Missing in Action: strategies for deterrence in an area of technological unpeace
Thursday 24 February 2022
Governments representing open societies have failed to develop strategies for deterring hostile intrusions in cyberspace. New thinking on how to impose costs on offenders is long overdue. Hostile disruptions in cyberspace represent a technological revolution in strategic affairs. Lucas Kello goes beyond an examination of the roots and manifestations of the problem of technological unpeace, to ask what governments that represent open societies can do about it. This lecture was delivered under the Chatham House Rule and there is no recording.
Strategies for Urbanisation in Africa
Wednesday 26 January 2022
Marie-Noelle Nwokolo discussed how the future prosperity and security of sub-Saharan Africa depends on building a new urban environment for the world’s most rapidly expanding population. There is a video recording and an audio recording of the lecture available.
Russian National Strategy in a Multipolar World
Thursday 11 November 2021
Dmitry Suslov discusses the formation and practice of Russian national strategy in a multipolar world. He describes how national objectives and their achievement are developed within Russian state institutions, as well as the evolution of national strategy over the past two decades. This is the third in a series of lectures on Strategy: New Voices.
East Asia's Non-Great Powers: strategies for responding to China's rise
Thursday 21 October 2021
In this second of a series of lectures on Strategy: New Voices, Professor Evelyn Goh looks at the strategies of East Asia’s non-great powers for dealing with the rise of China.
Can the United States Effectively Formulate and Practice a National Strategy?
Tuesday 15 June 2021
In this first of a series of lectures on Strategy: New Voices, Matthew Kroenig asks what is needed for an effective US national strategy.
NATO's Next Ten Years
Thursday 5 December 2019
How can NATO define its mission and maintain political coherence over the next ten years? The day after the NATO heads of state and government meeting in London in December 2019, held to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance, officials, military personnel, former practitioners and other experts consider how NATO can define its narrative over the next decade.
From Games to Warfare and Strategy: How Multi-User Platforms Will Transform Difficult Decisions
Thursday 7 November 2019
Joe Robinson from British technology company Improbable discusses how new advances in the games industry are being adopted by government departments in order to greatly improve the way nations prepare and plan for conflict.
What would it mean for Britain's economic diplomacy if China becomes dominant in the world economy?
Thursday 6 June 2019
Linda Yueh explores what Britain needs to consider in relation to economic diplomacy and China.
Russia, China, and the US: challenges yet to come
Monday 11 December 2017
In this Global Strategies lecture, Phillip Karber looks in detail at Russian and Chinese military capabilities, with particular reference to the experience of battle in Ukraine, and explains the extent of their challenge to US and NATO strategy and forces.
War and PCs: Cyber and Violence in the 21st Century
Monday 5 December 2016
Lecture by General Sir Richard Barrons, who served as Commander Joint Forces Command until April 2016 in a military career including operations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, Iraq, and Afghanistan. In this lecture, Sir Richard outlines how disruptive technology will transform defence and security thinking worldwide.