The 2010 United Kingdom Strategic Defence and Security Review
Evening Debate
30 June 2010, Bibliothèque Solvay
17:30-19:00
The UK Governement has announced it intends to undertake a Strategic Defence and Security Review. The UK Defence Secretary has said that he is determined the Review bring defence policy, plans, commitments and resources into balance, and produce over time a transormative change to UK Defence. What kinds of challenges should the UK be preparing to confront? What kind of capabilities will that require? What assumptions should the UK make about allies' and partners' contributions to collective security? What expectations do partners and allies have of the UK?
Programme
17:00 Registration
17:30-19:00 Evening debate
Speakers
Julian Miller, Head of Foreign and Defence Policy, Cabinet Office, UK
Tom McKane, Director General of Strategy, UK Ministry of Defence
Nick Pickard, Head, Security Policy, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK
Lt. Gen. Ton van Osch, Director General, European Union Military Staff
Jamie Shea, Director for Policy Planning, Private office of the Secretary General, NATO
Moderator
Giles Merritt, Director, Security & Defence Agenda and Secretary General of Friends of Europe
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Attendance to this event is by invitation only.