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
GSF September 2021 Webinar I: ‘20 Years After 9/11: The Afghanistan Crisis – What Now?’
On Wednesday 8th September, we had great pleasure in welcoming Tamim Asey, former Deputy Minister for Policy & Strategy, Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and Founder and Executive Chairman, Institute of War & Peace Studies; General Sir Richard Barrons Continue reading
GSF July 2021 Webinar: ‘Hard Choices: What Britain Does Next’ – Tuesday 6 July (1pm-2pm)
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
GSF June Middle East roundtable webcast: ‘The Changing Dynamics In The Region: Breaking The Unending Cycle Of Conflict?’ – 16th June 2021
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
GSF May 2021 Webinar: ‘The UK And Jordan After 100 Years: Reflections On Past And Future Challenges’ – Tuesday 25th May (11.30-12.30)
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
NEW: GSF opinion piece by Lieutenant General Sir James Bucknall KCB CBE – ‘The Defence Command Paper And The Army – Who Do We Think We Are Fooling?’ – Monday 26th April 2021
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
NEW GSF Publication: ‘Scotland And England: A Better Union – An Essay In Realism’ by the Rt Hon the Lord Howell of Guildford – Wednesday 21st April 2021
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
GSF April 2021 Debate: ‘Assessing The 2021 Integrated Review: The Right Choices For ‘Global Britain’?’
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
GSF February 2021 Event: Conversation with Sir Peter Westmacott
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
GSF March 2021 Event: Conversation with John Micklethwait – Wednesday 24th March 2021 (11.30am-12.30)
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