It looks like we’re in this for the long haul. I don’t want to rule out some geniuses finding creative solutions, but until then, everything will have to be digital. But really? No face-to-face for a year? That won’t work. We need safe, repeatable, small, expert-approved formats to help people socialise as little as necessary… Continue reading Safe, Small, Tested In-Person Events for a Controlled Return to a New Normality
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Why We’re in This for the Long Haul
Given the crisis we find ourselves in, it’s only natural for people to long for normality. And normality, of sorts, will return, even if that normality isn’t quite the same as the one we left behind us pre-Corona. Most countries in Europe are pursuing a “flatten the curve” approach, attempting to draw out the crisis… Continue reading Why We’re in This for the Long Haul
FOTAR 2020 – the State of the Transatlantic Relationship
I attended FOTAR – the Forum on Translantic Relations – on 30th January 2020. The topic: “The Transatlantic Security Partnership in Turbulent Times.” Three detailed expert discussions served as an excellent update on the state of NATO, how to deal with an ascendant China, and cybersecurity. Here are my notes – the intent behind which is… Continue reading FOTAR 2020 – the State of the Transatlantic Relationship
Rethinking Europe and Remembering Helmut Schmidt
If there’s one thing Helmut Schmidt wouldn’t have wanted, it would have been people constantly asking what he would have wanted or thought. But he’d have to forgive us, because on many occasions over the two days of #RethinkingEurope, his words and actions shaped the events. And that is the thing about Helmut Schmidt, the… Continue reading Rethinking Europe and Remembering Helmut Schmidt
