Past Programme 1997
Nations in transition to democracy: the management of radical transformation
17-19 January 1997
What future for quality newspapers?
31 January-2 February 1997
Defence against ballistic missiles: options and implications
14-16 February 1997
Security and stability in the Middle East
28 February-2 March 1997
Extra-territorial application of national laws regulating business activities
21-23 March 1997
Russia and its neighbours
25-27 April 1997
Sub-Saharan Africa: how can the developed world help?
(a joint conference with SCIS)
9-11 May 1997
Social justice and the relief of poverty in the global economy: tensions between social priorities and market pressures
23-25 May 1997
After the US and UK elections: impacts and prospects
20-22 June 1997
The Ditchley Foundation Annual Lecture XXXIV
Delivered by Ambassador William Richardson
July 1997
The implications, within and beyond Europe, of prospective monetary union
12-14 September 1997
The future development of the global financial system
3-5 October 1997
The future of intelligence in democracies: scope, justification and control
17-19 October 1997
The prevention of youth crime: schooling, neighbourhood and intervention
31 October-2 November 1997
Public trust in government
21-23 November 1997
Future patterns of military conflict
5-7 December 1997