Lecture
Robert Fox
Monday 26.01.2026
Robert Fox
Empire and After
Monday 26.01.2026
How to watch
This lecture starts on 26 January at 7:00pm (UK).
Summary
Trump’s imperial project enters 2026 with yet more twists and turns. What is the imperial dream outlined at the 56th World Economic Forum—and how does it fit with the national security strategy announced at the end of November 2025? There are multiple operations in progress in Venezuela and the Caribbean, Gaza, and Ukraine. Are Trump’s attentions spread too thin? What is behind his scattered attack on our European allies? Should the US offer asylum to Anglo Jews fleeing antisemitism in the UK? Lastly, what conclusions can we draw from two areas where the Trump doctrine is being tested: abroad in Iran and at home with the domestic economy?
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.