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Adapting to the emerging future through continuous learning: What knowledge, skills and capabilities do we need? How do we deliver with substance? Session 1
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Reviewing trust in leaders, experts and institutions: In preparation for action and renewing of trust as we approach the Winter
Reviewing what we have learned on solitude and family: In preparation for action on social connection as we approach the Winter
Professor Joe Nye: Painful lessons in strategy and power from the Covid-19 crisis
The Ditchley Summer Project: Review, Renew, Act!
Coronavirus narratives—origins, meaning and lessons
Leadership, Character and Morality in Times of Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic and the changing nature of jobs and career paths for students and early-career workers
Balancing individual freedom, privacy and social responsibility in times of crisis
Community Action and Lifelong Learning
The coronavirus and a broadening view of talent
Evidence and individual agency in the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus impact on decentralisation of power and local agency
The coronavirus impact on solitude and the nature of connection
On Reflection
Reflection on the Ditchley conference - Living with COVID-19: what are the implications for the world if a vaccine remains elusive?
Further Reflections on "The New Economic Insecurity" Conference at Ditchley
A summer to review, renew and prepare for action
Work needed: human required
Some thoughts on the world post COVID-19
Reflections on a Ditchley conference "The New Economic Insecurity"
What kind of country the UK should aspire to be?
Ditchley Proust Questionnaire - Dawn Wright
Ditchley Proust Questionnaire - Rajay Naik
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Care, Connection and COVID-19
Union: A Democrat, A Republican, and a Search for Common Ground
From Rupture to Realignment
Train to the Future, Platform 19
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STATEMENT OF ACCESS AND PRINCIPLES 2021
About
Our Purpose
Our Story
Sir David Wills
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2021
Space, power and technology
Climate judo: how can the impact of the pandemic and ensuing economic crisis be turned into effective action on climate change?
Europe and the UK: building a new partnership after Brexit
Global finance, states and societies: can finance be one of the heroes of the recovery from the great pandemic?
China Today
Take Back Control Part Two: what needs to be done to renew the British people’s sense of democratic agency and economic opportunity across the country?
Ditchley Foundation Annual Lecture LVII
2020
Security in Africa in a changing world: building the necessary partnerships and capabilities
Technology, society and the state: how do we remain competitive, and true to our values, as the technological revolution unfolds and accelerates?
Defining the modern United Kingdom: how can we unite at home and what role do we want to play in the world?
The new economic insecurity: how is the coronavirus crisis affecting economic insecurity and what must be done to face this and future crises?
Annual Lecture LVI
The Ditchley Summer Project
The 2020 Greentree conference at Ditchley The US and the UK: a special relationship for the 21st century?
Living with COVID-19: what are the implications for the world if a vaccine remains elusive?
World Order: what can and should it mean today?
2010 - 2019
2019
Globally connected cities and their relationship to the nation state
The intersection of machine learning and genetic engineering: what should be our check list for society and state as we blast off?
Modern Education: what is contemporary education for, whom should we be educating, and how is it best achieved?
Renewing democratic societies to face the future: what insights can we draw from the last two-and-a-half years of Ditchley conferences?
The transatlantic community and global finance
The rise of populism: crisis of democracy or noisy renewal?
Intervention in other states: do we still believe we can intervene for good?
Annual Lecture LV
The future of strategic stability: how must modern deterrence evolve as landmark treaties expire and new weapons technologies and doctrines are developed?
Transforming Ocean Data
Food security in the 21st century: global prospects for resilient and sustainable food production systems
Japan, the West and China: Japan’s future and role in the world
Trust: in leaders, experts and institutions. Where and why has it gone and what can we do to renew it?
2018
The Future of Policing in the Digital Age
How does aid need to transform to deliver the World we want and need?
Turkey's Place in the West
The Ocean: an opportunity for a new level of international cooperation or a tragedy of the commons?
The future of the EU and the euro, after Brexit
The Internet: how do we make it safer without losing its vitality?
Annual Lecture LIV
The crisis of democracy in Europe and the United States: its causes and what the West must do to resolve it
Modern family: what is it for, what are its prospects and what are the implications for societies and states?
Modern deterrence: what does the combination of nuclear, BCW, cyber and AI mean for the evolution of western deterrence against state and non-state actors?
China and the West: different values, the same global economy. How do we respond to challenges on the premise of mutual respect?
2017
Investment in Africa
Drones remote weapons and other robots: the military, commercial, legal and ethical implications
Which way is West and is the West still best? What do President Trump, Brexit and the technological revolution mean for the future of the West?
Non-state actors and the changing nature of conflict
Can Saudi Arabia lead the Gulf to a knowledge economy and a sustainable and stable future?
The Arctic at the crossroads: cooperation or competition?
Annual Lecture LIII
The future of the Transatlantic community and the international order
From words and pictures to impact: how can think tanks, convenors, socially responsible companies and other not-for-profit organisations have more impact on the world?
Russia's role in the world, today and tomorrow
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence: how do we make sure technology serves the open society?
2016
Nuclear energy
Europe and migration
Middle East
South Asia
Growth and jobs in Europe
Biodiversity
Annual Lecture LII
US and Europe
EU divorce
ASEAN
Global internet
21st century manufacturing
2015
Democracy
European security
Political Islam
Climate and energy risk
Intelligence
China
Annual Lecture LI
Asia-Pacific
The UK and the EU
Free trade and investment
Digital economy
2014
Manufacturing
Power rivalries in Asia
Digital revolution
Brazil
Shale gas
Arab awakening
Annual Lecture L
The global role of the United States
France's role
Afghanistan
Military
2013
International trade and investment
Western Balkans
Journalism
Berlin
Indonesia
States and markets
Protecting civilians
The future of Scotland
Annual Lecture XLIX
Responsible financial sector
Germany's role in the EU
Urbanisation: the century of cities
Japan's regional and global future
2012
Rio+20 and the green economy
Philanthropy
Cultural Diplomacy
Income inequality
Multiculturalism
International intervention
Science
Annual Lecture XLVIII
East Asia
Two-tier Europe
Water
Global power shifts
Drug control policy
2011
Small arms
Democracy
Mexico
Fiscal policy
Europe
Ageing
Africa
Annual Lecture XLVII
9/11
Cyber Security
Hydrocarbons
Central Asian republics
Middle East and North Africa
2010
Economic architecture
Radicalisation
Modern diplomacy
India
International law
Climate change
Annual Lecture XLVI
Food security
EU Russia
Asia
Nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament
2000 - 2009
2009
NGOs
Gulf
Universities
Society’s resilience
Military’s role
Architecture
Development aid
Annual Lecture XLV
The Arctic region in the twenty-first century
Nigeria
US-EU
Machinery of government
Human rights
2008
Organised Crime
US foreign policy
South Africa
Prisons policy
Innovation
MDGs
Russia's future
Annual Lecture XLIV
Latin America
The future of NATO
EU global strategy
China
Media and Democracy
2007
Turkey
New National Identities
Infrastructure
East Asia
Internet
United Nations
Annual Lecture XLIII
Free trade
Space
The prospects for Pakistan
EU migration
Young people
2006
African response to G8
Non-Proliferation
Future of Aerospace
Brazil: Global Impact
Conflict Prevention
Art and culture
Annual Lecture XLII
EU: Geopolitical trends
Caucasus
Energy
Identity and religion
US-European communication
Democracy
Terrorism
2005
Global economy
US Election
Iran's Future Path
Women & developing world
Public diplomacy
Politics of Water
Nuclear energy
Annual Lecture XLI
Cities
Freedom and security
Iraq: consequences
Britain's constitution
Challenges of governing
2004
Approaches to refugees
Integrated transport
India
Biogenetics
Prisoner reintegration
Russia
Germany in a new century
Annual Lecture XL
Peacebuilding
An enlarged Europe
China
Change in the Middle East
2003
Terrorism
South America
NATO
Higher education
Democratic deficit
Public service
Japan
Media and Politics
International relations
Annual Lecture XXXIX
Modern corporation
Science and technology
Energy needs
2002
Ageing populations
UN: Peacekeeping
Middle East prospects
The WTO round
Long-term impact of 9/11
Health as foreign policy
Poverty
EU enlargement
Globalisation
Annual Lecture XXXVIII
Southern Africa
Young people
Philanthropy
Global challenges
2001
Arms control
UN in the 21st century
Industry
Design for health care
China
Transatlantic relations
EU
Healthcare Funding
Agriculture
2000
Kosovo
Fisheries
Devolution
Illegal drugs
Accountability of NGOs
Multicultural societies
Restorative justice
Annual Lecture XXXVII
Defence industrial base
The new Luddites?
EU's CFSDP
Euro and other currencies
e-Commerce
1990 - 1999
1999
Museums
Iran and Iraq
Non-violent sanctions
Public policy
Water
Risk in public policy
US foreign policy
The Prospect for Russia as an International Partner
The Instruments of International Security in the Twenty-First Century
Annual Lecture XXXVI
Turkey's future path
School Age Education: Tasks, Systems, Performance
Managing Global Economic Problems: Public and Private Sector Roles
Fostering Business Enterprise: Views on either Side of the Atlantic
“Third Way” Concepts in Contemporary Politics
The Management and Repercussions of Nuclear Power
1998
China and its Neighbours
Corruption: Progress in Counter-Stratagies
Social Justice in National Economies: Tensions between Social Priorities and Market Pressures
The Political, Social and Environmental Responsibilities of Business
The Reduction and Management of Demand for Healthcare
Solutions to Unemployment in the Age of Globalisation
The Media and the Law
The International Regulation of Cyberspace
The International Handling of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
Annual Lecture XXXV
The Development of the European Union
The Sub-Continent: Prospects in the Twenty-First Century
NATO’s Eastward Relationships
Governance in the Information Age
Implications of the East Asian Economic Situation
Preventative Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution
1997
Nations in Transitions to Democracy: The Management of Radical Transformation
What Future for Quality Newspapers?
Defence Against Ballistic Missiles: Options and Implication
Security and Stability in the Middle East
Extra-Territorial Application of National Laws Regulating Business Activities
Russia and its Neighbours
Sub-Saharan Africa: How can the Developed World Help?
Social Justice and the Relief of Poverty in the Global Economy: Tensions Between Social Priorities and Market Pressures
After the US and UK Elections: Impacts and Prospects
Annual Lecture XXXIV
The Implications, Within and Beyond Europe, of Prospective Monetary Union
The Future Development of the Global Financial System
The Prevention of Youth Crime: Schooling, Neighbourhood and Intervention
Public Trust in Government
1996
Russia: Progress and Prospect
The Role and Working of the Voluntary Sector
The Role, Limitations and Legitimacy of Regulatory Mechanisms in Market Economies
East Asia: Regional Identity, Regional Progress Regional Cooperation
The Impact of Political and Economic Change in Latin America
Relationships Between the State and the Armed Forces
The Prospects for Democracy in the Balkans
Annual Lecture XXXIII
Controlling the Arms Trade
The Treatment of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers
The Future of State Provision for Welfare
The Evolution or the Transatlantic Partnership
The Future Global Pattern of Agriculture: Can there be a Truly Free Market?
Preventing Youth Crime
1995
The Management of Large Cities in the Developed World
The Gulf: Problems and Prospects
Sustainable Development: Problems, Progress, Prospects
The United Nations at Fifty: Identity, Finance, Working and Public Support
Advances in Human Genetic Science - Issues for Public Policy
Germany Five Years after Unification: External Role, External Perceptions
The Role, Function and Regulation of Political Parties
The Advancement of Women to Influence and Leadership in Developed Countries
Corruption in Democratic Societies: Patterns, Implications, Remedies
Annual Lecture XXXII
The Shaping of Europe: Progress and Prospect
Business, Government and the Environment
China after Deng: Policy Implications
Ageing Populations in Developed Societies Political, Social and Economic Implications
South Africa: Internal Development and External Relations
The Ethos and Ethics of Public Service
1994
Russia's Search for a Post-Communist Identity
Penal Policy: Punishments, Prisons and Crime Prevention
Substance Abuse: The Need and Scope for International as well as National Strategies
The Nation State: What Pressures, from Above or Below, are Modifying it, and in What Forms can it Survive?
East Asia: Security, Prosperity and Political Evolution
Higher Education
Unemployment and Industrial Change in the Developed Countries
The Shaping of Healthcare Systems
The Group of Seven: Role, Legitimacy and Working
Annual Lecture XXXI
International Migration and Population Pressures
Co-Operation and Security in the Western Mediterranean
Science, Public Purposes and Wealth Creation: Roles for Government and Business
Protecting Individual and Minority Rights in Democratic Systems: Options and Implications
The Future of the North Atlantic Alliance
The United Nations at Fifty: Its Role in Global Security
1993
Preserving the Architectural Heritage
Latin America: Stocktaking and Prospect
International Disaster Relief
Western Relations with The People's Republic of China
Sustaining Biodiversity: Importance, Implications and Costs
Fostering Democracy World-Wide: Lessons from Experience
Turkey: Problems and Prospects
Human Rights and External Intervention
Developments in West, Central and Eastern Europe
Annual Lecture XXX
Global Competition and Free Trade, Including NAFTA: Experience and Prospects
Industrial Productivity, Competitiveness and Growth: What Roles for Government?
The Shaping of Health-Care Systems
The Future of Nuclear Weapons in World Security Structures
The Future of Public Service Broadcasting
European Union: Current Progress and Future Development
1992
The European Union: Implications of the Maastricht Treaty for Relations with Non-Members
Representative Government: Tensions between National Policies and Local Interests
Health Care Systems: Comparisons between Various National Systems. What Works Best? Costs.
Religious Fundamentalism and Democracy in the West
The Governance and Role of Business Corporations in a Modern Society
China, Hong Kong & Taiwan
Central and Eastern Europe, with Special Reference to Economic and Political Relations with the West
Development Aid to the Developing World: Philosophy and Practice. Conditionality. The Role of Private Investment
India: The Future
Annual Lecture XXIX
The states of the former Soviet Union: Consideration of the present situation, future developments and appropriate policies
Primary and Secondary Education, Including Multi-Culturalism and the Perceived Problem of Falling Standards
The Phenomenon of Street Violence in Modern Industrial Societies, and Methods of Policing
The US and the European Community: The Common European Foreign Policy and the Place of Bi-Lateral Relationships Within it
The New Face of the Middle East
1991
Global Climate Change and its Implications
Children in Poverty in the Developed Western World
The Arms Trade, including the Proliferation of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons and Missile Technology, With Special Reference to the Middle East
Drugs: The Threat and the Response
The Impact of the Japanese and German Economies on the Global Economy and the Role that the New Economic Superpowers will Play in the1990s
A Review of the State of Play in the Uruguay Round Negotiations and of Future Developments in the GATT
Museums and Galleries: Collecting, Funding and Protecting the Heritage
A Re-Definition of American Foreign Policy Priorities, with Special Reference to Europe
The Middle East: Developments, Future Trends and Policies
Annual Lecture XXVIII
The Soviet Union: Developments and Trends in Domestic Affairs and International Relations
1990
Annual Lecture XXVII
1980 - 1989
1989
Annual Lecture XXVI
1988
Annual Lecture XXV
1987
Annual Lecture XXIV
Military and economic power
1986
Annual Lecture XXIII
1985
Annual Lecture XXII
1984
Annual Lecture XXI
1983
US Lecture I
Annual Lecture XX
1982
New telecommunications technology
Safeguarding Western interests
Annual Lecture XIX
1981
Annual Lecture XVIII
1980
Annual Lecture XVII
1970 - 1979
1979
1978
Annual Lecture XVI
1977
1976
Annual Lecture XV
1975
Annual Lecture XIV
1974
Law and Freedom
Annual Lecture XIII
1973
Annual Lecture XII
1972
Annual Lecture XI
1971
Annual Lecture X
1970
Annual Lecture IX
1962 - 1969
1969
Annual Lecture VIII
1968
Annual Lecture VII
1967
Europe and the Atlantic community
Annual Lecture VI
1966
Annual Lecture V
1965
Annual Lecture IV
1964
Annual Lecture III
1963
Annual Lecture II
1962
Annual Lecture I
Tropical Africa
European integration
Upcoming Conferences
The United States: headed for renewal or bound for division?
Democracy in the Indo-Pacific and the UK’s role as ally
The future of work and how do we prepare for it?
World Order
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Your stay at Ditchley: venue, facilities, currency
Virtual Programme 2020
Adapting to the emerging future through continuous learning: What knowledge, skills and capabilities do we need? How do we deliver with substance? Session 1
Adapting to the emerging future through continuous learning: What knowledge, skills and capabilities do we need? How do we deliver with substance? Session 3
Adapting to the emerging future through continuous learning: What knowledge, skills and capabilities do we need? How do we deliver with substance? Session 4
Adapting to the emerging future through continuous learning: What knowledge, skills and capabilities do we need? How do we deliver with substance? Session 5
Reviewing trust in leaders, experts and institutions: In preparation for action and renewing of trust as we approach the Winter
Reviewing what we have learned on solitude and family: In preparation for action on social connection as we approach the Winter
Professor Joe Nye: Painful lessons in strategy and power from the Covid-19 crisis
The Ditchley Summer Project: Review, Renew, Act!
Coronavirus narratives—origins, meaning and lessons
Leadership, Character and Morality in Times of Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic and the changing nature of jobs and career paths for students and early-career workers
Balancing individual freedom, privacy and social responsibility in times of crisis
Community Action and Lifelong Learning
The coronavirus and a broadening view of talent
Evidence and individual agency in the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus impact on decentralisation of power and local agency
The coronavirus impact on solitude and the nature of connection
On Reflection
Reflection on the Ditchley conference - Living with COVID-19: what are the implications for the world if a vaccine remains elusive?
Further Reflections on "The New Economic Insecurity" Conference at Ditchley
A summer to review, renew and prepare for action
Work needed: human required
Some thoughts on the world post COVID-19
Reflections on a Ditchley conference "The New Economic Insecurity"
What kind of country the UK should aspire to be?
Ditchley Proust Questionnaire - Dawn Wright
Ditchley Proust Questionnaire - Rajay Naik
Ditchley Proust Questionnaire - Sophie Hackford
Care, Connection and COVID-19
Union: A Democrat, A Republican, and a Search for Common Ground
From Rupture to Realignment
Train to the Future, Platform 19
Annual Lecture
From the Archives
Ditchley, Sustainability and Environmental Challenges
Multilateralism: UN
US-EU Relations in the 21st Century
Ditchley and the Media in the 21st Century
Education and Lifelong Learning
Ditchley in Context: Technology
Ditchley and religion
Festival of Ideas
2019 - Future Human: Future Self
2018 - Future Human: Future Communities
2017 - Future Human
People
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