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** Upcoming events
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* In Conversation with Professor Simon Heffer ([link removed]) — Thursday, 16th May
* Food for Thought Lunch: Paul Reynolds on NATO ([link removed]) — Wednesday, 22nd May
* IEA Book Club: Lord Clement-Jones on AI ([link removed]) — Thursday, 23rd May
* Colonialism: The Foundation of Western Prosperity? ([link removed]) — Tuesday, 28th May
** In Conversation with Professor Simon Heffer ([link removed])
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Join us this week for our next In Conversation… event with IEA Executive Director Tom Clougherty and historian, journalist, and political commentator Simon Heffer.
Date: Thursday, 16th May
Time: 17:30 - 19:30
Location: 2 Lord North Street, SW1P 3LB
Simon Heffer is one of Britain’s great political commentators, having written extensively on a wide range of topics throughout his career as a historian, journalist, and author. Simon has served The Telegraph, The Spectator, and Daily Mail throughout his career in journalism. He writes a weekly column in The Sunday Telegraph. He has written several biographies and a series of books on Britain’s history, including an authorised biography of Enoch Powell, for which Cambridge University award him a PhD in modern history. Simon is currently Professor of History at the University of Buckingham.
Doors will open at 17:30, with the event starting off with a drinks reception before Tom sits down with Simon to discuss a wide range of topics related to economics, public policy, and much more.
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** Food for Thought Lunch: Paul Reynolds on NATO ([link removed])
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Date: Wednesday, 22nd May
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Location: 2 Lord North Street, SW1P 3LB
Will the Afghanistan debacle happen to NATO countries again?
We are delighted to invite you to our next Food for Thought discussion with Paul Reynolds to discuss the future of NATO and the post-Cold War international order.
Doors open at 12:30 and a sandwich lunch will be provided for all attendees.
Paul Reynolds works internationally as an independent adviser on ‘senior governance’, political economy, and governmental reform, with an emphasis on countries in conflict. He has worked for government ministers and political opposition leaders in more than 70 countries.
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** IEA Book Club: Lord Clement-Jones on AI ([link removed])
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The IEA Book Club will be hosting an upcoming event with Liberal Democrat Peer Lord Clement-Jones on his latest book, Living with the Algorithm: Servant or Master?: AI Governance and Policy for the Future. Chairing this event is IEA Director of Academic Outreach Syed Kamall.
Date: Thursday, 23rd May
Time: 17:30 - 19:30
Location: 2 Lord North Street, SW1P 3LB
The book addresses concerns about the impact of AI on politics, economics, and culture by considering how governments should respond to the ever-evolving world of technological progress taking into account the ethics of AI.
Lord Clement-Jones is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. As the former Chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, he has been instrumental in legislative discussions on AI and technology. His work extends to advocacy for ethical governance and the responsible use of AI. Lord Clement-Jones is a founding member of the OECD Parliamentary Group on AI and a former consultant to the Council of Europe’s Ad Hoc Committee on AI (CAHAI).
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** Colonialism: The Foundation of Western Prosperity? ([link removed])
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Date: Tuesday, 28th May
Time: 18:30 - 21:00
Location: 2 Lord North Street, SW1P 3LB
Was colonialism a marginal distraction that enriched a few at the expense of the taxpayer or a key component of modern economic growth? In his latest IEA publication ([link removed]) , Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz attempts to answer just that question.
The Institute of Economic Affairs is hosting a panel discussion followed by a Q&A to discuss Kristian’s new research.
Panellists:
* Dr Victoria Bateman, author of The Sex Factor: How Women Made the West Rich
* Dr Lawrence Goldman, former Director of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
* Dr Zareer Masani, writer and broadcaster, author of Macaulay: Britain’s Liberal Imperialist and Indian Tales of the Raj
* Dr Kristian Niemietz, IEA Editorial Director, author of Imperial Measurement: A cost-benefit analysis of Western colonialism ([link removed])
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