Oliver and Julian held meetings in Brussels with officials on the Middle East and North Africa, to discuss developments in the region and the work of Forward Thinking. Discussions in meeting explored several themes....
Despite the active and unique role played by Palestinian women across Palestinian society, particularly at the grassroots level, they are marginalised and under-represented in politics and public life. On the basis of inclusive dialogue as an...
Between the 4th-8th of September the Director and Middle East Programme manager travelled to Israel and the West Bank and held a series of meetings with representatives from across the political spectrum. As part of...
The Helsinki Policy Forum work to provide a neutral space to facilitate informal, non-binding and regular contact between leading countries of the Gulf-MENA region and their counterparts in Europe in order to work towards a...
Between the 14th – 18th of August, Forward Thinking visited the Palestinian Territories to hold a series of meetings as part of the on-going dialogue process facilitated within the Middle East Programme. Over the...
From 24th-28th July 2017, Forward Thinking held meetings with senior Palestinian figures from across the political spectrum in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Hebron and Gaza, as well as with municipality leaders, private sector figures, and civil...
Forward Thinking’s report on the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in London and Manchester has featured in news stories by the Independent and London Evening Standard. The report (download and share here), entitled“Community Roundtables: A...
Between 23rd and 27th July, Forward Thinking facilitated a series of meetings in Belfast and Dublin for a delegation of opinion shapers from the Likud party in Israel. Across the five days, the delegation held...
Between the 17-19th July 2017, Oliver McTernan, Director and Co Founder of Forward Thinking, and Jordan Morgan, UK Programme Manager, were invited by H.E. Mr. Mohamed Benaïssa, Secretary General of the Assilah Forum Foundation,...
On July 13th Forward Thinking hosted a workshop with Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Diplomat and Former Ambassador to the United Nations, and Forward Thinking Fellows, on “Foreign Policy and Conflict Resolution: Coming off the Rails.”...