On Wednesday 1st March, we were delighted to welcome the Rt Hon Baroness Ashton of Upholland GCMG PC, Cathy Ashton, back to GSF to talk about her new book. And Then What? Inside Stories Of 21st Century Diplomacy draws on her Continue reading
On 12th January 2023, the House of Lords International Relations & Defence Committee published its most recent report, ‘UK Defence Policy: From Aspiration To Reality?‘. Launched last April, just weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Committee’s inquiry set out to explore the Continue reading
On Wednesday 1st February, we were privileged to welcome Sir Alex Younger KCMG, Chief of SIS (2014-2020), to GSF for an event entitled ‘The Challenges Of National Security In A Disintegrating World?’. He spoke in conversation with Lord Lothian, Chairman of Continue reading
On Tuesday 24th January, we were delighted to have the opportunity to welcome Mr. Matthew Palmer, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in London, to GSF for an event entitled ‘The US, The UK & Europe: The Future For Continue reading
On Wednesday 7th December, for our final event of 2022 and our Christmas drinks, we were delighted to welcome Lord Darroch of Kew to GSF as our guest of honour. He brought his enormous expertise, amassed during a long and Continue reading
We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of our long-serving Advisory Board member, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild. His family today released the following statement: ‘It is with great sorrow that Lady de Rothschild announces the death of her beloved husband, Continue reading
For our November event, we were delighted to welcome to GSF both Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman and his son, the writer and policy adviser, Sam Freedman, to discuss the themes contained in Sir Lawrence’s new book, Command: The Politics of Military Operations From Korea Continue reading
Last September, we opened our 2021-22 programme with an event entitled ‘20 Years After 9/11: The Afghanistan Crisis – What Now?’. Only a week before, the last US flight to leave Kabul had marked the tumultuous end to the NATO Continue reading
As the leaders of the G7 prepare to meet in the Bavarian Alps for their 47th Summit on 26th June, they face a host of intractable humanitarian challenges. Ever more frequent climate change-related disasters, the increase in global food insecurity, the continued impact Continue reading
We were delighted to welcome members of the South East European Studies at Oxford (SEESOX) programme to GSF to give a seminar entitled ‘Weaponising Migration: Challenges For Europe’. It’s our eighth such collaboration and we were particularly pleased to co-host this Continue reading