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Lecture

Robert Fox
The New Reality

Monday 27.11.2023

Summary

Robert Fox examines the new political realities following the October 7th attacks in Israel. He asks what can realistically be done in terms of ending both the war in Israel and the war in Ukraine. Robert also looks at recent national elections in Argentina and the Netherlands. He asks, are political decisions today now entirely transactional?

Robert Fox

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Robert Fox has been a professional reporter, commentator, author, and broadcaster for over 40 years. He has reported from the front in the Falklands conflict of 1982, the Middle East, including Iraq and the Palestinian territories, as well Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. After leaving Oxford with an honors degree in history in 1967, he has worked as a staff reporter and correspondent for the BBC and the Daily Telegraph. He is currently defense correspondent for the Evening Standard and broadcasts frequently for the BBC, Sky, and Radio 24 in Italy. Among his books are Eyewitness Falklands (1982), Antarctica and the South Atlantic (1985), and Camera in Conflict (1995). Robert lectures frequently to the British Army and the diplomatic community in London. He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Royal Institute for International Affairs, Chatham House.