What is the national interest? - Yascha Mounk, Elisabeth Braw, Phil Mullan, Benedict Macon-Cooney

00:00 Introduction by Munira Mirza
00:47 Introduction by Inaya Folarin Iman
03:27 Yascha Mounk
09:12 Elisabeth Braw
15:45 Phil Mullan
24:49 Benedict Macon-Cooney
30:15 Panel discussion
1:01:55 Q&A with audience


What defines the national interest? It’s common to frame Britain’s challenges as part of a broader western malaise. While geopolitical rivalry, threats to supply chains, mass migration and climate change affect us in a similar way to Europe and the United States, it doesn’t follow that our solutions should mimic theirs. In what ways should Britain align or depart with the larger powers to our east and west? Is it realistic in such an interconnected and competitive world for Britain to chart its own course and what would that look like? What political and economic levers could be harnessed to realise this?

Speakers:
Yascha Mounk, Johns Hopkins University
Elisabeth Braw, Atlantic Council
Rado Tylocote, Legatum Institute
Benedict Macon-Cooney, Tony Blair Institute

Chair: Inaya Folarin Iman, Civic Future

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