Council on Geostrategy
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| Formation | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Legal status | nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Website | www.geostrategy.org.uk |
The Council on Geostrategy (COG) is a British foreign policy, defence and geopolitics think tank. The current chairperson is The Lord Risby.[1] The Council on Geostrategy is guided by a mission statement.[2]
Activities and structure[edit]
Research[edit]
The research of the Council on Geostrategy focuses on "geopolitics and environmental security, as well as ways to strengthen the scientific, technological and industrial base and commercial prowess of the United Kingdom and other free and open countries."[2] The Council on Geostrategy's research also focuses on the Euro-Atlantic, the Indo-Pacific, and Polar regions. The Council produces various publications including its online magazine Britain's World, its podcast Geostrategy360°, and creates geopolitical maps through its GeoAtlas. In July 2022, the Council on Geostrategy released a policy paper advocating for the deepening of British-Ukrainian relations with a foreword signed by Elizabeth Truss and Dmytro Kuleba, foreign ministers of the United Kingdom and Ukraine, respectively.[3]
Events[edit]
The Council on Geostrategy organises a number of private events for its membership, companies, and the foreign and defence policy community at large. In September 2021, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the former UK National Security Adviser, gave his inaugural speech to the Council on Geostrategy.[5][6] In May 2022, the Council on Geostrategy hosted Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, at a roundtable discussion.[7] The Council on Geostrategy hosted Admiral Tony Radakin, then First Sea Lord, at the FCDO conference centre Wilton Park in October 2021 and in July 2022, it hosted Admiral Ben Key, the current First Sea Lord, at a conference in London.[8][9][10]
Advisory Council[edit]
The Lord Risby is the Chair of the Council on Geostrategy’s Advisory Council. Members of the Advisory Council include: Andrew Bowie MP Tobias Ellwood MP, Michael Fallon, James Gray MP, Carl Hunter, Andrew Lambert, Mitch Mitchell, Baroness Neville-Jones, the Earl of Oxford and Asquith, Royston Smith MP, Baroness Verma and John Whittingdale MP.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Lord Risby". UK Parliament. 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Our Mission". Council on Geostrategy. 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ↑ "Deepening British-Ukrainian relations in a more competitive era". Council on Geostrategy. 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ National Security Adviser: Inaugural speech YouTube. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ↑ Brown, Larisa; Courea, Eleni; Parry, Richard; Lagan, Bernard; Tang, Didi; Waterfield, Bruno (2021). "Tell us if nuclear submarine deal will drag Britain to war, PM urged". The Times.
- ↑ "Sir Stephen Lovegrove speech at the Council on Geostrategy". Her Majesty's Government. 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ "Lithuanian and British Foreign Ministers sign a joint declaration on bilateral cooperation in London, pledge to strengthen strategic cooperation". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ "The speech by the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key, to the Council on Geostrategy at The Naval and Military Club in London on July 19 2022". Royal Navy. 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ Sheridan, Daniella (2022). "China is a more dangerous foe than Russia, warns First Sea Lord". The Telegraph.
- ↑ Brown, Larisa (2022). "China's military threat is greater than Russia, British admiral says". The Times.
- ↑ "Advisory Council". Council on Geostrategy. 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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