The AEJ returned to regular in-person meetings in 2022 after nearly two years of online dialogue due to the covid pandemic. Most of the meetings examined the war in Ukraine.
Russia’s disintegrating neighbourhood
Thomas de Waal, senior fellow with Carnegie Europe, brought his expertise on Russia, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus to an AEJ UK lunch on November 23.He examined the impact on Russia's […]
Unity in the face of increasing threats
Preserving and extending media freedom has never faced greater challenges, and collaboration between professional journalists and international bodies committed to defending democracy and the rules-based world order is going to be […]
The view from Palestine
Dr Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK since 2018 and former adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, was strongly critical of western hypocrisy towards Palestine when he […]
Holding Russia accountable
International human rights lawyer Aarif Abraham argues that the only legal way to make Russia accountable for a crime of aggression in the Ukraine is to establish a special tribunal. At […]
Sanctions on Russia – an assessment
International economic strategist and sanctions expert Timothy Ash assessed the impact of international sanctions on Russia’s ability to prosecute the war in Ukraine at an AEJ UK lunch meeting on July […]
Sanctions on Russia – reflections after Timothy Ash
A commentary from Anthony Robinson, AEJ member and former FT eastern Europe and Russia correspondent 5 July 2022 Everybody got it wrong. Most Western governments didn’t think Putin was daft […]
Ukraine invasion will have biggest strategic impact in 30 years
Russia's invasion of Ukraine will have larger and longer strategic impacts than the 2001 Al Quaeda 9/11 attacks in the USA, says Ed Arnold.It will change European security more than any […]
Keir Giles on Ukraine – 6 ways on how the war ends
Keir Giles, an expert on Russian security issues, predicts the war in Ukraine will most likely end when Russia declares victory on the basis of its latest amended aims – control […]
Macron will win election says Vincent Martigny
French President Emmanuel Macron will probably be re-elected and French politics especially on the right are likely to be changed says Vincent Martigny – largely because of Vladimir Putin's invasion of […]
UK law will not fix asylum system
The head of the UK Refugee Council warns that the UK government's imminent Nationality and Borders bill will make things worse for asylum seekers and will not fix a broken asylum […]
