State shifting: interstate warfare is back
Essay · Bright Blue · August 2022
Media and Broadcast
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Analysis, the podcast, and the record
Analysis and opinion on the questions shaping Euro-Atlantic security, the Defence Talks podcast, and the broadcast and print record.
1 · Selected writing
FeaturedWe must support the Royal Navy's warfighting plan
At the International Sea Power Conference 2025, the flagship conference of the Royal Navy, First Sea Lord Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins launched a critical call to action: to transform the Royal Navy to warfighting readiness.
Op-ed with Lord Mountevans · PoliticsHome · December 2025
Essay · Bright Blue · August 2022
It is time for a new British vision for Europe
Analysis with James Rogers · Britain's World
2 · Podcast
Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage
Co-creator and co-host with Paul Mason, produced in partnership with BAE Systems and ADS Group.
Episodes
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First Sea Lord: Driving the Naval Transformation
27 August 2026 · 43:21
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Information warfare: AI, subversion, and foreign influence
19 August 2026 · 46:04
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Special Episode: Farnborough International Airshow 2026
20 July 2026 · 39:37
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NATO Summit 2026: Delivering after Ankara
14 July 2026 · 45:49
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Defence Minister: The path to warfighting readiness
19 May 2026 · 45:40
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Defence experts: How skills can futureproof UK security
12 May 2026 · 46:18
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Special episode: The impact of the Iran conflict on UK defence
11 March 2026 · 38:38
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The world in 2026: Challenges, risks and opportunities for the UK
5 February 2026 · 46:58
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Future Combat Air: Countering threats and strengthening deterrence
14 January 2026 · 45:17
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Military families: The importance of defence housing and support
11 December 2025 · 33:33
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Strengthening deterrence: Accelerating innovation across NATO
17 November 2025 · 44:30
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Social value in local communities: The contribution of UK defence
29 October 2025 · 35:03
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As seen in
3 · The record
Broadcast
Al Jazeera · Interview · February 2023
Russia's war against Ukraine
Times Radio · Interview · December 2021
The Biden–Putin call
Times Radio · Interview · December 2021
Eastern Europe
The wires
The Times · Op-ed · November 2021
The EU must follow the UK's lead in Belarus
Op-ed for The Times’ Red Box arguing that as Lukashenko funnelled migrants to the Polish border with Moscow’s backing, the European Union should match the resolve Britain had already shown in response to the crisis.
Daily Express · Quoted · November 2021
The real reason Putin is stepping up pressure in Belarus
Quoted in the Daily Express on Putin's endgame as pressure mounted on the Poland-Belarus border: “Putin wants an invitation from Lukashenko to base Russian troops in Belarus”, warning that such a move “would dramatically alter the geopolitical landscape — and not in NATO's favour.”
POLITICO · Mention · March 2021
The launch of the Council on Geostrategy
POLITICO's London Influence newsletter marked the launch of the Council on Geostrategy, the think tank she co-founded with James Rogers to promote “a robust, realistic and responsible British geostrategy”, backed by an advisory council including senior Conservative committee chairs Tobias Ellwood and Tom Tugendhat.