Talking to terrorists
Thu 15 Sep 2016, 18:00 - 19:15
- Venue
- The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH
Event ended
Jonathan Powell discussed his ten years as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, from 1997 – 2007 and his role as chief negotiator on the Northern Ireland peace process. Since then he has set up Inter-Mediate, a charity that promotes conflict resolution and reconciliation around the world. He will highlight the challenges of talking to terrorists around the world, most recently in Colombia.
Speaker:
Jonathan Powell Director and Founder, Inter-Mediate and author of Talking to terrorists
Chaired by:
Professor Richard English FBA MRIA FRSE Queen’s University Belfast.