'Foreign Policy: A Battle between Realpolitik & Ideology'

Mark Urban 

Diplomatic Editor, Newsnight

Wednesday 7 May| 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House, Houses of Parliament

RSVP required to sarah.feurey@ypfp.org
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Mark Urban

Mark Urban is a journalist, author and broadcaster, who is currently Diplomatic Editor of the BBC's flagship current affairs programme Newsnight. He was previously Middle East correspondent for BBC News, a general reporter for Newsnight and Defence correspondent of The Independent newspaper.

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