Jonathan Powell, Professor Michael Cox (chair)
19 October 2010, 6.30pm, Hong Kong Theatre
Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's chief of staff from 1994 to 2007, talks about his new book 'The New Machiavelli: How to Wield Power in the Modern World'. Taking the lessons Machiavelli derived from his experience as an official in fifteenth-century Florence, Powell shows how these lessons can still apply today. Illustrating each of Machiavelli's maxims with a description of events that occurred during Tony Blair's time as Prime Minister, The New Machiavelli is designed to be The Prince for modern times.
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Speakers
Jonathan Powell was Tony Blair's chief of staff from 1994 to 2007. He is currently an LSE IDEAS Advisory Board member and Senior Adviser at Morgan Stanley.
Michael Cox is Co-Director of LSE IDEAS and Professor of International Relations at LSE.
Location
Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, London School of Economics. Map.