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As the only remaining superpower in the post Cold War period,the United States today faces the challenge of leading within a changing international system shaped by global competition. In this talk,Christian Cali,Economic Officer at the U.S. Embassy in London,will share his views on the future of geopolitics in the [...] In 1925 the economist John Maynard Keynes wrote a pamphlet entitled ‘The Economic Consequences of Mr Churchill’,in which he argued that it would be a disaster for the British economy to re-establish the gold standard at the pre-war parity. In this timely talk,Prof. Jesper Jespersen will discuss how the world’s economic condition today [...] The Phoenix Society Presents:The Rt. Hon. Lord Howard of Lympne QC In early May 1940,Winston Churchill stepped through the door of Number 10 Downing Street facing a set of challenges unprecedented and since unmatched in modern British politics. The Rt. Hon. Lord Howard of Lympne served as Home Secretary from 1993 to 1997 [...] The Phoenix Society Presents:Dr Simon Singh &Science Writer &Journalist Simon Singh,who is currently being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association,will argue that English libel laws crush free speech and block scientific progress. He will explain how our libel laws are notoriously friendly towards claimants and hostile towards defendants,[...] The Phoenix Society Presents:Professor David Spiegelhalter,Churchill Fellow The mathematical language of uncertainty is probability,but there is also a visual language that tries to represent what may turn out to be the case. David will look at different ways that people have tried to illustrate their uncertainty,including some recent work in the [...] The Phoenix Society Presents:Nigel Lawson,Politican &Journalist The Copenhagen Summit was the world’s opportunity to take action on the climate for our future. Without legally binding targets,where does this leave us? As an ardent sceptic of mainstream attitudes towards climate change,Lord Lawson wrote recently “Copenhagen will fail –and quite right [...] The Phoenix Society Presents:Rick Warden,Actor How has a Churchill history undergraduate been able to use his degree in a career in acting? ‘Rick Warden studied History at Churchill in between his University acting commitments,and was President of the Mummers and Marlowe Societies whilst at Cambridge. He has since acted for the National [...] The Phoenix Society Presents:John Taylor,Inventor Fellows Dining Room,Churchill College The new Corpus Christi College Clock was inaugurated by Professor Stephen Hawkins in September 2008 as the first clock in the world that sets out to show time as relative. The Clock’s design is unique,taking over 5 years and £1m to make,[...] “The Road to Afghanistan”- Thursday 29 October,6pm“The Road to Afghanistan” –Thursday 29 October,6pmThe Phoenix Society Presents:Major General Jamie Balfour A military perspective on how we have found ourselves in the current strategic situation’ As Churchill said:“Never,never,never believe any war will be smooth and easy.” How has it been so difficult to resolve the war in Afghanistan? The talk will give a historical context [...] The Phoenix Society Presents:Sir Max Hastings,Author &Journalist The impression in the public mind of Winston Churchill is tied closely to the Second World War. In the first talk of Michelmas,Max Hastings revisits our view of Churchill’s personality and its role in his relationship with the British people,the US and Russia. [...] | ||||||
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