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
We have today published the latest in our 2022 occasional series of expert comment and analysis, by GSF Advisory Board member, General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE. As always, the views expressed are those of the author and not of GSF Continue reading
Ten weeks into Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, the war has entered a new phase. After failing to take Kyiv, Vladimir Putin has moved his offensive to the longstanding battle for control of the Donbas region. With the east of Continue reading
History is often made of the grand political photo opportunities capturing the moment where peace agreements are signed. But who are the negotiators behind the scenes? In some cases they are politicians, but in many instances they are not. Some might argue Continue reading
At lunchtime on Tuesday 26th April at GSF, we were delighted to welcome back to GSF Gideon Rachman, the multi-awarding winning chief foreign commentator of The Financial Times. He was in conversation with former Foreign Secretary and GSF Advisory Board Continue reading
We have today published the latest 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 Tuesday 22nd March, we had great pleasure in welcoming Lord Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary & Head of the Civil Service (2018-2020), National Security Adviser (2017-2020); Permanent Secretary at the Home Office (2013-2017); and British Ambassador & NATO Representative in Afghanistan Continue reading