>Institute for Strategic Dialogue FOUNDED BYGeorge Weidenfeld,
Baron Weidenfeld The Right Honourable The Lord Weidenfeld
GBE
Member of the House of Lords UK
Personal details Born Arthur George Weidenfeld 13 September 1919
Vienna, Austria
Died 20 January 2016 (aged 96) London, England
Nationality Austrian, British
Was a British publisher, philanthropist, and newspaper columnist.
He was also a LIFELONG ZIONIST and renowned as a master networker.
He was on good terms with Popes, Prime ministers and Presidents and put his connections to good use for diplomatic and philanthropic ends.
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) is a London-based ‘think and
do tank’ that has pioneered policy and operational responses to the
rising challenges of violent extremism and inter-communal conflict.
Combining research and analysis with government advisory work and
delivery programmes, ISD has been at the forefront of forging real-world,
evidence-based responses to the challenges of integration,
extremism and terrorism.