

The role of the UK in a new European Security Architecture
The United Kingdom has developed its contribution to European security in the context of its withdrawal from the EU. However, a more...
Feb 6, 20247 min read


One year on: the UK's response to Russia's war on Ukraine
This commentary outlines the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on UK foreign, security and defence policy, highlighting the UK’s...
Feb 24, 20234 min read

Taking a bearing of the UK with the EU’s Strategic Compass
The EU’s Strategic Compass, agreed by the Member States in February doesn’t take much of a bearing on the UK’s role in European security....
Jun 1, 20225 min read

‘Global Britain’: The European security activist
With notable exceptions, particularly in Eastern Europe, the European response to Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine stands in stark...
Feb 21, 20225 min read


AUKUS: The implications for EU security and defence
The (almost) back-to-back controversies of the fall of Kabul to the Taliban last month, and the emergence of the AUKUS arrangement, have...
Sep 24, 20214 min read


Afghanistan: UK, EU, and NATO must examine costs and consequences of strategic failures
The Integrated Review, a post-Brexit roadmap for the UK’s foreign, security and defence policy, places considerable stress on the UK as a...
Sep 3, 20212 min read


Britain: Eastern Europe’s new guarantor?
This post was co-authored with James Rogers, Co-Founder and Director of Research at the Council for Geostrategy For the foreseeable...
Jul 8, 20216 min read


The United Kingdom: Europe’s ‘diplomatic vanguard’
Since leaving the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom (UK) has taken a position as Europe’s diplomatic vanguard. This has been...
Jun 2, 20216 min read


UK sets its sights eastward
A tilt to Indo-Pacific is the key element in a policy review for a post-Brexit Global Britain The latest review of Britain’s defence and...
Apr 2, 20215 min read


UK’s vision is confident, but success is a long way off
The Integrated Review leads to questions of whether the UK’s ambitious plans for its future international relevance will produce...
Mar 16, 20213 min read