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Peter Jones – Assessing the UK’s Global Political Infrastructure in 2026
Peter Jones CMG is a former senior British civil servant and diplomat, having served in several senior roles at the Foreign Office, including as Chief Operating Officer and Director-General between 2017-2020. Having left the Foreign Office, Peter now serves as a Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE and the head of LSE IDEAS Global Strategies project.…
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Ambassador Leigh Turner – Lessons for an Uncertain Era from a Career Representing the UK Across the World
Leigh Turner is an author and retired senior British diplomat, having most recently served as British Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna. Ambassador Turner served in several other senior roles at the Foreign Office, including Consul-General and Director-General for Trade and Investment for Turkey, South Caucasus and Central Asia…
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Ambassador Joseph Manso – The United States and the World Order: The UN, NATO and Transatlantic Ties under a Second Trump Administration
Ambassador Joseph Manso is a veteran diplomat and senior member of the US Foreign Service, having spent thirty-eight years working at the State Department. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the National Defence University, Joint Forces Staff College, and is a Distinguished Fellow at the University of Arizona’s National Security Lab. Beginning his career…