Subscriber-only live events

Over the past 12 months, the world has experienced major shifts, from the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, to advances in artificial intelligence and elections reshaping politics. Join our editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and deputy editor, Edward Carr, as they analyse the year’s significant events, moderated by Rachana Shanbhogue, the business-affairs editor. Our obituaries editor, Ann Wroe, will also participate, with a tribute to lives well lived.

In an increasingly tense and dangerous world, newly elected leaders will be expected to deliver change in 2025. This includes the American president, whose choices will affect global security, trade and climate policy.  Join Tom Standage, editor of The World Ahead, for a subscriber-only event exploring ten trends that will shape 2025.

Hear from Sir Demis Hassabis, who leads Google DeepMind and who won a Nobel prize in chemistry last month, to discuss how AI transforms science—and what is possible to be known. He is joined by James Manyika, Google’s head of research, technology and society. Our science editor, Alok Jha, will moderate the discussion.

Explore what Donald Trump’s reelection means for America—and the world. What may be the impact on the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, global trade, responding to climate change and regulating big tech? Is there a way to unite the country?  Join an online event with our editors, broadcast from Washington.

Join us for a special recording of the Checks and Balance podcast, broadcast live from the University of North Carolina. The team will explore the significance of the election for America and the world.  Listen to the Checks and Balance podcast here.

Join our editor-in-chief and senior correspondents for an event broadcast live from New York, exploring the consequences of the year’s major elections—from America to India, France, Venezuela and beyond. More than 70 countries are holding elections this year, representing half the world’s population. What do the results reveal about the state of democracy in 2024? Can far-right parties be countered, as in France? And as America prepares to vote, what could the outcome mean for the world?

As technology transforms warfare, the rules of engagement are being rewritten. How are paramilitaries and non-state actors evolving? Who holds responsibility for paramilitaries and transnational non-state actors? Are sanctions now a weapon of war? Join us on September 5th at 4pm BST / 11am EDT/ 8am PDT to explore these critical topics and more.

Join our journalists live from Milwaukee at the Republican National Convention, where they will discuss Donald Trump’s campaign, the aftermath of the assassination attempt against him, and how the GOP seeks to capitalise on uncertainty in the Democratic Party. What does the election mean for issues like abortion, the economy and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East?