Once you have graduated from our programme, not only will you join the international LSE Alumni community alongside over 125,000 people in 200 countries, you will also become part of the IDEAS Alumni Network.
Alumni of the executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy are part of a diverse global network of leaders and professionals as well as the dynamic LSE IDEAS community.
The exclusive opportunities provided by the IDEAS Alumni Network allow you to enhance your professional network and connect with IDEAS expertise through current affairs discussions, public lecture invitations, and social events.
Private discussion events held at LSE IDEAS exclusively for executive MSc International Strategy and Diplomacy Alumni with leading practitioners and academics.
Recent Alumni Breakfasts:
Beyond Obama: the Four Years Ahead
What impact will President Trump have on foreign policy? Is a 'grand bargain' with Russia and China possible?
Speakers (pictured left to right above):
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Chair: Luca Tardelli
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Peter Trubowitz, professor of International Relations, Director, LSE US Centre
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Steven Erlanger, London Bureau Chief, The New York Times
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Xenia Wickett, head of the US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House
Thinking the Unthinkable
After a proliferation of ‘unthinkable’ events over the last two years, how can leaders continue to first identify then adapt to the new, fast changing normal?
Speakers (pictured left to right above):
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Nik Gowing, Visiting Professor at Nanyang University, Singapore
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Chair: Michael Cox, Director, LSE IDEAS
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Prospects for the Chinese Economy
What does the future holds for the Chinese economy - is the debt burden too large or is there further growth to come?
Speakers (pictured left to right above):
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Chair: Jonathan Fenby, Co-Founder Trusted Sources and Director, China Research, LSE IDEAS Associate
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Dr Linda Yueh, Fellow in Economics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University
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Guy de Jonquières, Senior Fellow at European Centre for International political Economy
NATO at the Crossroads
Confronting Putin? Surviving Trump? Where is NATO – and indeed the whole Transatlantic relationship – likely to be heading in these deeply uncertain times?
Speakers (pictured left to right above):
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Jamie Shea, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges
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Anne Applebaum, former LSE IDEAS Philippe Roman Chair
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Chair: Michael Cox, Director, LSE IDEAS
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Brexit - Britain at the Crossroads: European Consequences, Geopolitical Risks?
This strategic breakfast assessed the international consequences of the forthcoming referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Union.
Speakers (pictured left to right above):
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Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist, The Financial Times
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Steven Erlanger, London bureau chief, The New York Times
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Yu Jie, China Foresight Project Manager, LSE IDEAS
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Tim Oliver, Dahrendorf Fellow on Europe-North America Relations, LSE IDEAS
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Chair: Michael Cox, Director, LSE IDEAS
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Understanding and Confronting ISIS
This breakfast discussion focused on the growing jihadi threat in the Middle East and beyond. Professor Jean-Pierre Filiu, former French ambassador to Syria, advisor to the French Prime Minister and Defence Minister, and author of From Deep State to Islamic State, discussed the prospects of ISIS and of the broader jihadi movement as well as the limits of current Western efforts aimed at curbing it.
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Stay in Touch: For all Alumni Network enquiries, please contact Adrianna Zajaczkowska: A.Zajaczkowska@lse.ac.uk