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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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Ambassador Joseph Manso – The United States and the World Order: The UN, NATO and Transatlantic Ties under a Second Trump Administration
Ambassador Joseph Manso is a veteran diplomat and senior member of the US Foreign Service, having spent thirty-eight years working at the State Department. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the National Defence University, Joint Forces Staff College, and is a Distinguished Fellow at the University of Arizona’s National Security Lab. Beginning his career…