The revolution in technology over the last twenty years has made the world a far less stable place, with events and information travelling at a speed unheard of in the last century. This has presented enormous political challenges around the globe with societies more volatile and potentially dangerous than at any time since the Cold War. Our political leaders can no longer promote isolationists policies and need to adapt to many different dimensions from a changing environment to radical extremism. Members of society can no longer opt out of the political debate: listening to former and current politicians who have operated on the global stage is a good way to understand some of the debates and contribute to them.
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Abhisit VejjajivaPrime Minister of Thailand (2008-2011)
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Rafidah AzizMalaysia's Longest Serving Minister of International Trade and Industry; Former Chairman of AirAsia X
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Helen ClarkFormer Prime Minister of New Zealand, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017 & Co-Chair of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR), World Health Organisation (WHO)
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Nassim Nicholas TalebBusinessman-trader, philosophical essayist and academic researcher
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Oliver AugustEurope Editor at the Economist
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Rami KhouriSenior Public Policy Fellow and adjunct professor of journalism, American University of Beirut
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Tim CongdonOne of the UK's leading economists
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Brian SuExpert on a wide range of China/Asia-related business and culture topics
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Chetan BhagatOne of India's most influential celebrity, motivational speaker and author
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Craig OliverUK Prime Minister's Director of Politics and Communications
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Iain Duncan SmithFormer Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2010 - 2016
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Ian GoldinFormer Vice President and Head of Policy, World Bank and former policy advisor to Nelson Mandela
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Jack StrawUK's Justice Secretary (Justice Minister) 2007-10 and Foreign Secretary (Foreign Minister) 2001-06
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Katty KayAnchor of BBC World News America
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Max AbrahmsExpert on terrorism
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Morinosuke KawaguchiInnovation & competitive strategy consultant
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Ravi VenkatesanFormer Chairman of Microsoft India; Chairman of Bank of Baroda
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Robert MundellNobel Laureate in Economics
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Roger BallentineServed President Bill Clinton as Chairman of the White House Climate Change Task Force
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Xavier DarcosFrench politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour
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Gita WirjawanFormer Minister of Trade, Indonesia
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Joseph StiglitzNobel Prize winner in Economics, TIME 100 most influential people, World renowned Economist
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Omari IssaChairman Amref Health Africa International Board
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Yulia TymoshenkoFormer Prime Minister of Ukraine
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Enrico LettaPrime Minister of Italy (2013-14)
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Lin Bo QiangDean of China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy, School of Management at Xiamen University; Editor for Energy Economics
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Mahmoud KaabourMulti award-winning filmmaker, writer, and lecturer from Beirut.
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Michael CawleyChairman of Failte Ireland and former Chief Operating Officer of Ryanair, Europe's largest airline