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Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage is a podcast presented by the Council on Geostrategy in partnership with trade association ADS Group, and sponsored by industry powerhouse BAE Systems.Hosted by Paul Mason and Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, this podcast explores the key themes in British defence in the context of an increasingly contested international security environment. It will consider how the UK can shape the international agenda, focusing on how technology, innovation, skills, and defence strategies help to advance Britain’s interests, as well as those of its key allies and partners. www.britainsworld.org.uk
Council on Geostrategy hosts Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage, a news show with 34 episodes published.
How does the UK transition its armed forces to a true warfighting footing? In Season 3, Episode 2, we are joined by Luke Pollard MP, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, to discuss the structural and cultural cha
As global threats escalate and technological innovation outpaces traditional training, the UK defence sector faces a defining strategic challenge: an industry-wide skills shortage. In the Season 3 premiere of Defence Tal
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In this special episode, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Adjunct Fellow, are joined
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 15, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Adjunct Fellow, are joined by Prof. P
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 14, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Adjunct Fellow, are joined by Richard
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 13, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Adjunct Fellow, are joined by Cat Cal
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 12, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Adjunct Fellow, are joined by Dr Tany
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 11, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Adjunct Fellow, are joined by Alex Ba
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 10, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Adjunct Fellow, are joined by Dr Paul
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 9, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Adjunct Fellow, are joined by Andy Sta
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 8, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Associate Fellow, are joined by Rob Mu
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 7, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Associate Fellow, are joined by Kevin
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 6, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Associate Fellow, are joined by Lt. Co
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 5, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, our Co-founder (Strategy), and Paul Mason, journalist, author and our Associate Fellow, are joined by Iain M
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 4, Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, Co-founder (Strategy), Council on Geostrategy, is joined by Gen. (Rtd.) Philippe Lavigne, former NATO Suprem
Welcome back to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 3, hosts Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, Co-founder (Strategy), Council on Geostrategy, and Paul Mason, journalist and author, are joined by Pr
Welcome to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In Episode 2, hosts Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, Co-founder (Strategy), Council on Geostrategy, and Paul Mason, journalist and author, are joined by Nathan
In episode 2 of Defence Talks, hosts Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, Co-founder and Director of Strategy, Council on Geostrategy, and Paul Mason, author and journalist, are joined by Nathan Mathiot, Head of Policy, ADS Gro
Welcome to Season 2 of ‘Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage’. In this episode, hosts Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, Co-founder (Strategy), Council on Geostrategy, and Paul Mason, journalist and author, are joined by Angu
In Episode 1 of Season 2, co-hosts Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė, Co-founder and Director of Strategy at the Council on Geostrategy, and Paul Mason, journalist and author, are joined by Angus Lapsley, NATO Assistant Secre
Shashank Joshi
Defence Editor at The Economist · The Economist
1 appearance on this show
Peter Frankopan
Professor of Global History at Worcester College · University of Oxford
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Paul Mason
sports and exercise medicine physician · Harmony Energy
2 appearances on this show
Alex Baker
Member of Parliament for Aldershot and Chair of the Defence and Security Sectors Supporting Local Communities All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) · Legal Tech Collective
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Rob Murray
Chief Executive Officer, Defence, Security and Resilience · Slipstream Music
1 appearance on this show
Iain Martin
Director, London Defence Conference · We're All Stories in the End and All of Time and Space
1 appearance on this show
James Rogers
Director of Product & Food Testing · Council on Geostrategy
1 appearance on this show
Lawrence Freedman
Distinguished Fellow for International Security · King’s College London
1 appearance on this show
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