Events
IDEAS events aim to provide the public, policymakers, and professionals with diplomatic insight. Our events include public lectures, debates, policy workshops, and international conferences.
Upcoming Events:
In Conversation with H.E. Federico Bianchi di Montano Antilia, EU Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau: A Two-Part Special Event - From West Africa to Digital Diplomacy | June 25th from 5:00-6:30
Join H.E. Federico Bianchi di Montano Antilia, EU Ambassador to Guinea‑Bissau, for a two‑day conversation that links complex regional realities with the tools of modern diplomacy. Designed for UK and international students of foreign relations based in London, as well as foreign policy analysts interested in West African dynamics, the event pairs frontline political and security analysis of West Africa with a hands‑on exploration of digital diplomacy – why both matter now more than ever following regional and global instability, rise of Foreign-led mis and disinformation, and the end of the post-war multilateral order.
Cruising: Geopolitics of Climate Change Event, LSE Festival | 19th June, 6-7.30pm
Bringing storytelling into dialogue with research, this event invites audiences to consider how culture shapes public engagement with climate change, and what new forms of conversation and action might be possible.T he 45 minute performance will be followed by a panel discussion with leading experts on climate change and members of the creative team.