It was most exciting to chair the exclusive, invitation- It was most exciting to chair the exclusive, invitationonly roundtable with the Right Honourable Boris only roundtable with the Right Honourable Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister of the United Johnson, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, at the AIM Summit in Dubai this week. The Kingdom, at the AIM Summit in Dubai this week. The topic for our discussion was “The Changing Global topic for our discussion was “The Changing Global Landscape - Challenges and Opportunities” and we Landscape - Challenges and Opportunities” and we were able to explore in depth many of the most were able to explore in depth many of the most pressing global issues of our time. pressing global issues of our time.
Under Chatham House Rule, we first took a deep dive
Under Chatham House Rule, we first took a deep dive into a number of critically important world events into a number of critically important world events including the trajectory of the war in Ukraine and its including the trajectory of the war in Ukraine and its likely long-term impact on European security and likely long-term impact on European security and NATO, the implications for global geopolitics NATO, the implications for global geopolitics resulting from the rise of China and the ongoing resulting from the rise of China and the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. crisis in the Middle East.
Our conversation then turned to the position of Our conversation then turned to the position of the UK in the post-Brexit world. We explored the UK in the post-Brexit world. We explored current challenges in the country’s relationship current challenges in the country’s relationship with Europe and the opportunities presented by with Europe and the opportunities presented by the vision of “Global Britain”. It was most the vision of “Global Britain”. It was most interesting to hear Boris Johnson’s perspectives on interesting to hear Boris Johnson’s perspectives on Britain’s evolving role on the world stage ranging Britain’s evolving role on the world stage ranging from free trade agreements such as the CPTPP and from free trade agreements such as the CPTPP and the UK's fast-growing trade ties with India to the the UK's fast-growing trade ties with India to the country’s leadership in multilateral organizations. country’s leadership in multilateral organizations. Finally, we touched on Boris Johnson's reflections Finally, we touched on Boris Johnson's reflections on his period in office, the intense demands of on his period in office, the intense demands of leadership during testing times and some of the leadership during testing times and some of the lessons he has drawn from his tenure as both lessons he has drawn from his tenure as both Mayor of London and Prime Minister. Mayor of London and Prime Minister.
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