By Thomas Lowe With over one hundred million ‘views’ the Kony 2012 video has started a far-reaching debate on the aims and value of a production seen by many as an over-simplification of complex situation. Produced by the NGO ‘Invisible......more
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The Leveson Inquiry comes to Frontline - what have we learned?
By Thomas Lowe Passionate exchanges, heckling from the audience and caustic wit – that’s what you get when a panel of journalists sit down to discuss what Peter Wilby described as the media’s ‘truth and reconciliation commission’. Anne......more
Announcing November events at the Frontline Club
From a series of films focusing on Africa to a discussion with Sky News' Alex Crawford about her career and recent reporting in Libya, we have a wide range of talks lined up to keep you entertained and your mind stimulated this November, as......more
Afghan lives ten years after the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom
Video streaming by Ustream How have the lives of the Afghan people been affected during the 10 years since the US-led invasion of the country in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States? That was......more
A decade of wrong decisions and damaging policies
By Sara Elizabeth Williams The West’s reaction to 9/11 was excessive and misguided, wrongly influenced by hubris, hysteria and ignorance. Ten years on, we are still mired in a mess largely of our own making. Last night’s First Wednesday Special: Changing......more
Kill/capture missions in Afghanistan: are they working?
Watch live streaming video from frontlineclub at livestream.com Are the kill/capture missions in Afghanistan effective? That was one of the key focuses of our First Wednesday discussion last night. The evening began with a short clip from Kill/Capture......more
How to crush a revolution: Lessons from Iran and the Green movement
Watch live streaming video from frontlineclub at livestream.com The death of Haleh Sahabi, the daughter of a veteran Iranian dissident who died at her father's funeral is one of many cases of the regime's treatment of political activists that the world's......more
You say you want an Arab Revolution: the Green movement in Iran
By Gianluca Mezzofiore The current struggle for power in Iran and the impact of the Arab Spring on the country were the topics for an animated First Wednesday debate at the Frontline Club last night.Award-winning journalist Saeed Kamali Dehghan pointed......more
What's coming up at the Frontline Club: First Wednesday on Iran
Almost two years on from protests over Iran's disputed presidential elections we will be bringing together a panel of experts for June's First Wednesday to discuss the country's politics today.We will be examining the power struggles at the heart of the Iranian government......more
Analysis and debate at the Frontline Club : making sense of the Middle East
Our discussion on Tuesday looking at Realignment in the Arab World - and what it means for Iran, Saudi Arabia and Israel, is the latest in a series of events this year which have sought to explain and analyse events in......more
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