Welcome to the Institute for Strategic Dialogue

The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) is an independent think-tank working with leaders in government, media and the private sector. Through its educational, policy and cultural programmes it works to challenge long-range threats to international and communal peace and to enhance Europe's capacity to act strategically in the global arena.

Highlights

                                                            
This year’s week-long Weidenfeld Scholars’ Leadership and Public Policy Seminar at Hartwell House proved once again to be an extremely fruitful time for the Scholars. The morning Political Philosophy sessions were complemented by afternoon talks given by senior level figures  including Jonathan Powell, General Sir Mike Jackson, and Onora O'Neill. Other highlights were the Scholars’ Debate on Humanitarian Interventionism. For more, click here

Event

CEDAR launched its UK mentoring programme for young people on 7th November 2009 with a successful mentoring session at Tawhid Mosque in east London. In partnership with Young Enterprise London, the session brought together twenty-five young people of Muslim heritage (aged 15-16) with CEDAR mentors for an afternoon of inspiration and skills development. For more on the event and to watch the CEDAR mentoring video click here.

Research

"Muslims in the European ‘Mediascape': integration and social cohesion dynamics" - is a pilot research report commissioned by ISD, with the support of the Vodafone Foundation Germany, to serve as a basis for discussions at the 2009 M100 Sanssouci Colloquium.  It identifies a number of trends related to the perceptions and consumption of the mainstream and minority media and the implications for greater social cohesion in Germany, France and the UK. To download the report click here.

In Focus

The Weidenfeld Debates are an annual programme of public debates, organized by the Weidenfeld Scholars, which focus on major questions in contemporary international public policy. This year's series of three debates focuses on the theme of 'Shift of Power' with specific events on Human Rights; Security, Power and Terrorism in South Asia; and Global Governance and Climate Change. For more, click here.