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Live On Stage
Monday September 7 2026, 7:30pm BST

Luke Harding and Alastair Campbell: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest

The post-war international order is under increasing strain. The principle that borders cannot be changed by force is being challenged –not only by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but by Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland, his undermining of longstanding alliances and his willingness to use military force abroad.

In his new book, Betrayal, Guardian foreign correspondent Luke Harding argues that today’s world resembles not a new Cold War, defined by ideological rivalry, but a return to ‘Great Power’ politics, driven by military strength and national self-interest.

On Monday September 7, Harding joins former Downing Street Director of Communications Alastair Campbell to examine how Trump and Putin are reshaping global politics. Drawing on Harding’s reporting from Ukraine and conversations with leaders including Volodymyr Zelensky, they’ll explore how an era defined by liberal democracy, international cooperation and the rule of law is giving way to one increasingly defined by power, coercion and nationalism.

Join two of the UK’s leading voices on politics and foreign affairs for an essential conversation on the forces reshaping the world –and what they mean for the future of democracy, security and the international order.

Betrayal: Trump, Putin and The New Age of Conquest (Hardback)
by Luke Harding

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Luke Harding and Alastair Campbell: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest



Speaker
  • Luke Harding

    Senior International Correspondent, The Guardian

Host
  • Alastair Campbell

    Former political strategist, podcaster and author of But What Can I Do?


Location
  • Kings Place
  • 90 York Way
  • London
  • N1 9AG
Time
  • Monday 7 September 2026
  • 7:30pm to 9pm BST





Speakers

Speaker

Luke Harding

Senior International Correspondent, The Guardian


Luke Harding is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning foreign correspondent with the Guardian. During his time as the Guardian 's Moscow bureau chief, the Kremlin expelled him from the country in the first case of its kind since the cold war. Two of his books have been shortlisted for the Orwell prize.
Host

Alastair Campbell

Former political strategist, podcaster and author of But What Can I Do?


Official spokesperson and director of communications and strategy in Tony Blair’s government from 1994 to 2003.. He is also a leading advocate in the field of mental health, and co-presenter of one of the UK’s most popular podcasts The Rest Is Politics. Campbell’s first book, The Blair Years, was a number one Sunday Times bestseller. His latest book is But What Can I Do: Why Politics Has Gone So Wrong, and How You Can Help Fix It    

Speakers are subject to change.