On 13th April 2022 the UK Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Rwanda on what is described as an ‘asylum partnership arrangement’. The agreement seeks to enable the ‘transfer’, or forced removal, of asylum-seekers from the UK to Rwanda to have their claims determined there, in accordance with Rwandan asylum and immigration law. The legal foundation for the UK’s proposed externalization of refugee determination and protection is the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

Organised jointly RAI with the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

A pair of round-table discussions about the successes and failures of the Biden administration so far, and prospects for the midterm elections in November.

This event will also be live-streamed as a Zoom webinar. To watch the live stream you will need to register in advance.

More information and to register: https://www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/state-play-biden-administration-midterm

By 1954, American evangelist Billy Graham was bigger news in London than in Texas. Graham was arguably responsible for an unparalleled transformation of US evangelicalism in the second half of the twentieth century. He is also remembered as America’s pastor-in-chief, having met with every US President since Harry S. Truman. But Graham’s path to triumph was paved abroad: it was in Europe that he grew into an internationally recognized religious leader.

Was Richard Nixon responsible for the rightward turn of the Republican Party, or was he in fact the “the last liberal Republican”? John R Price, who worked on social policy in the Nixon White House, has written a book making the case that Nixon has been misunderstood, pointing to plans to reform welfare to introduce something like a universal basic income and expand health insurance. John Price will be in conversation with RAI Fellow, Dr Mitch Robertson about Nixon’s complex legacy.

Discussion followed by wine reception.

A one-day conference on backsliding and resilience in liberal democracies, to be held at Oxford University, Department of Politics and International Relations. We will have a roundtable format, with three thematic panels, there are 4 presenters panel.

The speakers will deliver a 20 minute presentation, followed by an audience Q&A. Each presentation will be on a particular aspect of democratic backsliding and resilience linked to their current or recent research.

Our speakers have been flown in globally to join us live for this one day event, be sure not to miss it.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and resulting sanctions regime has shed light on the United Kingdom’s harbouring of illicit wealth from around the world.

It has also revealed the centrality of enablers in the legal and financial sectors in laundering oligarchs’ monies and reputations. As co-chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Responsible Tax, Andrew Mitchell and Margaret Hodge have been at the forefront of the UK’s fight against dirty money, illicit finance and money laundering.