Oliver McTernan
 Oliver McTernan       ( priest, businessman, spook?, deep state actor?, deep politician?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founder of | Forward Thinking, UK/Council on Foreign Relations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Causeway Institute for Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution, Forward Thinking, Institute for Statecraft, UK/Council on Foreign Relations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interests | • religion •  violence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spooky priest with a range of hats, including director of the Institute for Statecraft and "a large network of political/community contacts in Middle East and North Africa."
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Oliver James McTernan is a spooky priest/businessman and either a UK deep state actor or deep politician. His Linkedin profile described him as of 2019 as "Experienced mediator in conflict situations. Active in promoting inter-cultural dialogue. Widely travelled with a large network of political/community contacts in Middle East and North Africa."[1] He was a director of the Institute for Statecraft from 2008 until it was officially wound up in 2023 and was listed as a trustee as of January 2019.[2] He attended the 2023 WEF AGM.
Activities
"In 2002, he initiated and participated in the first official high-level post conflict talks between NATO and the government in Belgrade."
In 2004 he was a senior adviser to the Club of Madrid. In January 2004, he organized and directed a NATO sponsored research workshop on the Roots of Terrorism which was held in Prague.[3]
Until founding Forward Thinking, McTernan was a Roman Catholic priest based in the diocese of Westminster, having previously worked in Islington and Notting Hill.
Oliver McTernan founded Forward Thinking and was director of the group.[4]
Forward Thinking
McTernan founded Forward Thinking. He is a former director of the UK/Council on Foreign Relations. He was a director of the Institute For Statecraft from 2008 until the group was officially closed in 2023.
Publications
- Violence in God’s Name - an exploration the role of religion in an age of conflict.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| WEF/Annual Meeting/2023 | 16 January 2023 | 20 January 2023 | Switzerland WEF | The theme of the meeting was "Cooperation in a Fragmented World" |
