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 →
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 →