Wilton Park dialogues

We discuss what the nuclear problem is with the world and Iran and ask how far away Iran is from weaponising its nuclear capabilities. We talk about the new Iranian President and ask what confidence building measures need to be taken.

In 2008 in Ghana, 35% of anti-malarias were found to be substandard or counterfeit. To address this, companies that have produced fake products are being named and shamed. Through collaborative work, in 2011, this figure had reduced to below 5%. But this is just the start of what needs to be done.

We talk about becoming a member of the European Union and how each country deals with this. We also talk about creating a culture that respects the role of civil society. We ask how the EU supports the development of a free and independent media.

We talk about what Trident is and what the alternatives are. We discuss whether a country like Britain can be a nuclear state by falling under the protection of another nuclear weapon state.

According to some figures, 20-30% of medicines in Africa are fake which could represent approx 700,000 deaths per year. We talk about controls in the supply chain and one method of ensuring that purchased medicine is the real thing.

We discuss whether the mining and oil industry are in the lead of developing transparency and accountability and ask if the traditional face of diplomacy is different to diplomacy that is carried out in international business organisations?

We discuss why natural resources are a focus for looking at transparency and ask how you build trust with institutions so you are seen to be a fair arbiter of creating a good process. We talk about some of the good practises that are emerging.

Brief conversations about public diplomacy with Ambassadors, Commissioners and a Governor from the FCO Leadership conference which is an annual event convened by the Foreign Secretary.

We ask why the internet has brought the issue of freedom of expression to the fore around the world. We also discuss how the billions of people who use it react and interact to this phenomenon and the expected growth over the next few years.

We discuss how far European integration can go and what is happening with the Eurozone. We talk about the part each country has to play and ask how these debates will play out in the coming years.

We discuss what transitional justice means and how processes are set up. We talk about the victims of what has gone wrong and the role of formal bodies and NGOs and finish by discussing when international engagement is helpful and when is it not.

We discuss how we look at the future and decide what action needs to be taken. We ask what the future is for human security and if risk is now a part of our lives before talking about climate change and discussing if it is an opportunity or barrier.

We discuss the purpose of the party congress and talk about what takes place over the course of the meeting. We ask if reforms will be national or local and then discuss where things will be in five years time and what will happen in the long term.

We discuss what happens between review conferences and what the nuclear community should be preparing for leading up to the next one. We talk about the role of the IAEA and ask if there is an opportunity for the NNPT treaty to become regionalised.

We talk about why we should be worried about small island states and the challenges they face with climate change and food security. We also discuss why diaspora are important economic participants and what working together to tackle crime does.