Speeches given by Tom on various occasions.
- The Climate Quad: Geopolitics, Tactics and Quick Hits
18th June 2008
A Presentation to the Council for Multilateral Business Diplomacy
- Palm Springs in a Changing World
5th June 2008
Speech delivered to Palm Springs Green Lunch
- US & EU Approaches to Climate Change
11th February 2008
Lecture delivered to the European Union Center of Excellence, University of Pittsburgh
- Biofuels: The Public Affairs of Folly
9th September 2007
Speech delivered to the Religion, Science & the Environment Symposium VII, Nuuk, Greenland
- Identity Confidence and Foreign Policy
22nd March 2007
Speech delivered to the EU Center of Excellence, Pittsburgh University
- LOW-LYING, HIGH PROFILE?
13th February 2007
Speech delivered by Tom Spencer, Vice Chairman Institute for Environmental Security at the University for Peace, International Climate Change and Vulnerability Conference
- ENVIRONMENT & SECURITY: THE ROLE OF EUROPE
December 2006
Comments at the "Greening of European Security" Conference, Brussels.
- DECLARATION OF INTERDEPENDENCE
1st July 2006
Speech delivered to the Royal Geographical Society
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN EUROPE: ALITALIA OR CHARLEMAGNE?
2nd & 5th April 2006
Speech delivered to a Seminar at the Villa La Collina, Cadenabbia, Lake Como, and to a
Conference of German, Austrian and Swiss Political Consultants
- POWER AND THE PLANET : THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF STEP CHANGE
20th September 2005
An address by Tom Spencer given to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency Boards Conference, "Dunkeld 2005: Environmental Conflicts"
- INTERNATIONAL LAW & US EXCEPTIONALISM
25th June 2004
Speech delivered by Tom Spencer at the Global People's Assembly Conference: "Toward a Democratic United Nations for the 21st Century", San Francisco State University
- PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND POLITICAL CULTURES IN EUROPE
26th February 2004
Speech given to the Conference of the New Politics Network.
- EMPATHY & POWER:
SUCCESS IN EUROPEAN UNION PUBLIC AFFAIRS
21st July 2003
Lecture Delivered to the Department of Trade
& Industry, Europe & World Trade Directorate "Lobbying the EU
Institutions" Seminar.
- NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY
& UNIVERSAL CHALLENGES: CHOICES FOR THE WORLD AFTER IRAQ
18th June 2003
Commission on Globalisation Conference -
"Sovereignty and Universal Challenges: Together or Apart?" Closing
Dialogue between R. James Woolsey and Tom Spencer.
- TEACHING PUBLIC AFFAIRS : WHY
UNIVERSITIES SHOULD CARE
2nd June 2003
Speech to Brunel School of Business Management
on the launch of the MSc in Public Affairs and Lobbying.
- THE GROWTH
OF FEMALE INFLUENCE ON POLICY
9th April 2003
A speech delivered by Tom Spencer to the Diplomatic
Academy Symposium on Diplomacy and Gender at the University
of Westminster.
- EUROPE IN THE WORLD:
A MORE AMBITIOUS AGENDA
25th February 2002
A speech given to the "Europe in the World
Workshop", Brussels.
- THE CHALLENGE
OF INTERDEPENDENCE
3rd February 2002
Speech at the World Social Forum, Porto Alegre,
Brazil.
- SEVEN EMPIRES IN SEARCH
OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
2nd December 2002
A speech delivered to the Faculty of Widener
University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware.
- PROPHET OR PROFIT?
19th November 2001
Speech to the Round table on "Profit and
Values: Bio-Environment - Bio-Culture", organised by Biopolitics
International Organisation, London Money Show.
- WINNING THE REFERENDUM
1975 AND 2002: THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT?
10th November 2001
A speech given to the Citizens for Europe Conference,
Kingston University.
- SEPTEMBER 11TH:
FROM QUESTIONS TO ANSWERS?
7th November 2001
Speech to the the Dutch Professional Organisation
for Public Affairs at the Nieuwspoort, Parliament Buildings,
The Hague.
- BIN LADEN, CIVIL SOCIETY
AND GLOBALISATION
17th October 2001
A speech delivered by Tom Spencer to the "Reshaping
Globalisation: Multilateral Dialogues and New Policy Initiatives
Workshop on September 11th: Its Impact on the Effectiveness
of Civil Society's Engagement in Issues of Global Concern" at
the Central European University, Budapest.
- THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS
FUNCTION AS CHANGE AGENT
15th October 2001
Speech to the European Enterprise Summit,
London 4/5 November 2001
- CAN THE CONSERVATIVE
PARTY MAKE ITSELF FIT FOR GOVERNMENT?
5th July 2001
Speech to the British Council Colloquium 'UK
Election 2001: What sort of Britain, What sort of Europe?' at
the Renaissance Hotel, Brussels.
- DEFENCE, PARLIAMENTARIANS
- WHY WE SHOULD NOT TRUST GOVERNMENTS
14th May 2001
A speech delivered to the Seminar on the Parliamentart
Dimension of the European Security and Defence Policy, The Hague.
- THE ROAD TO JOHANNESBURG, SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AND THE ROLE OF EUROPE IN THE WORLD
10th May 2001
Speech as Chairman of Counterpart Europe, presenting
a discussion note to the final session of the European RIO+10
Coalition 2nd Annual Progress Conference, Brussels.
- ENVIRONMENT AS A NEW ISSUE
IN THE WTO
7th February 2001
A speech given to the European Commission DG
Trade 'EU - Africa Seminar', Cape Town, South Africa.
- LIFE IN THE YEAR 3000AD
12th October 1999
Speech given to the Young Presidents Organisation
(Northern California Chapters) Millennium Lunch, San Francisco.
- THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA
29th April 1999
Speech to a Conference on the Armenian Diaspora
in the European Parliament.
- JUSTICE OR VENGEANCE?
22nd October 1998
Speech by Tom Spencer MEP to the European
Parliament on General Pinochet, Strasbourg.
- EUROPE'S ROLE IN JERUSALEM
22nd October 1998
Speech to the European Parliament on the
Middle East, Strasbourg.
- EAST MEETS WEST IN
THE NEW EUROPE
21st September 1998
Speech as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs,
Security and Defence Policy Committee of the European Parliament
at the opening of the European Parliament Conference on the
Parliamentary Dimension of the Royaumont Process, Brussels.
- A PEACOCK DIPLOMACY?
THE ROLE OF THE UNION IN THE WORLD
27th May 1998
Speech, as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs
Committee, presenting the Foreign Affairs Committee Report on
"The Role of the Union in the World", European Parliament.
- SPEECH AS PRESIDENT OF GLOBE
INTERNATIONAL TO THE CONFERENCE OF PARTIES TO THE UN CONVENTION
ON CLIMATE CHANGE, KYOTO
9th December 1997
- AN ABC FOR CONSERVATIVES
20th May 1997
Extract from Speech to the Surrey Chambers
Of Commerce, County Hall, Kingston.
- SPEECH AS CHAIRMAN OF THE
EP COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY
AND PRESIDENT OF GLOBE INTERNATIONAL, AT THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
SUMMIT ON ENVIRONMENT, TOKYO
22nd-24th March 1997