Overview
Thirty years ago, it seemed that Liberal Democracy was on the march. The Berlin Wall had fallen, the Soviet Union had collapsed and new democracies were emerging throughout the world. Recent years have brought more sobering events and today, liberal democracy faces external challenges on many fronts, shaking the International Rules Based System to its very foundations. Our experts share their insights into the Geopolitical ramifications of these major shifts and the outlook for the future.
The Future of Democracy speakers


Ian Morris
Historian and Archaeologist - Stanford Professor


Kersti Kaljulaid
President of the Republic of Estonia between 2016-2021

Andrey Kozyrev
Former Foreign Minister of Russia

Fiona Hill
Foreign Policy Expert - Presidential Adviser - Author

Eliot Higgins
Founder of Investigative Journalism Platform 'Bellingcat'

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Simon Clark
Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and author

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Robin Harding
Economist and Asia Editor, Financial Times

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Alan Rusbridger
Visionary Editor, Author and Media Pioneer


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Mark Leonard
Expert on Geopolitics and Geoeconomics

Conrad Black
Founder of the National Post

Tim Willasey-Wilsey
Senior British diplomat and Member of Council at Chatham House


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Mark Brolin
Independent British-Swedish political analyst, economist, commentator and author

Johanna Maska
CEO, Global Situation Room and Former White House Aid to President Obama

George Osborne
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer, UK Government (2010-16)

Ivan Krastev
Award winning author and renowned Political Scientist

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Tom Burgis
Award-winning investigative journalist at Financial Times


Josep Colomer
Professor of political science, Georgetown University, Washington DC,


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Thomas J. Wright
Incisive analyst of geopolitics and foreign policy

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Karen Attiah
Opinion Columnist, Global Opinions Editor - The Washington Post

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Martin Sandbu
European Economics Commentator, Financial Times
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The Future of Democracy