Europe in the World

At the heart of the Institute’s mission, this stream of work includes projects that focus on Europe’s capacity to engage cohesively and strategically in the international arena. This area of ISD’s programming works at the highest levels with policy and industry chiefs exploring innovative approaches to Europe’s relations with its border regions and  with global strategic players including the United States and China. ISD also increasingly seeks to engage young leaders and different voices in the search for new answers to some of Europe's key challenges.

This area of work includes the following projects and initiatives:

ISD’s longest-standing initiative is the Club of Three, a high-level Franco-British-German forum founded by ISD President Lord Weidenfeld constituting a yearly stocktaking of the European landscape.

The UANI-ISD Initiative (UANI-ISD) is dedicated to combating the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran and includes research, education, policy, and action initiatives in Europe. 

ISD’s European Leaders Series seeks to introduce key UK audiences to leading political figures from Europe, fostering increased understanding and creating important international linkages.

ISD has launched a Europe-China Media Exchange initiative, aimed at creating opportunities for senior journalists from Europe and China to gain an informed insight into each other’s societies

This project focuses on strengthening European and US relations with Turkey, a key player on the global stage.

These sessions bring together leading figures from the defence industry and government primarily from France, the UK and Germany to address Europe’s defence requirements in the face of evolving global threats.

This programme cultivates the leaders of tomorrow; in its first phase the Programme focused on Europe’s neighbourhood including Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

This initiative (America-Europe-Russia) was launched in 2001 to facilitate the normalisation of diplomatic, economic and cultural relations through structured high-level dialogue between America, Europe and Russia.

This initiative worked with the business community, policy makers and experts to further discussions on Europe's border regions amongst Western governments.

This project sought to foster discussion for stability and peace in the Middle East, including long-standing work on relations between Europe and Israel.