Explore the pressing issues of our time through BLF’s World Affairs & Politics events.
Join leading policymakers, politicians, filmmakers, academics, and writers as they examine crucial topics that shape our world today.
Engage in insightful discussions, participate in thought-provoking panels, and view impactful films that cover a wide range of global issues. A unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of current affairs and political dynamics.
World Affairs & Politics
Paul Rogers: The World in 2030
Gaza 2040: Then, Now, the Future
The Great Unravelling: Democracy & Development in the Age of Populism
Freedom of Expression: Who Gets to Speak?
Orwell vs Priestley
From Civilisation to Civil War: A History of Syria
The CIA Book Club with Charlie English
Syria in Transition: What Comes Next?
In Conversation: Dr Husam Zomlot
Bridging Divides: Social Cohesion in Polarised Times
The Rise of the Far Right: What is at stake for the West
The European Genocide: Remembering Srebrenica
The Real Mission of Malcolm X
Surveillance States
AI and Religious Authority: When Machines Preach, Who Leads?
Israel–Palestine: Understanding the Crisis, Exploring the Future
Beyond the Headlines: Understanding the Crisis in Sudan
The Day That Changed Britain: Twenty Years Since 7/7
Weapons of Influence: China, the West, and the New Global Flashpoints
Ghost Empire Mauritius-Chagos: Screening + Q&A
Crimea: Conflict, Conquest and Consequence
The Future of Europe: Power, Politics and the New World Order
Islamophobia Now: Power, Prejudice and Resistance
Doha Debates Town Hall: The future of national identity and the nation state
Re:Imagine Faith Conversations with Baroness Sayeeda Warsi
Smoke and Mirrors: Artist Tour with Seamus Murphy
The Monstrous Anger of The Guns
The World Today 2025
Free Word Lecture
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