23 - 29 June 2025 - Broad Chalke, Salisbury
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When Donald Trump picked up the phone to Vladimir Putin, it was viewed by many as legitimising Russia’s brutal military strategy, setting off a chain of events that has forced the world to the edge of a dangerous diplomatic compromise. As the war grinds on and negotiations loom, critical questions emerge: can there be true justice when aggression is rewarded? How do you rebuild a nation shattered by war? Will those responsible for atrocities ever be held to account? And in a world increasingly shaped by a ‘might is right’ doctrine, is lasting peace even possible?
This session dives deep into these urgent dilemmas – examining the military landscape, exposing the political calculations behind closed doors, and exploring how Europe is bracing for what comes next. It will be a frank and unflinching look at a war, and a world, in flux.
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