The Annual Chatham House Conference on Global Risk and Corporate Strategy 2008

The New Politics of the Global Economy: A world without rules?

A major international two-day conference

Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 March 2008 Chatham House,London

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

HE Dr Supachai Panitchpadki Secretary General United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Dr Jamie P Shea Director,Policy Planning Office of the Secretary General North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Professor Anatol Lieven Chair of International Relations and Terrorism Studies King’s College,London

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4 PAKISTAN AND THE RULE OF LAW: Judged and Found Wanting Irene Khan

7 PAKISTAN: Real and Imaginary Risks Anatol Lieven

10 BRITAIN’S FOOD SUPPLY: Lunch as a Strategic Issue Kate Bailey

EDITOR Graham Walker

ASSISTANT EDITOR Alison Couldridge

DESIGNER Martin Colyer

DATABASEMichael Farrell

INTERNJoanna Shayer

13 FOOD PRICES: Wheat Farmer’s Woes Oliver Walston

15 CHOOSING STRATEGIC AFRICAN PARTNERSHIPS: How Heavy Are the Anchors? Alex Vines

17 LETTER:David Hannay

19 NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY:Winning on Wicked Issues Charlie Edwards

22DIPLOMACY:Foreign Office Futures William Wallace

26RUSSIA - THE PRESIDENCY:Opaque as Always Malcolm Rifkind

28CHINESE COMPETITION - LEARNING FROM JAPAN:China Challenge Simon Collinson and Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor

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