Dr Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian democracy activist and presidential candidate in 2005, and Lord Levy, former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s adviser on the Middle East, considered the question, ‘Beyond The Quartet: Time For A New Approach To The Middle East Peace Continue reading
The February 2012 Lecture: ‘Are We Meeting The Challenge of Cyber Security?’
The Rt Hon Baroness Neville-Jones, the Government Special Representative to Business on Cyber Security and former Security Minister, gave our February lecture, entitled ‘Are We Meeting The Challenge Of Cyber Security?’ on Monday 6th February. Baroness Neville-Jones gave a fascinating and Continue reading
The January 2012 Debate: ‘Iran and the West: Is War Inevitable?’
There was standing room only at the National Liberal Club on 24th January when Dr. Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Jonathan Fryer, Sir Jeremy Greenstock and Sir Malcolm Rifkind QC MP debated the question, ‘Iran and the West: Is War Inevitable?’ Sir Malcolm Continue reading
GSF Christmas Drinks and Lecture: ‘2011 In Review: Reflections on Reporting the Arab Spring’
We hosted our Christmas Drinks on Tuesday 13th December and we were delighted to welcome Andrew Wilson of Sky News as our guest lecturer. He spoke compellingly on the situation in the MENA region, drawing on his experiences in Egypt Continue reading
GSF Seminar: ‘Cyber Defence: The Biggest Challenge Facing UK National And Economic Security? – Wednesday 30th November 2011
GSF hosted a seminar in the House of Lords entitled ‘Cyber Defence: The Biggest Challenge Facing UK National And Economic Security?’, which was opened by Professor Sir David Omand GCB. On 30th November 2011, Global Strategy Forum held the above Continue reading
The November 2011 Lecture II: ‘The Commonwealth: Convening and Connecting To Add Global Value’
GSF was honoured to welcome the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, who gave our second November lecture. In his lecture to GSF on Tuesday 29th November, entitled ‘The Commonwealth: Convening and Connecting To Add Global Value’, the Secretary-General gave a very Continue reading
The October 2011 Lecture III – ‘Nuclear Weapons: The State of Play’
Professor the Hon Gareth Evans gave a lecture to Global Strategy Forum on Tuesday 18th October. It took place in Committee Room 10 of the House of Commons and was chaired by GSF Advisory Board member, Sir Malcolm Rifkind QC Continue reading
The October 2011 Lecture II: ‘Is Brazil A Future Global Power?’
Peter Collecott CMG (UK Ambassador to Brazil 2004-2008) gave a lecture to Global Strategy Forum in an event chaired by GSF Advisory Board member, Sir Menzies Campbell QC MP on Monday 17th October 2011. Peter Collecott addressed the question, ‘Is Brazil a Continue reading
The October 2011 Lecture I: ‘Afghanistan: Are British Objectives and the Timetable for 2014 still Intact?’
Mark Sedwill CMG, the UK’s Special Representative on Afghanistan and Pakistan, opened GSF’s 2010-2011 lecture series with a lecture entitled ‘Afghanistan: Are British Objectives and the Timetable for 2014 still Intact?’ on Tuesday 11th October. In an event chaired by Continue reading
The July 2011 Lecture: ‘Ten Years After 9/11: What Are the Priorities for the Intelligence Service in 21st Century Britain?’
We were very privileged to end our summer events series with a lecture by Sir Richard Dearlove KCMG OBE, Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge and former Chief, British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) on Tuesday 5th July. Sir Richard gave an Continue reading