FT DEBATE
The Age of the Strongman
venue Cullen Kilshaw Marquee
date Thursday 16 June
time 7:45 pm
ticket prices £13 | £11
**THIS IS A PAST EVENT**
FT foreign affairs columnist Gideon Rachman explains why authoritarian leaders are again a fixture of global politics and just how big a role energy plays in geopolitics. The trend started when Vladimir Putin took power in Russia 22 years ago. With the Ukraine conflict front of mind, does the cult of the leader inevitably lead to war and economic collapse? Gideon is in conversation with Frederick Studemann, the FT’s literary editor.
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