Ben Coxon

RAF checks Russian provocation in Operation CHESSMAN The Cable | No. 31.2025

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🇨🇳 and 🇷🇺 deepen military ties with joint naval exercise
✈️ #OperationChessman concludes after 460 flying hours
💰 HM Gov support for 🇺🇦 so far totalling £21.8 billion

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YouTube video by Council on Geostrategy What to expect from DSEI 2025 | Defence Talks

🚨 What can you expect from #DSEI2025? 🚨

AVM (rtd.) Gary Waterfall, Senior Military Adviser, #DSEI, sets out this year’s theme: ‘Preparing the Future Force’

🎧 Watch now: www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/equipping-...

@paulmason.bsky.social @starychsam.bsky.social

Another busy week for Britain's foreign and defence policy, read the latest cable for a run down of the most important stories of the last week

A very interesting article on the national security challenges that are arising from climate change to the maritime domain

It's been another busy week for #British foreign and defence policy. Read the Council on Geostrategy's latest round up of the key events of the last week in the #Cable

The ‘special relationship’: Preparing Britain and America for a new era – Council on Geostrategy William Freer, Dr John Hemmings and James Rogers explain the relationship between the UK and US, and how it can adapt for the 21st century.

We were thrilled to hear our first mention in the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk by @lukepollard.bsky.social during the Armed Forces Day debate, highlighting our event at the 🇺🇸 Embassy to launch our latest #Report on 🇬🇧–🇺🇸 relations

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Dr John Hemmings, our Deputy Director, gives his take on the implications of the #StrategicDefenceReview on 🇬🇧 approach to the #IndoPacific👇

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#SDR

The Indus Water Treaty was one of the few areas of (limited) cooperation between India and Pakistan, it survived three wars between the two South Asian rivals but has now been suspended following the current rise in tensions.
Hopefully clearer heads prevail and the IWT is reactivated soon.

#Britain signs its 3rd trade agreement in as many weeks with global powers. Read the #Cable for a rundown of the key outcomes of the first #UK-EU summit

🚨 New Explainer 🚨

Gray Segeant argues that 🇨🇳 coercion in the Indo-Pacific is resolvable, by learning from the experiences of 🇦🇺, 🇯🇵 and 🇹🇼

Read more now 👇
www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/the...

What competitive strategies could Britain develop to gain asymmetric advantage over adversaries? The Big Ask | No. 19.2025

What competitive strategies could 🇬🇧 develop to gain asymmetric advantage over adversaries?

We asked 7 experts in today's #BigAsk

✍️ Dr Hillary Briffa, Dr Hugo Bromley, Dr Rob Johnson, Dr Ksenia Kirkham, Prof. Andrew Lambert, @james-rogers.bsky.social, @covertshores.bsky.social

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Britain advances climate action and energy security on the global stage The Cable | No. 17.2025

Read the latest #Cable now! 👇

🇬🇧 London hosts International Summit on the Future of Energy Security
🤝 Starmer meets President of 🇪🇺 Commission to discuss defence, energy and the global economy
🟢 HM Gov to fast track £300 mil into domestic offshore wind supply chains

#BritainsWorld

YouTube video by Council on Geostrategy An introduction to the First Sea Lord's Sea Power Conference 2025

The Council on Geostrategy is delighted to be hosting the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference 2025!

⚓ @starychsam.bsky.social, our Co-founder (Strategy), is at Lancaster House to provide an overview of the conference

Find out more 👇
www.geostrategy.org.uk/first-sea-lo...

#SPC2025 #RoyalNavy

For our first article in The Broadside, we are delighted to have this excellent piece from @charlottekl.bsky.social - showing the importance of commercial shipping for maritime security

An interesting set of answers in this week's #BigAsk. I big thank you to all who took part!

With Russian #nuclear sabre rattling and US commitment to Europe and #NATO coming into question, #Britain’s nuclear deterrent is now more important than ever. Read about it in the #Cable

Yesterday, we hosted a public event with @makeuk.bsky.social to celebrate the publication of ‘Securonomics: The contribution of a Defence Industrial Strategy’

🗣️ We were delighted to be joined by The Rt. Hon. Maria Eagle MP, Paul Livingston, @paulmason.bsky.social, and
@willfreer.bsky.social

I made a meme

Great set of responses on a very interesting #geopolitical question. Thank you to all who took part in the #BigAsk this week!

Read @willfreer.bsky.social, our Research Fellow, in @thetimes.com on the latest research from our #StrategicAdvantageCell 👇

For those who might have missed the announcement, the First Sea Lord's Essay Competition is now open for applications!

Read this week's #Cable for a rundown of another seizmic week in #geopolitics

We are delighted to celebrate the Council on Geostrategy’s fourth anniversary!

Our mission is to craft new geostrategic thinking for a more competitive age. We look forward to our next year of research, events, podcasts and conferences!

#4thAnniversary

Starmer saying "there's a famous slogan in the United Kingdom"

Inside every Brit there are two wolves...

"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

and

"Autoglass repair, Autoglass replace"

A great breakdown of China related news by my colleague @gracetheodoulou.bsky.social

Stats like this show how important security and defence can be for government budgets and ordinary people’s cost of living.

While the increase in defence spending is good news, it falls short of the demands that the geopolitical environment thrusts upon the UK

The trilateral initiative: How Britain, Poland and Ukraine can shape a post-war Europe – Council on Geostrategy This Report makes the case for immediate renewed trilateral cooperation between the UK, Poland and Ukraine to reinforce European security.

On the 3rd anniversary of 🇷🇺 invasion of #Ukraine, how can 🇬🇧, 🇵🇱 and 🇺🇦 work together to shape a post-war Europe?

Read our 2024 Trilateral Initiative Report published in collaboration with the Polish Institute of International Affairs and Foreign Policy Council Ukrainian Prism 👇

A timely set of responses on a critical topic! A big thank you to all who took part

Another very interesting set of answers in this week's Big Ask! Thank you to everyone who took part.