Mission
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) is an independent think tank working with leaders in government, business, media and academia to develop multi-country responses to the major security and socio-economic challenges of our time and to enhance Europe’s capacity to act effectively in the global arena.
Activities include research, specialised task forces, high level policy briefings, scholarships and cross border networks that foster leadership and stability across Europe and its wider neighbourhood, actively bridging inter-communal, religious, socio-economic and political divides.
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue logo is used by the Trialogue Educational Trust (charity number 1076660) and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, which is a charitable company limited by guarantee (charity number 1141069). The Trialogue Educational Trust and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue are separate but connected charities that work together to achieve their identical charitable aims.
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Dr Suraya Dalil, Afghan Minister of Health, speaking at the Weidenfeld Debate, Oxford, May 2013
Members of the Phoenix Network at a meeting hosted by ISD with the Three Faiths Forum and the British Council, March 2012
Historian Saul Friedlander, Inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Historiography at the University of Oxford, May 2012
Journalists Edward Lucas, Deborah Rayner and Nabila Ramdani talking to ISD's Weidenfeld Scholars, June 2012
Dr Magnus Ranstorp of the Swedish National Defence College addressing the Counter-terrorism and Communities Workshop, September 2012
European Leader Series, with Mikhail Kasyanov, former Prime Minister of Russia, February 2013, London
Meeting of the Energy Expert Group to discuss energy issues of mutual concern to Turkey,USA and the EU
The Inaugural Hoffmann Lecture with Jim Leape, Director General of WWF International, February 2013
Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Media, Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman Google, January 2013
HE Karel Schwarzenberg, Czech Foreign Minister, addresses an invited audience at an ISD policy breakfast, October 2011
Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chamber Music 2012, Robert Levin, University of Cambridge, October 2012
Gregory Doran, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Drama 2012-2013
Meeting of the Turkey Task Force, Istanbul, 13-14 April 2013
Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art, Philippe de Montebello, University of Cambridge, November 2012
Vanessa Redgrave, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Drama 2012, speaking at the University of Oxford, February 2012
Participants watch a presentation during ISD's second Social Media and Intolerance workshop, July 2012
Leading activists from pro-democracy movements in the Middle East, speaking at a Weidenfeld Debate, February 2012
Imogen Cooper, pianist, Humanitas Visiting Professor of Classical Music and Music Education, 2012-2013
Humanitas Visiting Professor in Women's Rights, Ambassador Melanne Verveer, University of Cambridge, March 2013
Humanitas Visiting Professorship in the History of Ideas, Professor Lorraine Daston, January 2013
Club of Three 19th Plenary Meeting
London, 17 to 18 May 2013
Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Classical Music & Music Education
University of Oxford, 13 to 14 May 2013
Weidenfeld Scholars and Alumni Negotiation Skills Training
ISD Offices, London, 11 May 2013
COMPAS Breakfast Briefing, in partnership with ISD
10 May 2013
Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Historiography
University of Oxford, 9 to 14 May 2013
Weidenfeld Debate
Ship Street Conference Centre, Jesus College, Oxford, 9 May 2013
Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Statecraft and Diplomacy
University of Cambridge, 8 to 14 May 2013
Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Museums, Galleries and Libraries
University of Oxford, 6 to 9 May 2013
Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Contemporary Art
University of Oxford, 6 to 9 May 2013
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