On Tuesday 6th July, we were delighted to welcome Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO, UK Ambassador to France (2012-2016); and National Security Adviser (2010-2012), back to GSF. Lord Ricketts spoke to Professor Michael Clarke (former Director-General of RUSI and GSF Advisory Board member) Continue reading
Our new webcast, a GSF Middle East roundtable, ‘The Changing Dynamics In The Region: Breaking The Unending Cycle Of Conflict?‘, is now available to watch on our YouTube channel (a YouTube account is not required – if prompted to sign in, simply click ‘no Continue reading
On Tuesday 25th May, we were delighted to welcome James Barr, historian and author of ‘Lords Of The Desert’ (2018) & ‘A Line In The Sand’ (2011); Mazen K. Homoud, Deputy Chairman, Jordan Economic Forum; and Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the UK (2011-2017); Continue reading
On Wednesday 28th April, General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE, Commander Joint Forces Command (2013-2016) and Co-Chairman, Universal Defence & Security Solutions; Professor Michael Clarke, Director General of RUSI (2007-2015) and Co-author of ‘Tipping Point: Britain, Brexit And Security In The Continue reading
We are delighted to publish the 5th in our 2021 series of expert comment and analysis, by Lieutenant General Sir James Bucknall KCB CBE, Deputy Commander Coalition Forces Afghanistan (2010-2011) and Commander of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (2011-2013). As always, the views expressed Continue reading
We are delighted to be publishing today ‘Scotland And England: A Better Union – An Essay in Realism’, a new paper by the Rt Hon. the Lord Howell of Guildford, with a foreword by GSF’s Chairman, Lord Lothian. Lord Howell was Minister of State Continue reading
We had great pleasure in welcoming John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief of Bloomberg; former Editor-in-Chief of The Economist, and most recently, co-author of ‘The Wake Up Call: Why The Pandemic Has Exposed The Weakness Of The West – And How to Fix It’, published Continue reading
We are delighted to publish the 4th in our 2021 series of expert comment and analysis, by the Rt Hon. the Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE, Chair of the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee. As always, the views expressed are Continue reading
We were very pleased to welcome back to GSF Sir Peter Westmacott, British Ambassador to the United States (2012-2016), to France (2007-2012), and to Turkey (2002-2006), and most recently, author of ‘They Call It Diplomacy: Forty Years Of Representing Britain Abroad’, Continue reading
We are delighted to publish the 3rd in our 2021 series of expert comment and analysis, by GSF Advisory Board member, the Rt Hon the Lord Lamont of Lerwick PC, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1990-1993); and Chairman, British-Iranian Chamber of Commerce. As always, the views expressed are Continue reading