In 1938, shortly after the November Reichspogromnacht, leaders of the Zionist movement turned to Gandhi with a request to support the Zionist enterprise in Eretz-Israel/Palestine. Gandhi, against their expectations, stated his strong objection to Zionism, suggesting that German Jews should stay in Germany and practice Satyagraha, even if it would result in massive martyrdom.

For more a century, Northeast Asia has been one of the world's most dangerous places, where wars have repeatedly broken out between Japan, Russia, the United States, the two Koreas, and several regimes in China. What, then, should we expect from Biden's successor coming into office in 2025?

Award-winning DPIR professor Ben Ansell will discuss his latest book, 'Why Politics Fails: The Five Traps of the Modern World & How to Escape Them', as part of Oxford's Meeting Minds Alumni Weekend. He will explore why politics is failing us and how we can build political systems that work for everyone.

This event is free for DPIR alumni (email alumni@politics.ox.ac.uk for your discount code).