On Tuesday 1st March, we welcomed an expert panel to GSF. Sir Tony Brenton, British Ambassador to Russia (2004-2008), Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, Leader, Liberal Democrats (2006-2007); Leader of the UK delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2010-2015); and Susan Eisenhower, CEO & Chairman of Continue reading
We were delighted to welcome Sir Mark Lyall Grant GCMG,National Security Adviser (2015-2017) and UK Ambassador to the UN (2009-2015), to GSF on Tuesday 1st February to speak on the subject of ‘Britain In The 2020s: National Security In A Continue reading
We have today published the first in our 2022 occasional series of expert comment and analysis, by GSF Advisory Board member, the Rt Hon the Lord Howell of Guildford. As always, the views expressed are those of the author and not of Continue reading
On Wednesday 26th January, we were delighted to welcome Elbridge A. Colby and Gideon Rachman back to GSF. They discussed the ideas contained in The Strategy Of Denial: American Defense In An Age Of Great Power Conflict, including the return of great power competition, the threat Continue reading
On Tuesday 14th December, we were delighted to welcome back to GSF, Sir Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust and co-author of Spike: The Virus Vs The People – The Inside Story. In conversation with Sir David Omand GCB, Visiting Continue reading
We are delighted to launch, with a special GSF webcast, Beating The 21st Century: Essays On Changing Defence & Security In A Harder World, a new publication by General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE (Commander Joint Forces Command, 2013-2016, currently Co-Chairman of Universal Defence & Continue reading
Together with the publishers, I.B. Tauris/Bloomsbury, on Tuesday 16th November, GSF was delighted to celebrate the publication of Britain’s Persuaders: Soft Power In A Hard World by Professor Michael Clarke and Helen Ramscar. The launch was hosted by GSF’s Chairman, Lord Lothian Continue reading
Various international indices have this year described India as a ‘partially free democracy’, an ‘electoral autocracy’ and a ‘flawed democracy’, fuelling growing fears that Prime Minister Modi and his Hindu nationalist BJP government are putting the country’s reputation as the Continue reading
It was with very great sadness that we learned of the death of Sir John Chilcot. Sir John had been an Advisory Board member of Global Strategy Forum since 2017. As the Chair of the Iraq Inquiry, after a long Continue reading
On Friday 24th September, we had great pleasure in welcoming His Royal Highness Prince Turki AlFaisal Al Saud, Director of the General Intelligence Directorate, Saudi Arabia (1977-2001), Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the UK (2002-2005); and Ambassador to the US (2005-2007), back to Continue reading