On 8th February 2011, Dr Jim Hoare, the first British representative in Pyongyang in 2001-2002, and Peter Jenkins, formerly Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency were the speakers in a joint Global Nuclear Initiative/GSF discussion entitled ‘North Korea: Where Continue reading
The January 2011 Lecture: ‘The Heart Of Conflict In The Middle East’
It was a great privilege for GSF to open 2011 with a lecture by HRH Prince Turki Al-Faisal. His lecture on ‘The Heart Of Conflict In The Middle East’ attracted the largest audience ever in GSF’s history. Speaking to a packed room Continue reading
GSF Christmas Drinks and London launch of ‘Farewell to Drift: A New Foreign Policy For A Network World’
At GSF’s Christmas drinks on Monday 6th December, Lord Lothian gave a lecture based on his recently published pamphlet, ‘Farewell To Drift: A New Foreign Policy For A Network World’, which argues the case for a coherent foreign policy which serves Continue reading
Chatham House/Global Strategy Forum/Anglo-Jordanian Society event
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal Advisory Board member Global Strategy Forum co-hosted a lecture by HRH Prince Hassan of Jordan which took place at Chatham House on Monday 29th November: http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1769/. The lecture was entitled: ‘Social Cohesion and Human Security Continue reading
The November 2010 Debate: ‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Arms Control: Can We Really ‘Count Down to Zero’?’
On Tuesday 23rd November, we were delighted to welcome two former Defence Secretaries, Lord Browne of Ladyton and Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP to discuss the question, ‘Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Arms Control: Can We Really ‘Count Down to Zero’?’ in an event Continue reading
GSF Seminar: ‘The SDSR: Tough Choices For Tough Times – Are We Making The Right Decisions?’ – Tuesday 16th November 2010
On 16th November, GSF held a seminar entitled: ‘The SDSR: Tough Choices For Tough Times – Are We Making The Right Decisions?’ which took place in the House of Lords under the co-chairmanship of the Rt Hon Michael Ancram and Continue reading
The November Lecture 2010: ‘Afghanistan: A Winnable War?’
On 2nd November, Rory Stewart MP was our November guest lecturer, speaking to a packed Forum on the question of ‘Afghanistan: A Winnable War?’ The event was chaired by Lord Anderson of Swansea, who described the lecture as a ’tour de Continue reading
The October 2010 Lecture – ‘Russia: A New Whiff of Optimism?’
On Wednesday 20th October, Sir Tony Brenton, Britain’s Ambassador to Russia from 2004-2008, opened GSF’s 2010-2011 lecture series with an extremely knowledgeable, comprehensive and astute overview of Russian affairs. Under the title ‘Russia: A New Whiff of Optimism?’, he painted two Continue reading
Global Strategy Forum Launch of ‘Farewell to Drift: A New Foreign Policy for a Network World’ – Monday 4th October 2010 (click here to download pamphlet)
Lord Lothian PC DL QC Chairman – Global Strategy Forum Global Strategy Forum launched a new paper by Michael Ancram, GSF’s Chairman, at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham on 4th October 2010. ‘Farewell to Drift: A New Foreign Policy for Continue reading
The July 2010 Debate: ‘Africa: A Continent Whose ‘Time Has Come’?’
Tony Baldry MP, Dr Knox Chitiyo (Head of the Africa Programme at RUSI) and Dr Richard Cockett (Africa Editor at The Economist) took part in a GSF debate entitled ‘Africa: A Continent Whose ‘Time Has Come’?’ on Tuesday 13th July. The Continue reading