Suzie Hancock

Duncan Smith

Posted on 26th February 202526th February 2025 by Suzie Hancock

Fraud, corruption and economic crime As a UK barrister, Duncan started prosecuting corporate offences at DTI and SFO, then moved to World Bank, Washington DC. He later joined EIB, Luxembourg, advising on deterrence, prevention and training whilst negotiating settlements (eg. with Siemens and Alstom). He took early retirement in 2023. Promoting integrity is fundamental – Duncan has worked with public and commercial organisations, including other MDBs, UN and aid agencies, […]

Rupert Shortt

Posted on 16th September 202416th September 2024 by Suzie Hancock

Religion and Society Rupert Shortt is a bestselling author and Research Associate at the Von Hügel Institute, University of Cambridge. He was Religion Editor of The Times Literary Supplement from 2000 to 2020 and has written for a range of publications, including The Guardian, FT, Daily Telegraph, Tablet and Spectator. His books include Benedict XVI (2005), Christianophobia: A Faith Under Attack (2012), Rowan’s Rule: The Biography of the […]

Christopher Wylde

Posted on 24th August 202424th August 2024 by Suzie Hancock

South American political economy and development Dr Christopher Wylde is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. He has written extensively on South American political economy and development trajectories, including two research monographs: Latin America After Neoliberalism and Emerging Markets and the State, written after several years in the […]

Sir Charles Petrie

Posted on 1st January 20241st January 2024 by Suzie Hancock

Peacebuilding, relief work and reconstruction Sir Charles Petrie Bt, OBE, having acquired an MBA at INSEAD and following a short stint as an investment banker, has had close to 30 years’ experience working in contexts of conflict and famine, much of it within the UN system. With the UN, he has assumed senior level operational […]

Rob Thomson

Posted on 5th December 20237th December 2023 by Suzie Hancock

Leadership, conflict and strategy After 34 years in the Army, Rob is now Chief Executive Officer of AGL Communication, a leadership communication coaching and training company in London. Educated at Cambridge University (History) and Kings College London (Defence Studies), Rob was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1988, which became The Rifles in 2007. A […]

Rahaf Aldoughli

Posted on 5th December 20235th December 2023 by Suzie Hancock

The Middle East and North Africa, Women and conflict, Sectarianism in Syria Dr Rahaf Aldoughli is an esteemed academic who holds the position of lecturer at Lancaster University, where she specializes in the field of Middle East and North African studies. In addition to her academic position, she holds the position of Director of Research […]

Adam Tomkins

Posted on 25th May 202325th May 2023 by Suzie Hancock

Constitutional Law and Freedom of Speech Professor Adam Tomkins started his academic career in 1991 at King’s College London, before moving to Oxford, where he was a fellow at St Catherine’s College. He took up the John Millar Chair of Public Law at the University of Glasgow in 2003. From 2009-15 he was the legal […]

Haian Dukhan

Posted on 25th May 202325th May 2023 by Suzie Hancock

Middle Eastern politics and international relations Haian Dukhan is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Teesside University, England and is a Fellow of the Centre for Syrian Studies at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. In 2017, Haian earned a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews. His doctoral research […]

Pablo Baisotti

Posted on 9th January 20239th January 2023 by Suzie Hancock

Latin America, Postmodernity and Religion & Society Dr Pablo Baisotti is a historian and political scientist who is committed to a multidisciplinary approach to contemporary Latin American studies. After undergraduate studies at the Jesuit University del Salvador (USAL) in his native Argentina, Pablo gained an MA and PhD from the ancient University of Bologna, Italy. […]

Krishna Kumar Saha

Posted on 14th December 202214th December 2022 by Suzie Hancock

Bangladesh, public policy and conflict Krishna Kumar Saha is Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Comilla University, Bangladesh. He is presently engaged in doctoral studies (on ‘Power and Legitimacy in conflict mediation in rural Bangladesh’) under Professor Bert Suykens in the Department of Conflict and Development Studies, Ghent University, Belgium. As a graduate of Heidelberg […]