Defence and Security Circle

The Situation Room Steps Into Whitehall

Against the velvet calm of Whitehall’s Lady Violet Room, Vudi Xhymshiti delivered a stark warning on Russian expansionism, corrosive disinformation and…

Nov 25 •

Michael Sheppard

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Rodrigo Hammond

A Quiet Debate at the Edge of War

Under portraits of empire, young Britons argue budgets while a new kind of war unfolds around them, fought through cables, markets, narratives and…

Nov 16 •

A Night Among Britain’s Strategic Class

Inside the National Liberal Club, tradition met strategy. Trafalgar remembrance became preparation as diplomats and defence thinkers weighed risks…

Nov 10 •

“The Cost of Inaction Is Paid in Blood”: Peter Apps Sounds the Alarm

On NATO's precarious edge, Peter Apps declared with unnerving clarity: 'This is the riskiest period in modern history, and complacency invites…

Dec 16, 2024 •

Mobilising for Freedom: A Wartime Mindset Needed

Amid the National Liberal Club’s historic grandeur, Noel Hadjimichael warns: “We are only two and a half years from conflict in Europe. The stakes…

Dec 13, 2024 •

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