A Royal United Services Institute event, Whitehall, London

A Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, Princeton Project on National Security, Newsweek International and Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP event. On 4 November 2008 the US will elect a new president. In January 2009, the new president will inherit a daunting array of international dangers, challenges and opportunities. How will he or she respond? In the spirit of great debate befitting a presidential election the Global Leadership Forum addressed the most pressing global issues facing the US; ranging from relations with transatlantic allies and the Middle East, to climate change and the crisis in the global economy. This event involved leading political, academic and media figures from the UK and USA taking part in a series of highly topical discussion panels and question and answer sessions, captured here on policyreview.tv