Council on Geostrategy
banner
congeostrategy.bsky.social
Council on Geostrategy
@congeostrategy.bsky.social
Dedicated to making Britain and other open nations stronger and greener. Co-founders: James Rogers and Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė
💻 https://www.geostrategy.org.uk/
📩 https://councilongeostrategy.substack.com/subscribe
Pinned
Find our experts on Bluesky 👇
🪖 ‘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
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
❓ ‘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
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
🌌 ‘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
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
‘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
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
🛰️ ‘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
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
🛰️ ‘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
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
💡 ‘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
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
🚨 ‘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
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
💰 ‘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
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
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
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
‘🇬🇧-🇳🇴 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
British-Norwegian defence cooperation: A maritime endeavour
The Memorandum | No. 06.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 12, 2026 at 4:01 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
February 12, 2026 at 12:33 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
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
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?
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...
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Unless we start investing more in defence, we will face increased competition from adversaries, and our allies will not take us seriously.

🎙️ @james-rogers.bsky.social joins #DefenceTalks alongside @peterfrankopan.bsky.social

▶️ Watch now: youtu.be/EV8k5k3YJgw
February 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM
‘In 🇬🇧, we spend more on pet food, beauty products, and takeaways than we do on defence’ 👇

🎙️ @peterfrankopan.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk, joins #DefenceTalks to unpack the threat landscape in 2026

▶️ Watch the episode now: youtu.be/EV8k5k3YJgw

@baesystems.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
🎙️The 🇷🇺 challenge is anti-systemic while 🇨🇳 is counter-systemic

@james-rogers.bsky.social, our Co-founder, joins @peterfrankopan.bsky.social, @ox.ac.uk, on #DefenceTalks to discuss geopolitics in 2026

▶️ youtu.be/EV8k5k3YJgw

@baesystems.com @paulmason.bsky.social @starychsam.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
‘The best way for 🇬🇧 to support middle powers is not to join them, but to lead in a way that makes their cooperation possible,’ argues @rgwhitman.bsky.social, @kent.ac.uk

#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?
The Big Ask | No. 05.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
‘If 🇬🇧 adopts the posture of a middle power, it does not correct its self-image; it merely cedes ground to authoritarian rivals who suffer no such crises of confidence,’ argues @james-rogers.bsky.social, our Co-founder

#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?
The Big Ask | No. 05.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
‘As one of the wealthiest nations of the world, with a nuclear-armed navy, and membership of the Permanent 5 of the UN Security Council, 🇬🇧 is obliged to act as a significant global power,’ argues Dr Robert Johnson, our Honorary Fellow

#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?
The Big Ask | No. 05.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
‘🇬🇧 position in global affairs rests on the effective retention, nurturing and regeneration of inherent domestic capabilities and attributes, built on a foundation of political stability and a growing economy,’ says Patrick Horgan OBE, GMTL Advisory

#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?
The Big Ask | No. 05.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
‘Putting aside 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇳, 🇬🇧 sits firmly in a small group of major powers that have a sizeable military, significant soft power, a large economy and can project influence in most corners of the globe,’ says @samagoodman.bsky.social, China Strategic Risks Institute

#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?
The Big Ask | No. 05.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
‘🇬🇧 should stand back and survey the long-term trajectory of its ambitions as an intelligent or frontier power and the fora which it needs to influence for a new frontier or intelligent foreign policy approach,’ writes Dr Melanie Garson, our Adjunct Fellow

#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?
The Big Ask | No. 05.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
🌍 ‘It is imperative that 🇬🇧 act like a major power that shapes its environment, rather than a middle power subject to the prevailing winds,’ argues @willfreer.bsky.social, our Research Fellow

#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?
The Big Ask | No. 05.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
💡 ‘The focus must be on where, how and when 🇬🇧 – undoubtedly a major player in world affairs – can and should use its capabilities to shape what is a more fluid international environment,’ says Andrew Ehrhardt, Ax:son Johnson Institute for Statecraft and Diplomacy

#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
Should Britain act more like a major or middle power?
The Big Ask | No. 05.2026
www.britainsworld.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM