The World Today: America
It can feel overwhelming to try to make sense of what is going on in the world today. Politics has become dramatically more polarised; climate change is an ever-increasing threat and terrorism seems to be spreading – and that’s just what we see on the news – what else might be going on that we’re yet to hear about?
Our event features three speakers who have their finger on the international pulse and will bring you up to date with both national and worldwide events.
Join journalist and business executive, Richard Lambert; Professor Paul Rogers, journalist and social commentator Mona Eltahawy and Saeed Khan, Lecturer in the Department of Near East & Asian Studies at Wayne State University-Detroit, Michigan, for a truly global update on current affairs, as they discuss how what’s happening today might affect us all tomorrow.
About the Speakers
Professor Paul Rogers
Paul is Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University. He is a biologist by original training, lecturing at Imperial College in plant pathology and working as a senior scientific officer in Uganda and Kenya. He moved to Peace Studies at Bradford University in 1979, working primarily on the changing causes of international conflict, especially in relation to socio-economic divisions and environmental limits to growth. He is international security adviser to Open Democracy, writes a weekly column, and is a frequent broadcaster. His most recent book is The Insecurity Trap, Hawthorn Press, 2024.
Saeed Khan
Saeed Khan is a cultural historian and commentator based at Wayne State University in Detroit, where he teaches in the departments of History and Global Studies. His academic expertise includes Islamic and Middle Eastern history, Islamic political thought, and transnational identities. Alongside his academic work, he is a frequent analyst for international media outlets. Saeed is the founder of the Center for the Study of Trans-Atlantic Diasporas, a policy institute focused on ethnic and immigrant communities in North America and Europe.
Mona Eltahawy
Mona Eltahawy is a freelance Egyptian-American journalist and social commentator based in New York City. She has written essays and op-eds for publications worldwide on Egypt and the Islamic world, on topics including women’s rights, patriarchy, and Muslim political and social affairs.
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