The UK and Europe: Prepared for strategic confrontation?

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Welcome back to Season 2 of Defence Talks, Securing UK Advantage, a podcast brought to you by the Council on Geostrategy and ADS Group and sponsored by industry powerhouse BE Systems. This season, we continue to explore the key questions that shape defence, technological and national security agendas in the UK and unpack the main themes in

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British defence in the context of intensifying geopolitical competition. The UK and its allies and partners face an increasingly competitive and unstable world. The challenges include Russia's outright aggression and the war in Ukraine, China's counter systemic challenge to a free and open international world order, our own unpreparedness to continuously generate the power needed to underpin the

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free and open international world order. Now, for example, defense spending still remains very low by historical standards, even when taking into account the recent rises in Poland, Germany, Japan or other countries. Now, in today's episode, we will talk about how the United Kingdom and its allies and partners can enhance their preparedness for the possibility of prolonged strategic

The UK and Europe: Prepared for strategic confrontation?

Season 2 | Episode 4

Feb 19, 2025

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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 Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (2021 - 2024), and Prof. Sir Hew Strachan, Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews.

Viktorija, Gen. (Rtd.) Lavigne, and Sir Hew explore how Britain, and its allies and partners, can improve their readiness for a prolonged period of strategic confrontation including bolstering defence industrial capacity, enhancing societal resilience, and improving our political base.

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Defence Talks: Securing UK Advantage

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.

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.

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