We saw a gap in the already existing societies at King’s in the sphere of internatinoal affairs. It seems that the main body of societies associated themselves with politics, international relations, security, intelligence, and defence, to name a few. It remained a missing element that the worldwide, or rather, ‘geopolitical’ element was neglected. The speakers these societies boasted were drawn from a variety of sources, but none seemed to use the location of their university, and their university subsequently, to exploit these connections and political think-tanks that involved themselves with the sorts of themes these societies wanted to promote. With this, I refer to our goal: to establish a society bringing together students, academics, professors, and members of the public, who share a deep-seated interest in geopolitics, international affairs, and more uniquely, financial crime; an theme that remains untapped by existing societies and one in which we aim to delve deeper into by examining the workings of dirty money and its role in geopolitics. Through my personal contacts at London Think-Tanks (RUSI, IISS, Chatham House, etc), Financial Crime experts in top UK banks, and the Co-President's connections with Diplomats and members of Parliament, we seek to combine this extensive list of contacts and offer invites to those who fit the month’s theme.
This theme, I note, will change monthly with the Journal corresponding to the appropriate theme of the month, i,e., China-South China sea/Russia-Ukraine-Poland/The Gulf states and normalisation/Antarctica and the US/Hong Kong-China, respectively. The Journal will be written by a variety of editors, being overseen by the Chief Editor, who will convene weekly to prepare and draft the month’s edition of the Journal. We already have a list of editors who are on board with our mission, who are all not only extremely experienced writers on these themes, but too, well connected individuals who bring with them contacts and potential speakers.