• Dr Julian Lindley-French – Reviving the UK’s Grand Strategy in a Multipolar World 

    Julian Lindley-French is an advisor on global political strategy and Chairman of the Alphen Group, a network of leading strategic thinkers on transatlantic and European security. His research focuses on the past, present and future of warfare and security thinking, particularly regarding NATO. He has previously held positions as Eisenhower Professor of Defence Strategy at…

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  • Peter Jones – Assessing the UK’s Global Political Infrastructure in 2026

    Peter Jones CMG is a former senior British civil servant and diplomat, having served in several senior roles at the Foreign Office, including as Chief Operating Officer and Director-General between 2017-2020. Having left the Foreign Office, Peter now serves as a Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE and the head of LSE IDEAS Global Strategies project.…

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  • Dr Barbara Prainsack – The Theory and Practice of Solidarity amidst social and political disruption 

    Barbara Prainsack is Professor for Comparative Policy Analysis at the University of Vienna’s Department of Political Science, and is director of the university’s Centre for the Study of Contemporary Solidarity. Dr Prainsack’s research focuses on the concept of ‘solidarity’ applied to public policy and institutions, as well as the politics of health and science &…

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