The AEJ UK
The AEJ UK is part of a professional network of journalists and specialists active across Europe, independent of any institutional or political group and recognised by the Council of Europe, the OSCE and UNESCO. We connect the newsmakers who shape our political and economic world with journalists, broadcasters and writers on European affairs. Meetings are open to journalists, academics and Europe specialists and guests. Pre-registration is necessary for all meetings by email to cas.jenkins@gmail.com. A fee of £25 is charged to cover the cost of a light lunch and drinks – £10 for under-25s and free admission may be extended […]
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 other event since the end […]
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 of Ukraine's eastern provinces.The founder […]
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 Ukraine. The professor of political […]
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 system.Enver Solomon predicted the proposed […]
AEJ Guests 2022
The AEJ looks forward to another year of dialog with European and British guests who shape our world – online as necessary and in person when the covid pandemic allows. […]
AEJ Guests 2021
The AEJ UK moved to virtual online meetings for all of 2021 due to the covid pandemic as our guests looked into the future for the UK, Germany, Russia, Afghanistan and the whole planet at COP […]
AEJ guests on Brexit 2016-2021
For five years since the UK referendum on leaving the EU, the AEJ UK has invited a range of guests to discuss many aspects of Brexit. […]
AEJ Guests 2020
The AEJ UK continued to hold meetings through the 2020 year of covid, switching to virtual online meetings after the March lockdown. […]
AEJ Guests 2019
In 2019 the AEJ UK moved its lunchtime meetings from Europe House, London home of the EU Commission and European Parliament and host for AEJ UK gatherings for many years, as Brexit complicated the EU's diplomatic […]
View from Scotland
Three members of the Scottish Parliament, three different parties, three differing perspectives on Brexit’s impact north of the border. […]
AEJ Guests 2018
In 2018 Brexit dominated AEJ UK lunchtime meetings just as it did for most of the year's news agenda. […]
AEJ UK Anniversaries
On the 50th anniversary of its formation in 1968 the AEJ UK hosted an open and substantial dialogue among figures from opposing sides of the Brexit debate. […]
AEJ Guests 2017
Digesting Brexit and Donald Trump and their impact on the UK, international relations and global security caught the attention of much of the media through 2017 and was reflected in the AEJ's guest list. […]
Brexit dominates AEJ congress November 2016
Perhaps unsurprisingly the issue of Brexit was on every delegate’s mind at the AEJ’s 2016 Congress in Kilkenny in southeastern Ireland on 4 –6 November – and in reporting of the event. And it was certainly […]
