Debate.
DialoguE.
Discussion.

WHO WE ARE.

The Pinsker Centre is a campus-based foreign policy think tank and registered charity. We facilitate nuanced and respectful conversations by hosting lectures and seminars featuring international policymakers and opinion-formers at universities across the United Kingdom.

Our speakers have included former Prime Ministers and Deputy Prime Ministers, former G7 Foreign Ministers, high ranking military and intelligence officials, and renowned academics.

We host intellectual forums and strategic dialogues at Britain’s elite universities, bringing constructive debate to the heart of campuses across the United Kingdom.

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where we
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The Pinsker Centre has become the leading organiser of campus lectures specialising in Middle-Eastern diplomacy at Britain's international universities - reaching out to thousands of students annually across the UK. 

Compelling personalities from many different arenas of public life have attracted large and diverse crowds, delivering their own unique perceptions and thoughts on the future of the region.

Former Foreign Minister of Canada, John Baird speaking with students at Stowe School, January 2024

Former White House Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney addresses the Cambridge Union, October 2022

policy fellowship programme

Pinsker Centre Policy Fellows in the office of Representative Joe Wilson in Washington D.C., March 2023.

The Pinsker Centre Policy Fellowship is our elite intellectual programme, designed for both undergraduate and postgraduate students who want to make a difference on their campus. Our Policy Fellows are based across many of the UK’s leading universities.

The Policy Fellowship is an opportunity for campus leaders to consolidate their skills, gain practical experience in policy research, learn about the Middle East and international affairs, participate in high-level foreign policy debates, and grow their professional network.

Participation in this programme will grant you the opportunity to make tangible change on your campus, engage in contemporary political and social debates with international policymakers, and expand your future career options. 

Meet the Team