Date: Thursday 12 November 2015
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: CLM.2.02, Clement House
Speakers: Professor Mary Kaldor, Peter Oborne, Dr James Strong
Chair: Professor Toby Dodge

Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour Party leader was one of the biggest electoral upsets of postwar politics. The panel will discuss what Corbyn’s leadership means for Labour’s foreign policy, looking at issues such as Trident, NATO and intervening in the Middle East.

Mary Kaldor is Professor of Global Governance and Director of the Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit at LSE.

Peter Oborne (@OborneTweets) is a journalist, commentator and author. He is the former chief political commentator for the Daily Telegraph, a contributing editor to the Spectator and a columnist for the Daily Mail.

James Strong (@dr_james_strong) is an LSE Fellow in Foreign Policy Analysis and International Relations.

Toby Dodge is Director of the LSE Middle East Centre, a Professor in the International Relations Department at LSE, and a Senior Consulting Fellow for the Middle East, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London.

The International Relations Department at LSE (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 87th year, making it one of the oldest as well as largest in the world.

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