On the 8th of March a youth meeting of the Helsinki Policy Forum was held in Helsinki. Young leaders from European and MENA countries, including Finland, Egypt, Iran, Sweden, Türkiye, and the United Arab...
Supported by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Pekka Haavisto, the Helsinki Policy Forum Steering Group met in Helsinki on the 7th of March. Officials participated from the European External Action Service (EEAS),...
The Independent Review of Prevent is reportedly due for imminent release. Since its announcement four years ago, the Review process has been surrounded by controversy. What was seen as a potential opportunity for the...
On Monday the 6th of February, the Helsinki Policy Forum hosted an online meeting: ‘Tackling desertification and sand and dust storms (SDS) in the MENA Region – exploring opportunities to develop inter-state cooperation.’ The...
We are devastated to hear the news of the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria today. The pictures and stories of destruction and mass loss of life are horrifying and require international mobilisation. Forward Thinking...
On 26 January 2023, Forward Thinking convened a meeting with our Palestinian Women’s Network and Sinéad McLaughlin MLA. Participants included women from the West Bank and Gaza. They discussed the role and experience of women in...
Helsinki Policy Forum – Internship Forward Thinking is a London based NGO working in conflict resolution, and political dialogue in the Middle East and North Africa. We have an exciting internship opportunity to support the delivery...
Political Dialogues Programme Officer, Abigail Storey, met with several Lebanese politicians in Beirut to discuss the work of the Women Parliamentarian Network (WPN) and Helsinki Policy Forum. Following on from the WPN meeting in...
The Helsinki Policy Forum Women Parliamentarians Network (WPN) met 30th November – 1st December in Turku, Finland. The meeting brought together women parliamentarians and officials from 15 countries across the Gulf-MENA region and Europe....
Over two days in late November Harry Higginson and Kimmo Laukkanen, Special Envoy for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the Helsinki Policy Forum visited the UAE and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This provided...