Robert Fox
The Next Roll of the Dice: Democracy, Dictatorship and Demography
Summary
In this talk, Robert Fox gives context for the ‘big vote’ as most countries across the globe prepare for nationwide elections in 2024. In what so far appears to be a battle between autocracy, oligarchy and democracy, dictatorship seems to be winning. Contributing to the complexity and confusion are the deepening conflicts around the world, from Gaza to the Gulf, Ukraine to the Ural Mountains, Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Fox also discusses long-term trends that need to be considered, such as the changing environment, patterns of trade and commerce and the shift toward a demographic winter in China, Europe and the North Americas.
Robert Fox
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.