Oliver McTernan visited Israel and Palestine between the 15th-19th of May for a series of meetings with senior political figures from across the political spectrum in both communities. Meetings provided an opportunity to evaluate...
Drawing on the direct experiences of former DUP special advisor Richard Bullick over the course of his 15 years of participation in power-sharing negotiations and party electoral campaigns, Forward Thinking convened a series of discussions with...
Julian Weinberg met with political leaders and civil society in a recent visit to Tunisia to discuss developments in the country. Tunisia took further steps in its political transition with the conclusion of the...
Julian Weinberg travelled to Tunisia, 9th – 11th May for a series of meetings with Tunisian political leaders from across the political spectrum. On his first day this included meeting with young politician activists...
The seventh Helsinki Policy Forum was held in Helsinki, 22-24 April hosted by Timo Soini, Foreign Minister of Finland. The meeting brought together parliamentarians, government officials and economic experts from across Europe and the...
Oliver McTernan will appear on the BBC World Service as a guest commentator to discuss recent global developments and the work of Forward Thinking. The programme will run from 06.30am to 08.30 am on...
On 18th April 2018, Forward Thinking facilitated a roundtable discussion entitled ‘Pathways into Politics’ as part of its UK ‘Building Bridges’ Programme. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Councillor Hashim Bhatti for...
Forward Thinking facilitated three days of meetings in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 25th-28th March 2018, for Knesset Members, officials, political advisers and activists. The meetings were led by Deputy Speaker of the Knesset MK Hilik...
Between 19th and 24th March, Forward Thinking held a series of bilateral meetings in Gaza and the West Bank to follow up on the series of roundtables and conferences that took place in February 2018....
On Thursday 22nd March 2018, Forward Thinking facilitated a workshop in Nablus providing practical negotiation skills training to a cross-factional group of political leaders and academics from across the West Bank. The training was...