In Washington and Philadelphia this week. Just had a riveting chat bob gates and Jane Harman on Trumpism. This is not a 4 year phenomenon but a trend in motion. It’s largely irreversible. They agreed with my observation that the only certainty we have is uncertainty! Later

I shared my thoughts with The Guardian on Iran's options as we potentially approach the eve of a deal. Will we see concessions from Tehran on enrichment, or even an invitation to Saudi Arabia or US to invest in their nuclear programme? Time will tell... Either way we are at a

It was wonderful to arrive in Tehran last night and to attend the opening of the Tehran Dialogue Forum so well organised by IPIS in the august presence of FM Araghchi, DFM Ravanchi and other dignitaries. Today will see the opening by President Pezeshkian. Lunchtime speech will be

Last night I arrived in Beijing from Tehran with a slightly heavy heart given the setbacks in the US/Iran bilaterals. Hopefully with Omani mediation, the talks can be back on track. As they say where there’s a will, there’s a way. The next 3 though it’s our joint event with the

Tehran Dialogue forum : Experts at TDF 2025 Stress Unity and Connectivity for Eurasian Stability tehrandf.com/en/Post/20/Exp…

Mohamed Amersi (Mohamed Amersi), Founder and Chairman, The Amersi Foundation, believes the answer to the future will not be just about hard power or soft power, but a new hybrid which I would like to label “technopower”- Power will be in the hands of fast evolving technopolar world.

The Opening Ceremony of the 11th China and Globalization Forum 2025 has officially begun in Beijing, marking the start of high-level discussions on global cooperation and shared challenges. Center for China and Globalization #NGIC #CCG #amersifoundation

At the 11th Annual China and Globalization Forum my intervention at the panel on “State Fragility” was focused on the role of technology in enhancing security&response to crises. It is a powerful enabler for institutional resilience if deployed responsibly and in inclusive manner

Great to be at the Center for China and Globalization China and Globalisation Forum here in Beijing! You can read my thoughts from the opening roundtable here: finance.sina.cn/hy/2025-05-22/…

The 11th China and Globalization Forum concludes in Beijing ⁦Center for China and Globalization⁩ Another outstanding event in Beijing. So proud and privileged to be a partner and participant ccgupdate.org/p/the-11th-chi…

Now again Tehran to chivvy the bilats between USA and Iran so ably moderated by Oman. A key obstacle remains re Iran’s sovereign right to enrich uranium. Still cautiously optimistic that a solution will be found either through a consortium approach or a short freeze period to

I left Tehran after a revetting session with senior leadership of IPIS discussing the return of Ian to the international Community following a “deal” with the Trump administration which I am cautiously optimistic will happen. What does the return of Iran mean to its

After a short debriefing stop in the UAE, I arrived in the early hours of the morning to attend belatedly the Astana International Forum. I haven’t been back to Kazakhstan for a while following my advising on groundbreaking deals in the telecom sector so it’s very good to be back

Just left Astana after attending a very thoughtful and timely Astana International Forum. Kazakhstan is a middle power. And the powerhouse of Central Asia. Like all middle powers it is trying to ascertain what this means for it in a changing world order. For now, under the wise

After a brief interlude in Istanbul with diplomatic friends, enroute now to Marrakech to attend my friend, Mo Ibrahim’s Aftica Governance weekend. Africa is rising and middle powers like Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa are making their mark on the global stage. Will be great to

What a wonderful opening ceremony yesterday. Remarks read from HM the King and powerful speeches lamenting on the death of values based leadership by Joseph Borel, Amina Mohamed and Tedros Ghebreyesus, all dear acquaintances. Today sees the arrival of our own FS, David Lamy. A

Wonderful to see David Lammy on stage. Applaud for visiting 7 African countries. Focus to end the civil war in Sudan, promoting UK’s desire to invest in and not only donate to Africa, collaboration on technology, climate and migration. Deeply engaged in a calm and collected

Joseph Nye's passing made me think about what he coined 'soft power' and its waning currency among world leaders, spearheaded by Trump. In its place, we are seeing the emergence of a new hybrid: Technopower. Ana Palacio and I explore that in our article: intpolicydigest.org/welcome-to-the…

In Rabat today. Morocco is the bridge between sub saharan africa and the Arab World and has a very proud heritage. A busy day today meeting with representatives of the MFA, Advidors to the Royal Court, representatives of foreign intelligence and think tanks to understand how

Great to speak with Akmaral Batalova on her very successful YouTube channel. We covered lots of ground: shifting world order, Iran/Israel, Ukraine/Russia and how we navigate through all of this towards piece. Watch on the link below: youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Q9kf…