Oliver Kamm, leader writer and columnist for the Times, Sir David Omand GCB, Visiting Professor, Department of War Studies, King’s College, London and former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator; and Gideon Rachman of the FT, joined GSF on 19th May Continue reading
On 12th May 2009, Baroness Falkner of Margravine, Liberal Democrat Spokesman for the Ministry of Justice, Dr Farzana Shaikh, Associate Fellow of the Asia Programme at Chatham House and Sir Hilary Synott of the IISS and former British High Commissioner Continue reading
The Rt Hon Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hambdon GCMG KBE PC was our March guest lecturer. His lecture, entitled ‘Ashdown’s Third Law: Why The World Will Never Be The Same Again And What We Should Do About It’, is now available as Continue reading
In our 10th March debate, Oksana Antonenko of the IISS and General Sir Garry Johnson discussed the vexed question of Georgia’s NATO aspirations. The event was chaired by Bernard Jenkin MP. Click here to download the debate
On Tuesday 24th February, Malcolm Bruce MP, Chairman of the International Development Select Committee; Alastair Crooke, Founder and Director of Conflicts Forum, Lorna Fitzsimons, Chief Executive of Bicom and Andrew Wilson of Sky News took part in a debate Continue reading
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, Secretary-General of NATO from 1999-2004, was our guest lecturer in February (10th). In answer to the question, ‘Does NATO Have A Future?’, he believed that it did, but that its future depended on collective political Continue reading
On the day of Barack Obama’s inauguration, Tuesday 20th January 2009, Sir David Manning GCMG, CVO, Britain’s Ambassador to the United States from 2003-2007, gave an incisive and wide-ranging lecture on the challenges ahead for the US, both in terms Continue reading
On Monday 8th December, Baroness Neville-Jones, the Conservative Shadow Security Minister, gave a lecture entitled ‘A Conservative National Security Policy’ in which she provided a comprehensive and thought-provoking overview, both of the present national security situation and of Conservative policy. Continue reading
On Monday 1st December, Dr Chris Alden of the LSE, Tom Porteous, London Director of Human Rights Watch and Dr. Steve Tsang took part in a debate entitled: ‘China In Africa: Friend Or Foe?’ in which it was concluded Continue reading
On Monday 24th November, Bill Barnard, Chair of Democrats Abroad UK and Sir Christopher Meyer KCMG former UK Ambassador to the US (1997-2003) discussed the implications of the result of US Presidential election on American foreign policy and both Continue reading