Events
The Foreign Policy Centre holds events to engage the public in debates around key international affairs issues. These include seminars, conferences, keynote speeches and expert roundtables. The majority of events will take place in London but the FPC will work with partners to hold events in other UK Cities and internationally. To listen to recordings of previous events visit our YouTube page or click on past events. For general enquiries about our events, please email: events@fpc.org.uk.
Syria’s transition nine months on: Examining frameworks for international justice and accountability
Roundtable hosted by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), the University of Lancaster’s SEPAD Project and the Foreign Policy Centre On 8th December 2024, a coalition of armed opposition groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) overthrew the government of Bashar al-Assad, marking the end of the Assad family’s over 50 year rule in Syria. The country has now entered a pivotal phase of transition, with an ...
More infoSana Kikhia, Executive Director, Syrian Legal Development Programme (SLDP)
Dr Maria Kastrinou, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at Brunel, University of London
Alan Haji, Lead for Case Building, Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC)
Mariana Karkoutly, Co-Founder and Board Member, Huquqyat
Professor Simon Mabon, Chair in International Politics at Lancaster University and Director of the Sectarianism, Proxies and De-sectarianisation (SEPAD) project
Yumen Hallaq, Senior researcher at the Syrian Network for Human Rights
Chair – Mark Stephens CBE, Co-Chair of the IBAHRI Council
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