It may be hard to believe for those who have barely made it to the pub yet once, but 2021 is almost a third over. From a new US administration to rising tensions with Russia and China, global vaccination and turmoil in the world of football, there is a lot yet to digest.

Join us for a free-flowing topical discussion as we discussed where the year is going, what it might bring next and what hope there might be that anyone in authority learns from it.

Speakers:

Peter Apps (moderator) – Reuters global affairs commentator. Executive Director, PS21

Victoria Mackarness – Account Director at CMS Strategic, Defence and current affairs commentator

Ana Bozovic – Geopolitics and financial specialist & founder of Analytics Miami

Joe Stockman – Former Strategic Communications Manager, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand

Sir Michael Leigh – Academic Director, European Public Policy, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS-Europe; Senior Fellow, Bruegel, Brussels. Former Director-General for Enlargement at the European Commission.