Better Policies for a Better World
Spotlight on:
Regulating private military and security companies (PMSCs)
Major PMSCs agree at Wilton Park conference to develop an international code of conduct to regulate their industry in all situations.

Programme Directors
View the abbreviated biographies of each of our Programme Directors.
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Wilton Park has been influencing international decision-making for six decades through "off the record" residential conferences.
As an academically independent agency of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office we bring together decision-makers and opinion-formers from around the world to address the most pressing global issues.
Next Conferences:
wilton park british-german forum 2009
Monday 13 - Friday 17 July 2009
libya investing at home, investing abroad: managing resources for future development
Monday 20 - Thursday 23 July 2009
Policy Programmes
Our website highlights eight policy programmes at the heart of our work.
CLIMATE
CHANGE & ENERGY SECURITY
Renewable energy sources, the low carbon economy as well as global supply
and security of energy are key topics on the agenda.
DEFENCE
AND SECURITY
Missile defence and combating international terrorism and the proliferation
of weapons of mass destruction are examined.
EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS NEIGHBOURS
Topical issues in the EU and its neighbours are central to our conference
agenda.
GLOBAL
AND DOMESTIC GOVERNANCE
Governance, post-conflict issues, state-building, and UN reform are intensively
debated.
GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICIES
Vital economic, financial and trade issues are key parts of our agenda.
JUSTICE
AND HOME AFFAIRS
Policies to combat crime, terrorism, and drugs, and to promote and protect
human rights are central to Wilton Park's work.
KEY
REGIONS & COUNTRIES
China, Russia, Ukraine, the Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia and Latin
America are among the regions regularly covered.
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Environmental security, sustainable development and the Millennium Development
Goals are among the themes addressed.
YOUTH
FORA
Engaging with young opinion formers is an important part of our agenda of
building a better future.
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