Select committee: International Relations and Defence Committee
Multilateralism
Open
Opened 14 May 2026
International Relations and Defence Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Where it stands
The inquiry is open, opened 14 May 2026.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 13 oral evidence sessionsLatest 4 November 2026
- 2 written submissions
- 29 witnesses
Recent activity
- Oral evidence4 November 2026, Oral evidence
- Oral evidence28 October 2026, Oral evidence
- British Council28 October 2026, Written evidence · MUL0049
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 4 Nov 2026 |
Oral evidence
Professor Robert Trager · Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford
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| 28 Oct 2026 |
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Daan Jujin · Arq Foundation,
Dr Rachel Adams · Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, University of Cambridge,
Nick Moës · The Future Society,
Professor Balaraman Ravindran · Indian Institute of Technology
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| 21 Oct 2026 |
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Kayla Blomquist · Oxford China Policy Lab,
Matt Sheehan · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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| 14 Oct 2026 |
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Aalok Mehta · Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),
Ian Bremmer · Eurasia Group
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| 16 Sep 2026 |
Oral evidence
Isabella Wilkinson · Chatham House,
Sam Daws · Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
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| 2 Sep 2026 |
Oral evidence
Professor John Bew · Department of War Studies, King’s College London
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| 22 Jul 2026 |
Oral evidence
Professor Ian Goldin · University of Oxford,
Professor Stefan Dercon · Blavatnik School of Government
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| 15 Jul 2026 |
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Olivia O’Sullivan · Chatham House,
Richard Gowan · Crisis Group,
Sir Matthew Rycroft · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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| 8 Jul 2026 |
Oral evidence
Ambassador John Bolton · United Nations
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| 1 Jul 2026 |
Oral evidence
Ambassador Moazzam Malik · Save the Children,
Dr Oliver Stuenkel · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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| 24 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence
Dr Joel Ng · S Rajaratnam School of International Studies,
Professor Jing Gu · Institute for Development Studies,
Professor Rana Mitter · Harvard Kennedy School,
Professor Steve Tsang · SOAS China Institute
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| 3 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence
Sir John Sawers · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office,
Sir Mark Lyall Grant · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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| 20 May 2026 |
Oral evidence
Dr Anne-Marie Slaughter · New America,
Professor Indrajit Roy · Department of Politics and International Relations, University of York,
Professor Ngaire Woods CBE · University of Oxford
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Written evidence
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Aalok Mehta · Director, Wadhwani AI Center | Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) | 1 |
| Ambassador John Bolton · Former US Ambassador | United Nations | 1 |
| Ambassador Moazzam Malik · Chief Executive Officer | Save the Children | 1 |
| Daan Jujin · Director of Research | Arq Foundation | 1 |
| Dr Anne-Marie Slaughter · Chief Executive Officer | New America | 1 |
| Dr Joel Ng · Head of the Centre for Multilateralism Studies | S Rajaratnam School of International Studies | 1 |
| Dr Oliver Stuenkel · Senior Fellow | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 1 |
| Dr Rachel Adams · Executive Director | Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, University of Cambridge | 1 |
| Ian Bremmer · President | Eurasia Group | 1 |
| Isabella Wilkinson · Senior Research Fellow, Digital Society Programme | Chatham House | 1 |
| Kayla Blomquist · Co-Founder Director | Oxford China Policy Lab | 1 |
| Matt Sheehan · Senior fellow | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 1 |
| Nick Moës · Executive Director | The Future Society | 1 |
| Olivia O’Sullivan · Director UK in the World Programme | Chatham House | 1 |
| Professor Balaraman Ravindran · Head of the Department of Data Science and AI | Indian Institute of Technology | 1 |
| Professor Ian Goldin · Professor of Globalisation and Development, Martin School | University of Oxford | 1 |
| Professor Indrajit Roy · Professor | Department of Politics and International Relations, University of York | 1 |
| Professor Jing Gu · Senior Research Fellow | Institute for Development Studies | 1 |
| Professor John Bew · Professor of History and Foreign Policy | Department of War Studies, King’s College London | 1 |
| Professor Ngaire Woods CBE · Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government and Professor of Global Economic Governance | University of Oxford | 1 |
| Professor Rana Mitter · ST Lee Professor of US-Asia Relations | Harvard Kennedy School | 1 |
| Professor Robert Trager · Co-Director | Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, University of Oxford | 1 |
| Professor Stefan Dercon · Professor of Economic Policy | Blavatnik School of Government | 1 |
| Professor Steve Tsang · Director | SOAS China Institute | 1 |
| Richard Gowan · Programme Director, Global Issues and Institutions | Crisis Group | 1 |
| Sam Daws · Senior Practitioner Associate | Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford | 1 |
| Sir John Sawers · former UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 |
| Sir Mark Lyall Grant · former UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 |
| Sir Matthew Rycroft · Former Permanent Representative to the United Nations | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 |