Council on Geostrategy
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‘🇬🇧 should prepare for war, not because it fears it is likely in the next five years from Russia, or from anyone else, but because doing so makes it less likely,’ says @TomSharpe134, freelance columnist, Daily Telegraph
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain prepare for war?
The Big Ask | No. 07.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 20, 2026 at 12:54 PM
‘🇬🇧 should prepare for war, not because it fears it is likely in the next five years from Russia, or from anyone else, but because doing so makes it less likely,’ says @TomSharpe134, freelance columnist, Daily Telegraph
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
‘As global security continues to deteriorate, 🇬🇧 must be ready to fight to defend its interests and those of its European allies from 🇷🇺 aggression,’ argues @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social, @fiia.fi
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain prepare for war?
The Big Ask | No. 07.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 20, 2026 at 12:50 PM
‘As global security continues to deteriorate, 🇬🇧 must be ready to fight to defend its interests and those of its European allies from 🇷🇺 aggression,’ argues @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social, @fiia.fi
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
‘🇬🇧 is experiencing a spate of hard sub-threshold attacks on industry, public services and Critical National Infrastructure. So, the time for “preparing” should be over,’ writes @paulmason.bsky.social, our Adjunct Fellow
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain prepare for war?
The Big Ask | No. 07.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM
‘🇬🇧 is experiencing a spate of hard sub-threshold attacks on industry, public services and Critical National Infrastructure. So, the time for “preparing” should be over,’ writes @paulmason.bsky.social, our Adjunct Fellow
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
‘🇬🇧 needs to prepare for all possibilities, which include a serious reconsideration of its deterrence posture, its ability to defend British interests and its role in securing the balance of power in Europe,’ argues Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, @lborouniversity.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain prepare for war?
The Big Ask | No. 07.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
‘🇬🇧 needs to prepare for all possibilities, which include a serious reconsideration of its deterrence posture, its ability to defend British interests and its role in securing the balance of power in Europe,’ argues Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, @lborouniversity.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
‘With an intensely hostile and aggressive 🇷🇺, and an unreliable 🇺🇸, 🇬🇧 needs to act quickly to counter growing threats to Critical National Infrastructure...and to prepare for the possibility of military conflict,’ says @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social, @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
#BritainsWorld
#BritainsWorld
Should Britain prepare for war?
The Big Ask | No. 07.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 20, 2026 at 12:34 PM
‘With an intensely hostile and aggressive 🇷🇺, and an unreliable 🇺🇸, 🇬🇧 needs to act quickly to counter growing threats to Critical National Infrastructure...and to prepare for the possibility of military conflict,’ says @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social, @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
#BritainsWorld
#BritainsWorld
‘In this increasingly dangerous world, preparing for war should be the first priority of HM Government. Given the cost of failing to deter or losing a major war, there are no good reasons to delay what needs to be done,’ argues Neil Brown, our
Honorary Fellow
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Honorary Fellow
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain prepare for war?
The Big Ask | No. 07.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM
‘In this increasingly dangerous world, preparing for war should be the first priority of HM Government. Given the cost of failing to deter or losing a major war, there are no good reasons to delay what needs to be done,’ argues Neil Brown, our
Honorary Fellow
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Honorary Fellow
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
‘In a volatile and unstable world, with adversaries who are already attacking 🇬🇧 – not yet with missiles, but by other means – the only way to deter war is to prepare for it,’ writes Baroness Dr Sophy Antrobus MBE, @fasikcl.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain prepare for war?
The Big Ask | No. 07.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 20, 2026 at 12:27 PM
‘In a volatile and unstable world, with adversaries who are already attacking 🇬🇧 – not yet with missiles, but by other means – the only way to deter war is to prepare for it,’ writes Baroness Dr Sophy Antrobus MBE, @fasikcl.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should 🇬🇧 prepare for war?
We asked 7 experts in today’s #BigAsk
✍️ Baroness Dr Sophy Antrobus MBE, Neil Brown, @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social, Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, @paulmason.bsky.social, @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social and @tomsharpe.bsky.social
#BritainsWorld
We asked 7 experts in today’s #BigAsk
✍️ Baroness Dr Sophy Antrobus MBE, Neil Brown, @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social, Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, @paulmason.bsky.social, @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social and @tomsharpe.bsky.social
#BritainsWorld
Should Britain prepare for war?
The Big Ask | No. 07.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 20, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Should 🇬🇧 prepare for war?
We asked 7 experts in today’s #BigAsk
✍️ Baroness Dr Sophy Antrobus MBE, Neil Brown, @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social, Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, @paulmason.bsky.social, @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social and @tomsharpe.bsky.social
#BritainsWorld
We asked 7 experts in today’s #BigAsk
✍️ Baroness Dr Sophy Antrobus MBE, Neil Brown, @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social, Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, @paulmason.bsky.social, @mcnamara-eoin.bsky.social and @tomsharpe.bsky.social
#BritainsWorld
Yesterday, we were delighted to host Air Cdre. Matthew Harper CSC DSM, Head of Australian Defence Staff in London, for a #GeostrategyForum on the 🇦🇺 approach to the future of air combat, including partnerships with allies and industry, and integrating autonomous systems.
February 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Yesterday, we were delighted to host Air Cdre. Matthew Harper CSC DSM, Head of Australian Defence Staff in London, for a #GeostrategyForum on the 🇦🇺 approach to the future of air combat, including partnerships with allies and industry, and integrating autonomous systems.
Read the #Tracker – your weekly update on 🇨🇳 affairs
☢️ Moscow defends Beijing from 🇺🇸 accusations
💴 Chinese tariffs on 53 African countries removed
🎣 Chinese fishing vessel seized by 🇯🇵
#ObservingChina
☢️ Moscow defends Beijing from 🇺🇸 accusations
💴 Chinese tariffs on 53 African countries removed
🎣 Chinese fishing vessel seized by 🇯🇵
#ObservingChina
Moscow defends Beijing on nuclear test allegations
PRC removes tariffs on 53 African countries; Poland bans Chinese cars from military sites
www.observingchina.org.uk
February 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Read the #Tracker – your weekly update on 🇨🇳 affairs
☢️ Moscow defends Beijing from 🇺🇸 accusations
💴 Chinese tariffs on 53 African countries removed
🎣 Chinese fishing vessel seized by 🇯🇵
#ObservingChina
☢️ Moscow defends Beijing from 🇺🇸 accusations
💴 Chinese tariffs on 53 African countries removed
🎣 Chinese fishing vessel seized by 🇯🇵
#ObservingChina
‘🇬🇧-🇮🇪 cooperation is well-established and strongly valued from both sides. It builds on shared geography, history and practical necessity. Nevertheless, at the start of 2026, 🇬🇧 and 🇮🇪 are at a turning point,’ writes Dr Richard Collins, Queen’s University Belfast
#Memorandum #BritainsWorld
#Memorandum #BritainsWorld
Securing our shared seas: A new era for British-Irish naval cooperation?
The Memorandum | No. 07.2026
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February 19, 2026 at 1:05 PM
‘🇬🇧-🇮🇪 cooperation is well-established and strongly valued from both sides. It builds on shared geography, history and practical necessity. Nevertheless, at the start of 2026, 🇬🇧 and 🇮🇪 are at a turning point,’ writes Dr Richard Collins, Queen’s University Belfast
#Memorandum #BritainsWorld
#Memorandum #BritainsWorld
🪖 ‘In the next couple of decades, the impact of space power in the military field in particular will outstrip anything experienced thus far,’ argues Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS, our Senior Research Fellow
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
How important is space power to British national strategy?
The Big Ask | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
🪖 ‘In the next couple of decades, the impact of space power in the military field in particular will outstrip anything experienced thus far,’ argues Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS, our Senior Research Fellow
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
❓ ‘How important is space to national strategy? Very. How seriously does 🇬🇧 take its space power posture? The jury is out,’ writes James Cemmell FRAeS, Open Cosmos
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
How important is space power to British national strategy?
The Big Ask | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
❓ ‘How important is space to national strategy? Very. How seriously does 🇬🇧 take its space power posture? The jury is out,’ writes James Cemmell FRAeS, Open Cosmos
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
🌌 ‘Given the rapid pace of change in the global space environment, indecision is a decision. 🇬🇧 window of opportunity to make its own choices about its role as a space power grows smaller by the day,’ says Michelle Howard, Perigord Consultancy Ltd
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
How important is space power to British national strategy?
The Big Ask | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 PM
🌌 ‘Given the rapid pace of change in the global space environment, indecision is a decision. 🇬🇧 window of opportunity to make its own choices about its role as a space power grows smaller by the day,’ says Michelle Howard, Perigord Consultancy Ltd
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
‘The question is not whether space power is important to 🇬🇧 national strategy – it absolutely is. Rather, the question is whether any British political leader is capable of articulating 🇬🇧 national interests in space,’ says Dr John Sheldon, AstroAnalytica
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
How important is space power to British national strategy?
The Big Ask | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM
‘The question is not whether space power is important to 🇬🇧 national strategy – it absolutely is. Rather, the question is whether any British political leader is capable of articulating 🇬🇧 national interests in space,’ says Dr John Sheldon, AstroAnalytica
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
🛰️ ‘Without space, the British Armed Forces are effectively “deaf, dumb and blind” in 21st century warfare – itself ever more complex and faster paced,’ argues @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social, @aspi-org.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
How important is space power to British national strategy?
The Big Ask | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:12 PM
🛰️ ‘Without space, the British Armed Forces are effectively “deaf, dumb and blind” in 21st century warfare – itself ever more complex and faster paced,’ argues @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social, @aspi-org.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
🛰️ ‘Space power is not just important to 🇬🇧 national strategy; it is the arena in which 🇬🇧 could actively shape the strategic environment to its advantage,’ argues Allen Antrobus, PA Consulting
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
How important is space power to British national strategy?
The Big Ask | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:11 PM
🛰️ ‘Space power is not just important to 🇬🇧 national strategy; it is the arena in which 🇬🇧 could actively shape the strategic environment to its advantage,’ argues Allen Antrobus, PA Consulting
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
💡 ‘Spacepower already forms the backbone of contemporary warfare, enabling everything from weather forecasting to multi-domain C4ISR and missile defence...without space, there is no defence,’ says Marco Aliberti, European Space Policy Institute
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
How important is space power to British national strategy?
The Big Ask | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
💡 ‘Spacepower already forms the backbone of contemporary warfare, enabling everything from weather forecasting to multi-domain C4ISR and missile defence...without space, there is no defence,’ says Marco Aliberti, European Space Policy Institute
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
🚨 ‘Failing to address hostile behaviours now will create a normative framework later – one that has not been shaped by 🇬🇧 interests,’ argue James Black (@randeurope.org) and Dr Aleix Nadal Campos (@fasikcl.bsky.social)
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
How important is space power to British national strategy?
The Big Ask | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM
🚨 ‘Failing to address hostile behaviours now will create a normative framework later – one that has not been shaped by 🇬🇧 interests,’ argue James Black (@randeurope.org) and Dr Aleix Nadal Campos (@fasikcl.bsky.social)
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
💰 ‘With other European nations advancing space capabilities, such as 🇩🇪 allocating €35 billion to space defence before 2030, 🇬🇧 turning a blind eye is an outlier,’ writes Ian Annett, UKspace
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
How important is space power to British national strategy?
The Big Ask | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:08 PM
💰 ‘With other European nations advancing space capabilities, such as 🇩🇪 allocating €35 billion to space defence before 2030, 🇬🇧 turning a blind eye is an outlier,’ writes Ian Annett, UKspace
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
How important is space power to 🇬🇧 national strategy?
✍️ Marco Aliberti, Ian Annett, @allenant.bsky.social, James Black, Dr Aleix Nadal Campos, James Cemmell FRAeS, @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social, Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS, Michelle Howard, @johnbsheldon.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
✍️ Marco Aliberti, Ian Annett, @allenant.bsky.social, James Black, Dr Aleix Nadal Campos, James Cemmell FRAeS, @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social, Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS, Michelle Howard, @johnbsheldon.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
How important is space power to British national strategy?
The Big Ask | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM
How important is space power to 🇬🇧 national strategy?
✍️ Marco Aliberti, Ian Annett, @allenant.bsky.social, James Black, Dr Aleix Nadal Campos, James Cemmell FRAeS, @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social, Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS, Michelle Howard, @johnbsheldon.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
✍️ Marco Aliberti, Ian Annett, @allenant.bsky.social, James Black, Dr Aleix Nadal Campos, James Cemmell FRAeS, @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social, Gabriel Elefteriu FRAeS, Michelle Howard, @johnbsheldon.bsky.social
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
‘🇬🇧-🇳🇴 defence integration is driven by a shared geography and convergent threat assessments in the High North and North Atlantic, including the 🇬🇱-🇮🇸 -🇬🇧 gap,’ writes Prof. Basil Germond, Co-Director, Security Research Institute, @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#Memorandum #BritainsWorld
#Memorandum #BritainsWorld
British-Norwegian defence cooperation: A maritime endeavour
The Memorandum | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
‘🇬🇧-🇳🇴 defence integration is driven by a shared geography and convergent threat assessments in the High North and North Atlantic, including the 🇬🇱-🇮🇸 -🇬🇧 gap,’ writes Prof. Basil Germond, Co-Director, Security Research Institute, @lancasteruni.bsky.social
#Memorandum #BritainsWorld
#Memorandum #BritainsWorld
Read this week’s #Tracker - your 🇨🇳 news roundup
⛓️ Jimmy Lai sentenced to twenty years in prison
🕵️♂️ M15 briefs universities on 🇨🇳 interference
💥 Washington accuses Beijing of secret nuclear testing
#ObservingChina
⛓️ Jimmy Lai sentenced to twenty years in prison
🕵️♂️ M15 briefs universities on 🇨🇳 interference
💥 Washington accuses Beijing of secret nuclear testing
#ObservingChina
February 12, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Read this week’s #Tracker - your 🇨🇳 news roundup
⛓️ Jimmy Lai sentenced to twenty years in prison
🕵️♂️ M15 briefs universities on 🇨🇳 interference
💥 Washington accuses Beijing of secret nuclear testing
#ObservingChina
⛓️ Jimmy Lai sentenced to twenty years in prison
🕵️♂️ M15 briefs universities on 🇨🇳 interference
💥 Washington accuses Beijing of secret nuclear testing
#ObservingChina
Read this week's defence and foreign policy roundup 👇
🪨 MoU on critical minerals between 🇬🇧 and 🇺🇸
🇬🇧 troops in 🇳🇴 to double in response to 🇷🇺 threat in the High North
🚨 @willfreer.bsky.social unpacks the status of #NATO's nuclear deterrence in Europe
#Cable #BritainsWorld
🪨 MoU on critical minerals between 🇬🇧 and 🇺🇸
🇬🇧 troops in 🇳🇴 to double in response to 🇷🇺 threat in the High North
🚨 @willfreer.bsky.social unpacks the status of #NATO's nuclear deterrence in Europe
#Cable #BritainsWorld
Britain and America forge ahead with critical minerals agreement
The Cable | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Read this week's defence and foreign policy roundup 👇
🪨 MoU on critical minerals between 🇬🇧 and 🇺🇸
🇬🇧 troops in 🇳🇴 to double in response to 🇷🇺 threat in the High North
🚨 @willfreer.bsky.social unpacks the status of #NATO's nuclear deterrence in Europe
#Cable #BritainsWorld
🪨 MoU on critical minerals between 🇬🇧 and 🇺🇸
🇬🇧 troops in 🇳🇴 to double in response to 🇷🇺 threat in the High North
🚨 @willfreer.bsky.social unpacks the status of #NATO's nuclear deterrence in Europe
#Cable #BritainsWorld
How the role of a #sixthgeneration pilot is evolving from flying to mission management 👇
🎙️ In this bonus clip, we asked Richard Berthon, Ministry of Defence, and Herman Claesen, @baesystems.com which skills will define the future of warfighting?
🎙️ In this bonus clip, we asked Richard Berthon, Ministry of Defence, and Herman Claesen, @baesystems.com which skills will define the future of warfighting?
BONUS CLIP | Skills for a new age of warfighting
Richard Berthon, Director Future Combat Air in the United Kingdom (UK) at the Ministry of Defence, and Herman Claesen, Managing Director, Future Combat Air S...
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February 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
How the role of a #sixthgeneration pilot is evolving from flying to mission management 👇
🎙️ In this bonus clip, we asked Richard Berthon, Ministry of Defence, and Herman Claesen, @baesystems.com which skills will define the future of warfighting?
🎙️ In this bonus clip, we asked Richard Berthon, Ministry of Defence, and Herman Claesen, @baesystems.com which skills will define the future of warfighting?