Click here to register We are delighted to be able to host this event jointly with the Shute Festival. Chrsitna Lamb’s book is the first major account to address the scale of sexual assault in modern conflict, which exposes the unheard stories of women in war zones with unfailing care and humanity. Samantha Knights QC will be in…
Click here to register Not long ago the UAE was considered a ‘developing’ country. Yet, since the seven member emirates came together in a federation in 1971, nearly five decades have past and the country holds the record of being the only surviving Arab federation. The history, which predates the formation of this federation led…
Click here to register Watch the film of an improbable journey. Rupert and Jan Grey meet tea-wallahs and maharajahs, dodge tribal conflicts and battle with border officials. Their destination: the biennial Chobi Mela festival in Bangladesh run by world renowned activist and photographer Shahidul Alam. After registering you will receive a link to the complete…
Sir Nicholas Kay, KCMG (@NicholasK111) is a serving UK diplomat. He will be speaking in a personal capacity. Sir Nicholas was the UK Regional Coordinator for Southern Afghanistan and the first Head of the Provincial Reconstruction Team for Helmand Province from 2006 to 2007. He returned as Ambassador in Kabul from 2017 to 2018. In…
20 May at 14.00 – register here This webinar will discuss the historical and geographic origins of South Yemeni nationalism and its influence on the current demands for a return to an independent southern state. Dr Brehony will examine South Arabia under the British ( 1839-1967), the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen ( 1967-1990), the…
A panel discussion with Jonathan Rider, Daniel Skillings and Flore de Taisne. Click here to register Culture has the singular capacity to unite and divide communities. Across the Middle East and South-Central Asia protracted conflicts have resulted in the loss of human life, population displacement, economic turmoil and political and social unrest and acts of…
29 April at 14.00 – register here Bill Hayton (@bill_hayton) is the author The Invention of China – due to be published in October 2020 When did China come to think of itself as ‘China’? In his forthcoming book, Bill Hayton shows how a small group of reformers and revolutionaries actively developed ideas of ‘Chinese’…
Click here to register Sophie Ibbotson is an economic development consultant specialising in Central Asia. She worked for the Ministry of Economy in Kyrgyzstan, and is currently an advisor to the Government of Uzbekistan and to the World Bank in Tajikistan. Sophie is the author of books on Uzbekistan and Tajikistan; has contributed to books…
In the interests of protecting members and staff, no RSAA events will be held before the end of June. A decision on the planned lecture in July will be taken nearer the time. We are exploring whether it may be possible to conduct some of the planned talks as online webinars and will inform members…
