On Thursday 16th July 2020, the Helsinki Policy Forum convened a meeting with parliamentarians from France, Germany, Tunisia, Turkey the United Kingdom met to discuss the importance of developing and implementing cohesive and unified...
On the 19th of May, Oliver appeared as a guest commentator on the BBC World Service Weekend. The programme, which runs from 06.30am – 08.30am, provides a chance to review and reflect on the...
The Director of Forward Thinking, Oliver McTernan and author of Violence in God’s Name, spoke on the BBC Radio 4 programme The Briefing Room, on the 25th April 2019. The terrible atrocities committed in...
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 the 9th of December Oliver was invited onto BBC World to discuss the implications of President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Oliver expressed concern that the decision would...
We were shocked and saddened by the news of this morning’s attack upon worshippers outside a mosque in Finsbury Park. An attack upon innocent worshippers celebrating the holy month of Ramadan is truly criminal. Finsbury...
On the Monday 26th September 2016, Forward Thinking convened a meeting with journalist and political commentator Peter Oborne on the impact of Sections 19 and 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000 on journalism, in particular in...
Oliver McTernan will be appearing on the BBC World Service’s “Weekend Break” on Sunday 10th April as a guest panellist to discuss the new stories of the week. The show will air, 06.30am –...
Forward Thinking welcome the news that the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet have been awarded the Nobel peace prize. The award reflects the significant political progress Tunisia has achieved since 2011, and reflects the central...
On Sunday the 17th Oliver gave two interviews with the BBC, the first on News Hour, on BBC World Radio Service and the second on World Service Television. In these interviews Oliver discussed the current...