Wilton Park dialogues

We look at what unconventional hydrocarbons are, how production has diversified and how secure energy supplies are, how things have changed now that extraction will be from safe countries and what the challenges are that hydrocarbons now face.

What do the terms nuclear deterrence and nuclear assurance mean, where will the next developments be and will there be an increase in the number of countries with nuclear weapons? What are the implications of a country providing assurance to an ally?

We look forward 5 years to the transition and beyond. What does transition really mean to the Afghan people? What are the concerns of the women of Afghanistan about their future? Will civil society be able or allowed to play its role?

NGOs provide independent verification, but why is this not solely the domain the UN and governmental organisations? What is the impact for climate change? And what are the challenges are for the next 10 years?

With social media technologies dismantling the conventional boundaries of world affairs, is the journalist obsolete? We discuss the role of all media in political movements especially during the Arab Spring.

Social media is bringing about an intense process of change within the development sector and the role played by traditional media. We ask how social media can be embraced to make it work in the development arena. And is there a new role for media?

Has the recession knocked sustainable development off course? Is there an agenda that could be proactively pursued? These questions and more are discussed while making a comparison between the UK and Germany.

Has civil resistance always been associated with regime change? What and where have the greatest successes and failures been? And are we entering an era where popular movements will be shaping regimes? We ask these questions and more.

Biomedical advances have brought improved treatment for HIV/AIDS, but how accessible is innovation beyond the rich, developed world? And have healthcare systems been able to exploit this new availability of advanced drugs?

How does new technology effect the way both countries work? And what is the future for innovation in Russia and the sharing of talent and ideas between both nations? We discuss how science effects citizens and how to inspire youth to study it.

A change in Government delivery or business as usual with more burden on the people? Will new technology bring a more efficient and effective service to citizens? And are governments really ready for the transparency of data that can be delivered?

In conversation with MEP, Marta Andreasen on how the Lisbon Treaty has changed the role of the parliament as a budgetary arm of the EU. Who really makes the decisions on how to spend the EU’s money? And what possible changes for the future?

A scourge across Africa and the developing world, treatment now reaches millions of people with HIV/AIDS, but how do we afford and scale up this treatment? And how will an unprecedented global solidarity stand up in an age of austerity?

In an era of new global challenges, how has this century’s international affairs and diplomacy differed from the last? We discuss how information technologies are putting power into the hands of unaccountable individuals and transforming practises.

In an atmosphere where the nation states of the EU are having to be more austere in spending their own money, what does this mean for the EU as it looks forward to 2020 and plan long term? We discuss the pressure points and how to balance a budget.