Sir Richard Dalton (former UK Ambassador to Iran 2002-2006); Dina Esfandiary (Research Associate, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament programme at the International Institute for Strategic Studies); and the Rt Hon Lord Lamont of Lerwick (Chairman, British-Iranian Chamber of Commerce) spoke in a Continue reading →
On Tuesday 2nd July, Christopher Coker, Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, to GSF gave our first July lecture, entitled ‘Drones And The Future Of War’ drawing on the themes of his new book, ‘Warrior Geeks: Continue reading →
On Tuesday 25th June, we were delighted to welcome Professor the Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield FBA, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London, to GSF to give our second June lecture entitled ‘Horizon Scanning: Continue reading →
On Tuesday 18th June, GSF Advisory Board members the Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell CBE QC CH MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2006-2007, the Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind QC MP, Foreign Secretary (1995-1997) and the Rt Hon Jack Continue reading →
Stephen King, HSBC’s Group Chief Economist and the Bank’s Global Head of Economics and Asset Allocation research, gave our first June lecture chaired by Lord Lothian. We were delighted to welcome Stephen back to GSF to discuss the arguments contained Continue reading →
HE Mr. Daniel Taub, Israel’s Ambassador to the UK, gave our May lecture, which was chaired by Lord Lothian. Ambassador Taub gave an off-the-record lecture to Global Strategy Forum members and guests, entitled ‘Twenty Years From Oslo, Two Years From Tahrir – Continue reading →
On Wednesday 20th March, we were honoured to welcome General Peter Pace (United States Marine Corps Retired; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 2005-2007) to GSF as our guest lecturer for March. General Pace spoke on ‘Cyber Security: Global, Continue reading →
GSF were delighted to co-host a seminar on South East Europe and the EU with SEESOX (South East European Studies at Oxford) in the House of Lords on Tuesday 19th March 2013. The seminar was co-chaired by Lord Lothian, Chairman of Continue reading →
GSF hosted a seminar on Pakistan in Committee Room 4A of the House of Lords on Wednesday 13th March 2013. The seminar panellists were: Owen Bennett-Jones, writer and journalist, author of ‘Pakistan: Eye of the Storm’; Robert Brinkley CMG, UK High Commissioner Continue reading →
Major General Jonathan Shaw CB CBE MA (Oxon) gave our second February lecture entitled ‘Whitehall’s Strategic Deficit And Its Threat To Overseas Operations’ at the National Liberal Club on 26th February. He gave a fascinating and detailed analysis of Whitehall’s Continue reading →