On Wednesday 12th July, for our last event of our 2022-2023 programme, we were honoured to welcome to GSF, His Excellency Mr. Manar M. Dabbas, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Kingdom. He gave a lecture Continue reading
On Wednesday 5th July, we were very pleased to welcome to GSF Sir Laurie Bristow KCMG, President of Hughes Hall, Cambridge University; formerly UK Ambassador to Russia (2016-2020) and UK Ambassador to Afghanistan (2021) for a packed meeting at the National Liberal Club. Continue reading
We were delighted to welcome members of the South East European Studies at Oxford (SEESOX) programme at St Antony’s College back to GSF for an event which marked the 10th anniversary of our annual collaboration. This year, they gave a Continue reading
On Wednesday 14th June 2023, we were delighted to welcome Professor Sir David Omand GCB back to GSF to give us his unique insights into how best to survive the multiplying crises of the future. From the outbreak of new wars, destructive cyber-attacks, catastrophic nuclear Continue reading
On Tuesday 23rd May, we were delighted to welcome to GSF, Tom Fletcher CMG, Principal of Hertford College, Oxford University, and previously the foreign policy adviser to three UK Prime Ministers (2007-2011); the UK’s Ambassador to Lebanon (2011-2015), and author of Continue reading
On Wednesday 22nd March, we were delighted to welcome General Sir Nick Carter GCB CBE DSO, Chief of the Defence Staff (2018-2021) and Manveen Rana, award-winning journalist and host of the Times Radio podcast Stories of Our Times. They spoke in a joint GSF/Oxford Media Network event entitled ‘Broadcast Continue reading
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