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Tom Fletcher

Tom Fletcher

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Tom Fletcher is the principal of Hertford College, Oxford University, and a former UK ambassador

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is one of the foremost practitioners of old power, while other nations are handing more power to the people. Itar Tass / Reuters
There are fewer wars when you take power away from men in big castles

The best ideas now spread sideways. We need to build solutions together – it turns out our survival depends on it

CommentMay 02, 2018
Donald Trump is compelling on social media because you know it is really his thoughts / AFP
It used to be said that you are what you eat. For today's leaders and diplomats, you are what you tweet

In some ways, Twitter is simply a return to the lively political debate of the Roman forum

CommentMay 02, 2018
There are more refugees around the world today than ever before. Here, Rohingya border refugees await rice deliveries. Reuters
Four things we have learnt about the world in the past 12 months

Tom Fletcher reviews some key emerging trends from 2017

OpinionMay 02, 2018
Forty per cent of all jobs will be automated by 2030. Toru Yamanaka / AFP
How we can beat the robot invasion

Our world is changing fast, writes Tom Fletcher, but all is not lost in the race to automation

CommentMay 02, 2018
The UAE showed its commitment to bolstering morale by appointing Ohood Al Roumi as the UAE's Minister of State for Happiness and Well-being in 2016. Reem Mohammed / The National
The pursuit of happiness is backed by science – happy people are more productive

There are proven links between happiness and achievement in schools and workplaces, writes Tom Fletcher

CommentMay 02, 2018
A UN fund to help victims of sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers and UN staff has now grown to US$1.5 million (Dh5.7 million) following contributions from 10 more countries, including Sri Lanka. AP
The UN must innovate with urgency ... or face a slow slide into decline

We need to marshal the best instincts of humanity against the worst, writes Tom Fletcher

OpinionMay 02, 2018
London is the closest thing we have to a global capital / Reuters
The four factors that make a city a magnet for the world

Tomorrow’s cities of opportunity will act as talismanic examples of tolerance and co-existence, writes Tom Fletcher

CommentMay 02, 2018
Meeting between US President Ronald Reagan and Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Universal History Archive / UIG via Getty Images
What great leaders can teach us about the art of making a deal

There are six lessons we can all learn from the best negotiators, writes Tom Fletcher

OpinionMay 02, 2018
Does our post-truth world lack a few good men and women? Shutterstock pictures
You want the truth? You can handle the truth

Tom Fletcher provides some guidance on how to survive in the era of post-truth politics

OpinionMay 02, 2018
“Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present” - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Getty Images
There are plenty of reasons to be hopeful, despite what the pessimists say

If we can weaponise reason, we have every reason to be optimistic

OpinionAugust 06, 2017
Letters to a Young Muslim, Omar Ghobash's book, is recommended by Tom Fletcher. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
In the digital age, anyone can be a diplomat. Increasingly, everyone will need to be

On the dangers of too much certainty and too little curiosity

OpinionJuly 16, 2017
The UAE has the potential to rise faster up the soft-power league table than many other nations. Jaime Puebla / The National
How the UAE can become a soft power superpower

The UAE could build the first embassy of the future to match its dynamic creativity

OpinionJuly 03, 2017

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