 to 20:00
Advocating for Human Rights in a Multi-Polar World
Under 35s Forum
Tom Porteous, London Director, Human Rights Watch
Meeting Recording Q&A Recording
Wednesday 26 November 2008 17:30 to 18:30
The Age of Ageing: How Demographics are Changing the Global Economy and our World
George Magnus, Senior Economic Advisor, UBS Investment Bank
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 26 November 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Intimate Enemies: Osama Bin Laden's Vision of the West
Faisal Devji, Associate Professor, New School University, New York, and author, The Terrorist in Search of Humanity
Meeting Transcript
Monday 24 November 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Anti-Americanism in the Age of Obama
Justin Webb, North America Editor, BBC; author, Have a Nice Day: Behind the Cliches - Giving America Another Chance
Meeting Transcript
Thursday 20 November 2008 17:15 to 18:45
African Agriculture Series: An African Green Revolution?
Akin Adesina, Vice President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
Ousmane Badiane, Africa Director, International Food Policy Research Institute; lead economist, African Union's Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme
Meeting Recording Q&A Recording
Tuesday 18 November 2008 18:30 to 19:30
Lord Roll Memorial Lecture: The Changing Relationship between the Central Banks and the Public-The Importance of Communication
Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank
Meeting Transcript
Monday 17 November 2008 18:30 to 19:30
The Whitehead Lecture: Major Foreign Policy Challenges for the Next US President
Dr Zbigniew Brzezinski, Counselor and Trustee, Center for Strategic and International Studies; National Security Advisor to the President of the United States (1977-81)
Meeting Transcript Meeting Recording Q&A Recording
Thursday 6 November 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Axis of Convenience: Moscow, Beijing and The New Geopolitics
Dr Bobo Lo, Director, Russia and China Programmes, Centre for European Reform; author, Axis of Convenience: Moscow, Beijing and the New Geopolitics
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 5 November 2008 12:15 to 13:30
Should Britain Withdraw Troops from Afghanistan?
BBC 'In Afghanistan' Series - BBC Radio 4 Recording
Speakers:
Christopher Alexander, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan
Simon Jenkins, columnist, The Guardian and The Sunday Times
Farid Khan Popal, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, London
Ahmed Rashid, journalist and author of Descent into Chaos
Rory Stewart, head of Turquoise Mountain Foundation in Kabul, and author of The Places in Between
Lt Col Stuart Tootal, former commander, 3rd Parachute Battalion Regiment
Chair: Eddie Mair, Presenter, PM Programme, BBC Radio 4
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 29 October 2008 18:30 to 19:30
Joseph Gaggero Hall Grand Opening: How will the UK and Europe Influence the New US President?
Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, Co-President, Chatham House
Sir Malcolm Rifkind QC MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1995-97)
Dr DeAnne Julius, Chairman, Chatham House
Chair: Sarah Montague, Presenter, The Today programme, BBC Radio 4
Meeting Transcript Meeting Recording
Wednesday 22 October 2008 18:30 to 20:00
The World is Safe and Getting Safer
Corporate Leaders Series
Richard Fenning, CEO, Control Risks
Meeting Transcript
Monday 20 October 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Post-Olympics China and its Relations with the West
HE Mrs Fu Ying, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China
Chair: Dr Kerry Brown, Senior Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Thursday 16 October 2008 19:00 to 20:00
Media, Youth and the US Elections
Under 35s Forum
Paisley Dodds, Chief of Bureau, The Associated Press
Jennifer Siebens, Vice President London and Bureau Chief, CBS News
Kevin Sullivan, London Co-Bureau Chief, The Washington Post
Chair: Ben Hammersley, Wired (UK)
Meeting Recording Q&A Recording
Thursday 16 October 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Power-Sharing and the Future in Zimbabwe
Stephen Chan, Professor of International Relations, School of Oriental and African Studies
Discussant: Dr Knox Chitiyo, Head, Africa Programme, Royal United Services Institute
Chair: Martin Plaut, Africa Editor, BBC World Service
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Thursday 9 October 2008 17:30 to 18:30
The Georgia Crisis: What Happened, What Next?
Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Marc Behrendt, Eurasia Programme Manager, International Alert
James Sherr, Head, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House
Chair: Quentin Peel, International Affairs Editor, Financial Times
Meeting Transcript
Friday 3 October 2008 13:00 to 14:00
The Who, The What and The Why of the 2008 Presidential Election
US Election Series
Professor Paul Green, Director of the Institute of Politics, Arthur Rubloff Professor Policy Studies, Roosevelt University; Political Analyst for WGN Radio, Chicago
Chair: Professor Michael Cox, Chair, United States Discussion Group, Chatham House
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Thursday 2 October 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Torture, Lawyers and Complicity: How the Post 9/11 Abuse Began
Philippe Sands QC, Professor of Law at University College London; barrister, Matrix Chambers; author Torture Team: Deception, Cruelty and the Compromise of Law
Discussant: Alasdair Palmer, Public Policy Editor, Sunday Telegraph
Chair: Elizabeth Wilmshurst, Associate Fellow, International Law Programme, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Monday 22 September 2008 18:00 to 19:00
Redefining American Power
US Election Series
Dr John Hamre, President and CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Chair: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Thursday 18 September 2008 18:00 to 19:00
Britain's Armed Forces: Glorious Past, Uncertain Future
Annual Defence Lecture held jointly with the Naval and Military Club
Sir Max Hastings, Author and Commentator; Editor and Editor-in-Chief, The Daily Telegraph (1986-95)
Chair: Dr Paul Cornish, Carrington Chair in International Security and Head, International Security Programme, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Monday 15 September 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Does it Matter Who Wins? US Foreign Policy After the Election
US Election Series
Alexander Lennon, Editor-in-Chief, The Washington Quarterly; Research Fellow in International Security Policy, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Chair: Professor Michael Cox, Chair, United States Discussion Group, Chatham House
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Thursday 11 September 2008 13:00 to 14:00
The New Age of Public Diplomacy
Speaker: James K. Glassman, US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Chair: Gideon Rachman, Financial Times Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist
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Tuesday 22 July 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Leadership and Democracy in Africa
The Honourable Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya
Chair: The Rt Hon the Lord Steel of Aikwood
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Wednesday 2 July 2008 16:00 to 17:00
US Policy Responses to Global Economic Challenges
Henry M Paulson, Jr, US Secretary of the Treasury
Chair: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
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Tuesday 1 July 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Food Prices: Where next?
Alex Evans, Non-Resident Fellow, Centre on International Cooperation, New York University and author, Chatham House Briefing Paper Rising Food Prices: Drivers and Implications for Development (April 2008)
Timothy Lang, Professor of Food Policy, Centre for Food Policy, City University
Chair: Felicity Lawrence, The Guardian
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Wednesday 25 June 2008 18:30 to 20:00
The Trust Option: The Role of Education and Culture in International Relations
Under 35s Forum
Martin Davidson, CEO, British Council
Chair: Benjamin Saoul, Deputy Head, Arab Israel Group, Middle East and North Africa Directorate, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Under 35s Forum Steering Group Member
Meeting Transcript
Monday 23 June 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Lost Opportunities in the Horn of Africa
Sally Healy, Associate Fellow, Africa Programme, Chatham House
Discussant: David Stephen, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia (1997-2001)
Chair: HE Mrs Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar, High Commissioner for the United Republic of Tanzania
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Monday 23 June 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Terms of Intervention
Nick Clegg MP, Leader, Liberal Democrats
Chair: Alex Vines, Head, Africa Programme, Chatham House; Member, UN Panel of Expertise on Cote d'Ivoire (2005-2007); and Member, UN Panel of Expertise on Liberia (2001-2003)
Meeting Transcript
Thursday 19 June 2008 17:30 to 18:30
The Crisis in Somalia
Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Somalia
Chair: David Stephen, UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Somalia (1997-2001) and Guinea-Bissau (2002-2004)
Meeting Transcript
Thursday 19 June 2008 13:30 to 14:30
China's March Towards Modernity
Tung Chee Hwa, Vice-Chairman, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1997-2005)
Chair: Baroness Dunn, Executive Director, John Swire & Sons Ltd
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Wednesday 18 June 2008 18:30 to 19:30
Companies, Development and Accountability
Corporate Leaders Series
Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive, Anglo American plc
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Wednesday 11 June 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Malaysia's Response to New Global Challenges
Rt Hon Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak, Deputy Prime Minister (2004-) and Defence Minister, Malaysia (1999-)
Chair: Sir Charles Masefield, Chairman, Helvetica
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Wednesday 4 June 2008 13:30 to 14:30
New World Disorder: The Future Prospects for the UN
Lord Hannay of Chiswick, UK Permanent Representative to the UN (1990-95); Member, High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change
Chair: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Monday 2 June 2008 18:00 to 19:00
The Future Sources of America's Power
US Election Series
Sandy Berger, Co-Chairman, Stonebridge International; US National Security Advisor (1997-2001)
Chair: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Friday 30 May 2008 16:00 to 17:00
Korea's Response to Challenges from the Global Financial Markets
Korea Discussion Group
HE Dr Jun Kwang-Woo, Chairman, Financial Services Commission, Republic of Korea (February 2008-)
Chair: Dr John Llewellyn, Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Lehman Brothers and Chatham House Council Member
Meeting Transcript
Friday 23 May 2008 13:30 to 14:30
State-Building Strategies for the 21st Century
Dr Ashraf Ghani, Chairman, Institute for State Effectiveness; Finance Minister, Afghanistan (2002-04)
Clare Lockhart, Co-founder and CEO, Institute for State Effectiveness
Chair: Rt Hon Clare Short MP, Secretary of State for International Development (1997-2003)
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Thursday 22 May 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Protect, Respect, and Remedy: An International Framework for Business and Human Rights
Professor John G. Ruggie, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Business and Human Rights
Chair: Sir Brian Fall, Government Relations Adviser, Rio Tino plc; UK Ambassador to the Russian Federation (1992-95)
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 21 May 2008 17:00 to 18:00
The Return of History and the End of Dreams
United States Discussion Group
Dr Robert Kagan, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Chair: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Tuesday 20 May 2008 17:30 to 18:30
What Change for Russia Under Medvedev?
Richard Sakwa, Professor of Russian and European Politics, University of Kent and Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House
Dr Edwin Bacon, Head of the School of Politics and Sociology, Birkbeck College, London and author, Securitising Russia: The Domestic Politics of Vladimir Putin (Manchester University Press, 2006)
Chair: Martin Nicholson, Minister-Counsellor, UK Embassy, Moscow (1994-97); Associate Fellow, Chatham House (1999-2002)
Meeting Transcript
Monday 19 May 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Climate Change and Water Crisis
Professor Mark Maslin, Director of the Environment Institute, University College London
Dr Richard Taylor, Department of Geography, University College London
Chair: Sir John Birch, University College London
Meeting Transcript
Thursday 15 May 2008 12:00 to 13:00
Ukraine's Progress since the Orange Revolution
HE Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine
Chair: Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind QC MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1995-97)
Meeting Transcript
Tuesday 13 May 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Developments in Iraq
Ambassador David Satterfield, Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq, US Department of State
Chair: Sir Richard Dalton, UK Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran (2003-06)
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 7 May 2008 09:30 to 10:30
The US Political Landscape
US Election Series
John Zogby, President and CEO, Zogby International
Chair: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Monday 28 April 2008 18:00 to 19:00
Poland's Perspectives on Balancing Transatlantic and European Issues
HE Radek Sikorski, Foreign Minister, Republic of Poland
Chair: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 23 April 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Women's Human Rights in Saudi Arabia
Farida Deif, Researcher, Middle East and North Africa, Women's Rights Division, Human Rights Watch
Discussant: Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed, King's College London
Chair: Rt Hon Ann Clwyd MP, Chair, All Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group
Meeting Transcript
Monday 21 April 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Has Iran Won the Iraq War?
Juan Cole, Professor of History, University of Michigan
Chair: Peter David, Foreign Editor, The Economist
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 16 April 2008 18:30 to 20:15
Peace and Justice After Conflict: Can We Have Both?
Under 35s Forum
Juan Mendez, President, International Center for Transitional Justice
Alexander Loden, independent consultant; Editor, Journal of Peacebuilding and Development
Chair: Elizabeth Wilmshurst, Associate Fellow, International Law, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Tuesday 15 April 2008 13:30 to 14:30
The Arab League and the Regional Conflicts
HE Amr Moussa, Secretary General, League of Arab States
Chair: Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell, President, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Thursday 10 April 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Up From the Ashes? Kenya's Political Crisis
Lucy Hannan, reporter, freelance contributor to Channel 4 News and political commentator
Henry Maina, University of Warwick
Chair: David White, former Africa Editor, Financial Times
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 9 April 2008 17:30 to 18:30
The Politics of Chaos in the Middle East
Dr Olivier Roy, Research Director, French National Centre for Scientific Research; author, The Politics of Chaos in the Middle East (2008)
Chair: Dr Khaled Hroub, Director, Cambridge Arab Media Project
Meeting Transcript
Monday 7 April 2008 13:30 to 14:30
From 9/11 to 7/7: Global Terrorism Today and the Challenges of Tomorrow
Robert S. Mueller III, Director, US Federal Bureau of Investigation (2001-)
Chair: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 2 April 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Globalization Vs Geopolitics: The US, EU and China Compete for the Second World
Parag Khanna, Senior Research Fellow and Director, Global Governance Initiative, New America Foundation
Chair: Dr Gareth Price, Head, Asia Programme, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Tuesday 1 April 2008 08:45 to 09:30
Crossroads for NATO - How the Atlantic Alliance Should Work in the 21st Century
David Cameron MP, Leader of the Conservative Party
Meeting Transcript Meeting Recording Q&A Recording
Tuesday 18 March 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Lebanon on the Edge: An Appraisal of the Crisis
Professor Augustus Richard Norton, Boston University and author, Hezbollah: A Short History (2007)
Chair: Ian Black, Middle East editor, The Guardian
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 12 March 2008 18:30 to 20:00
Europe: Fresh Challenges for a New Generation
Under 35s Forum
Jim Murphy MP, Minister for Europe
Chair: Robin Shepherd, Senior Research Fellow Europe, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Tuesday 11 March 2008 17:30 to 18:30
The Modern Commonwealth: A Glass more than Half Full
HE Rt Hon Don McKinnon, Commonwealth Secretary-General (1999-2008)
Chair: Rt Hon Lord Luce
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Friday 7 March 2008 13:30 to 14:30
The Pakistan 2008 Elections: The Rocky Road Ahead
Dr Yunas Samad, Director, Ethnicity Social Policy Research Centre, University of Bradford and Deputy Director, South Asia Research Centre, Geneva
Chair: Dr Farzana Shaikh, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Thursday 6 March 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Combating Terrorist Financing: A Critical Assessment
Professor Jimmy Gurulé, Notre Dame Law School; Under Secretary (Enforcement), US Treasury (2001-2003)
Chair: Andrew Clark, Partner, Forensic Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 5 March 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Middle East Peacemaking: Competing Agendas
Dr Rosemary Hollis, Director of Research, Chatham House
Chair: Greg Shapland, Head of Middle East and North Africa Research Group, Research Analysts, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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Tuesday 4 March 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Changing Relations between China and Mongolia
John Man, author, The Great Wall (2008)
Chair: Jonathan Fenby, Director, China, Trusted Sources and author, History of Modern China (forthcoming 2008)
Meeting Transcript
Thursday 28 February 2008 13:30 to 14:30
United Nations Arms Embargoes: Their Impact
- Professor Peter Wallensteen, Dag Hammarskjöld Chair in Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University (1985-); co-editor, International Sanctions: Between Words and Wars in the Global System (2005)
- Paul Holtom, Researcher, Arms Transfers Project, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
- Discussant: Alex Vines, Head, Africa Programme, Chatham House; arms investigator and Chair of the UN Group of Experts on Cote d'Ivoire (2005-07); diamond investigator for the UN Panel of Experts on Liberia (2001-03); author, 'Can UN arms embargoes in Africa be effective?' (International Affairs, November 2007)
- Chair: Dr Claire Spencer, Head, Middle East Programme, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Tuesday 26 February 2008 13:30 to 14:30
The True Cost of the War in Iraq: Implications for the Global Economy
Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor, Columbia Business School; Chief Economist and Senior-Vice President, World Bank 1997-2000; and Nobel Prizewinner in Economics 2001
Chair: Dr John Llewellyn, Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Lehman Brothers and Council Member, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Monday 25 February 2008 17:30 to 18:30
The Future of Russian Foreign Policy
Dr Alex Pravda, Fellow, St Antony's College, Oxford and Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House
James Sherr, Fellow, Advanced Research and Assessment Group, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Chair: Sir Andrew Wood, British Ambassador to Russia (1995-2000)
Meeting Transcript
Friday 22 February 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Darfur and Sino-African Relations
Ambassador Liu Guijin, Chinese Government Special Representative on Darfur
Chair: Ann Grant, Vice Chairman, Standard Chartered Capital Markets Ltd
Meeting Transcript Meeting Recording
Tuesday 19 February 2008 18:45 to 19:45
Shifting Powers: Living with the New Global Paradigm
Corporate Leaders Series
Ben Verwaayen, Chief Executive, BT Group
Chair: Dr DeAnne Julius, Chairman, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Tuesday 12 February 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Explaining South Africa's Position on Sudan and Darfur
Laurie Nathan, University of Cape Town
Chair: Sally Healy, Associate Fellow, Africa Programme, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Thursday 7 February 2008 08:00 to 09:15
Crisis or no Crisis - Lessons for Financial Markets and Regulators
Director's Breakfast Meeting
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 6 February 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Syrian-Palestinian Relations after Annapolis
Professor Manuel Hassassian, Palestinian General Delegate to Britain
HE Dr Sami Khiyami, Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic, UK
Chair: Dr Rosemary Hollis, Director of Research, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Wednesday 30 January 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Iraq: The Way Out
Jonathan Steele, Senior Foreign Correspondent, The Guardian; author, Defeat: Why They Lost Iraq (2008); and Council Member, Chatham House
Chair: Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Director, The Ditchley Foundation
Meeting Transcript
Tuesday 29 January 2008 13:15 to 14:15
Sierra Leone: An Agenda for Change
HE Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone
Chair: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
Meeting Transcript
Monday 28 January 2008 17:30 to 18:30
China, Asia and the West: A Dangerous Confusion
Dr William H. Overholt, Director, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy
Chair: Dr Kerry Brown, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House
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