Robert Fox
Poles Apart
Summary
The interest (jostling) over both polar regions between regional and super powers, especially by Donald Trump, are metaphors for the new era of transactional diplomacy. In this presentation we will focus on what’s at stake for Russia, China, Europe, the US, and Canada and the membership of the Arctic Council and the Antarctic Treaty. We’ll also look at Gaza and the Middle East, where Trump has scored significantly even before taking office again, and in Ukraine.
Robert Fox
Robert Fox has been a professional reporter, commentator, author, and broadcaster for over 40 years. He has reported from the front in the Falklands conflict of 1982, the Middle East, including Iraq and the Palestinian territories, as well Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. After leaving Oxford with an honors degree in history in 1967, he has worked as a staff reporter and correspondent for the BBC and the Daily Telegraph. He is currently defense correspondent for the Evening Standard and broadcasts frequently for the BBC, Sky, and Radio 24 in Italy. Among his books are Eyewitness Falklands (1982), Antarctica and the South Atlantic (1985), and Camera in Conflict (1995). Robert lectures frequently to the British Army and the diplomatic community in London. He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Royal Institute for International Affairs, Chatham House.