Robert Fox
2024: The Test for Government
Summary
In this talk, Robert Fox examines what appears to be a titanic battle between autocrats and democrats as more than half the nations across the globe prepare for nationwide elections. Countries as diverse as Russia, the United States, India, Belarus and the UK are each grappling with the electoral process amid an underlying crisis in governance and institutions. Against the backdrop of escalating complexity and confusion, the question arises: how viable can good government be in these challenging times, exacerbated by the relentless rumors circulating through social media and AI? Meanwhile, the world contends with deepening conflicts, with ambiguous paths to resolution in places like Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan. Furthermore, simmering tensions persist in South America and Southeast Asia, all of which add to the global complexity of our current landscape.
Robert Fox
Robert Fox has been a professional reporter, commentator, author, and broadcaster for over 40 years. He has reported from the front in the Falklands conflict of 1982, the Middle East, including Iraq and the Palestinian territories, as well Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. After leaving Oxford with an honors degree in history in 1967, he has worked as a staff reporter and correspondent for the BBC and the Daily Telegraph. He is currently defense correspondent for the Evening Standard and broadcasts frequently for the BBC, Sky, and Radio 24 in Italy. Among his books are Eyewitness Falklands (1982), Antarctica and the South Atlantic (1985), and Camera in Conflict (1995). Robert lectures frequently to the British Army and the diplomatic community in London. He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Royal Institute for International Affairs, Chatham House.