Past events: Policy Forum

Syria Rebels - cropped - 11.2.13Policy Forum – UK role in Syria: Should we arm the rebels?

CMEC was delighted to bring together a distinguished group to discuss the question of whether the UK should arm the Syrian rebels.

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Sherard_CCText of Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles Lecture: “What the Arabs really want”

The full transcript of CMEC’s 2nd Annual Policy Lecture given by Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles on Monday 10th December, 2012.

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220px-Mourad_Medelci_2012CMEC Hosts HE Mourad Medelci, Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs

On Tuesday 20th November, CMEC were delighted to host a meeting with the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Mourad Medelci. The meeting was chaired by The Lord Risby, The Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Algeria.

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iran-nuclear-weapons-m-25169CMEC Discusses the Iranian Nuclear Program

CMEC was delighted to have Shashank Joshi and Ben Wallace MP speak at a Policy Forum event on the Iranian nuclear program.

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Rory_CMEC‘Arab Spring, Islamic Winter?’: Rory Stewart MP in conversation with Peter Oborne

At the Conservative Party Conference, Rory Stewart opened the CMEC event with a pertinent call to acknowledge the limits of Western power.

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Palestine flagIs the Middle East peace process dead?

Last night, Dr Hussein Agha and Professor Shai Feldman were the panellists for a Policy Forum event that looked at the state of the Middle East peace process.

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AhmadinejadIs a nuclear Iran as dangerous as we think?

CMEC hosted a distinguished panel last night to discuss the Iranian nuclear programme and whether the international community should be so concerned about a nuclear Iran.

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Malcolm RifkindBritain’s role in the Middle East

CMEC hosted a Policy Forum event, with Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP and Sir Jeremy Greenstock, about Britain’s role in the Middle East.

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Midan Tahrir - photo courtesy of mmoneibMeeting with Freedom and Justice Party delegation

In conjunction with Forward Thinking, CMEC held a roundtable discussion with the first official delegation from Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party, the political party of the Muslim Brotherhood.

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6789924963_a57e287773_zBritain and the Middle East after the Arab Spring

CMEC hosted a Policy Forum event with The Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP, Rory Stewart MP and Eugene Rogan, looking at the impact of the Arab Spring on British Policy.