The 2024 FCDOA Annual Lecture Speaker: Sir Alex Younger The title: A spy’s view of a fragmenting world new date due to Sir Alex's busy schedule is 6 December 2024 11.00-13.30 The Locarno Suite, FCDO The moderator is Sir John Sawers Tickets £30 Sir Alex was for 30 years a career intelligence officer in Britain’s Secret Intelligence […]
FCDOA is organising an online talk by Lord Evans of Weardale KCB DL on 11 December at 11.00 am on Zoom with the title Standards in Public Life Admission free The moderator is Lord Simon McDonald GCMG KCVO Standards in Public Life have been hotly debated in the last two or three years, with […]
FCDOA Online talk by Dr. Hamidreza Azizi The future of Iran’s relations with nonstate allies in the “axis of resistance” or its relations with Russia on 14 January at 11.00 am on ZOOM Ambassador to Iran, Rob Macaire will moderate the session Ticket £5 Bio Dr. Hamidreza Azizi is a Visiting Fellow at the German Institute […]
FCDOA Online talk by Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones with the title Is Europe ready and capable to deal with the multiple to threats liberal democracy? 22 January 2025 at 11.00 on ZOOM The session will be moderated by Timothy Dowse CMG Tickets £5 Given her expertise and experience in the security sector and, coupled with […]
FCDO Association is organising an online talk by Major General (Retd) Mungo Melvin CB OBE MA Tuesday, 4 February 2025 at 11.00 on ZOOM with the title: A Country on the Edge: The Causes, Character and Consequences of the War in Ukraine Moderated by Dr Olesya Khromeychuk Admission free Since Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine […]
FCDOA is organising online talk by Daniel Snowman with the title: 'Misunderstanding of the present is the inevitable consequence of ignorance of the past.’ on Wednesday 26 February 2025 at 14.30 pm on ZOOM The event is moderated by Professor Alexander Evans Daniel Snowman, in the footsteps of the great French historian Marc Bloch, argues […]
The FCDO Association is organising an online talk by Peter Ford with the title Passport To Adventure on 4 March 2025 at 11.00 on ZOOM Admission free A talk with slides, anecdotes and stories covering the highs and lows of a 28 year career as a mainstream officer, working for the Foreign Commonwealth & Development […]
FCDOA is organising an Online talk by Mohamed Cassimjee with the title: "UK-African Relations: Time for a re-set?" on 19 March at 11.00 on ZOOM Moderator is Janet Rogan Admission free In the absence of a hegemonic power and the presence of a multipolar world order, major global shifts focusing on alliance building are […]
Visit to Benjamin Franklin’s house Friday 28 March 10.45 am Ticket £13 This will be a history and architectural tour for up to 30 people of Benjamin Franklin’s house at 36 Craven Street, close to Charing Cross station. It is the only remaining house of Dr Franklin. Following restoration, it opened to tours on 17 […]
The FCDOA is organising an online talk by Lieutenant Colonel Tim Spicer OBE on Tuesday 8 April 2025 at 11.00 on ZOOM with the title: Wilfred ‘Biffy’ Dunderdale – 'The most famous man you’ve never heard of' The event is moderated by Christine Mc Queen Admission £5 A Suspicion of Spies: The life of […]
