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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

How should Britain respond to rising European populism? We asked 7 experts in today’s #BigAsk ✍️ @ameliahadfield1.bsky.social, Sir Paul Lever KCMG, @ed-owen.bsky.social, James Rogers, Dr Michael Toomey, @simonusherwood.bsky.social and Prof. Stefan Wolff #BritainsWorld

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How should Britain respond to rising European populism?

The Big Ask | No. 17.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

New season of #DefenceTalks out now! Dr Mary Haigh, @baesystems.com breaks down why the most future-proof skills in defense aren't technical but they’re human: ⚖️ Good judgement 💡 Integrity 🟢 Strong moral code ▶️ Watch the full episode now: www.youtube.com/watc...

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

‘A reminder that whatever the external perceptions of the government in office, the Royals’ unique appeal creates an affinity for 🇬🇧 that can be used to national advantage,’ argues @rgwhitman.bsky.social, @kent.ac.uk #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

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Did the King’s visit to America reaffirm the importance of soft power?

The Big Ask | No. 16.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

‘From a geoeconomic perspective, the symbolic soft power performance contrasts with prospective decline for both states,’ writes Dr Ksenia Kirkham, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

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Did the King’s visit to America reaffirm the importance of soft power?

The Big Ask | No. 16.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

‘Too much emphasis is placed on #softpower; states act out of national self-interest (even 🇺🇸, and well before Trump became President), not simply because they like a counterpart,’ says @joshuachuminski.bsky.social, our International Fellow #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

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Did the King’s visit to America reaffirm the importance of soft power?

The Big Ask | No. 16.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

‘Soft power, including that of the royals, should be recognised as a key part of the full 🇬🇧 diplomatic toolkit, which should be utilised alongside a wide range of other levers,’ writes @evieaspinall.bsky.social, @bfpg.bsky.social #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

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Did the King’s visit to America reaffirm the importance of soft power?

The Big Ask | No. 16.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

🇺🇸 and Europe have sleepwalked into a profound dependency on 🇨🇳 for #antibiotics Our #Report with the Coalition for a Prosperous America reveals 🇨🇳 controls 80-90% of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), leaving our antibiotic supply critically vulnerable 💊 🔗 bit.ly/4uu30q3

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Europe and 🇺🇸 rely on 7 factories for penicillin ingredients - 5 are in 🇨🇳 Andrew Rechenberg unpacks how one one factory shut down or geopolitical dispute could cripple our hospitals Read our #Report in collaboration with the Coalition for a Prosperous America, here: bit.ly/48vovyj

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

90% of the active ingredients for our essential antibiotics come from a single source: 🇨🇳 🎬 Andrew Rechenberg breaks down the fragility of our antibiotic supply chain 👇 🔗 Explore the policy roadmap to rebuild allied antibiotic production: www.geostrategy.org.uk/research/for...

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Antibiotics are as vital to national security as fuel or munitions 💊 Yet, 🇺🇸 and Europe rely on 🇨🇳 for 90% of antibiotic active ingredients! The new #Report by Andrew Rechenberg, in collaboration with the Coalition for a Prosperous America, unpacks this systemic vulnerability 👇

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Foreign control of antibiotic supply: American and European import reliance and systemic vulnerabilities – Council on Geostrategy

Andrew Rechenberg describes how American and European antibiotic supply chains are dependent on Chinese and Indian manufacturing.

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🇬🇧 post Cold-War era #nuclear posture is no longer enough. To maintain deterrence, 🇬🇧 must urgently rethink its approach. Read the latest #Report by @willfreer.bsky.social and Peter Watkins CB CBE to find out how HM Gov can rebuild the escalatory ladder 👇

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Rebuilding the ladder: Options for boosting Britain’s nuclear posture – Council on Geostrategy

William Freer and Peter Watkins CB CBE explore options for bolstering the United Kingdom’s nuclear capabilities and deterrence posture.

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Wg. Cdr. Ben Goodwin MBE sets out how HM Government, the British Armed Forces, and investors can best work together to overcome the ‘complex terrain’ of defence investment. #Memorandum #BritainsWorld

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Complex terrain: The defence investment landscape

The Memorandum | No. 18.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

‘If we allow ourselves to weaken, we should be under no illusion: the opponents of openness, democracy, and freedom – what 🇬🇧 stands for – will merely grow in strength.’ ➡️ @james-rogers.bsky.social, our Co-founder (Research), reflects on 5 years of the Council on Geostrategy

britainsworld.org.uk

Five years of the Council on Geostrategy

The Memorandum | Special edition 2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Yesterday, we celebrated our 5 year anniversary with a reception at the FCDO! 👏 Delighted to hear from Neil Wigan OBE, FCDO Director General for Strategy and Delivery, and our Co-founders, Viktorija Starych-Samouliene and @james-rogers.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone who joined our celebration!

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The #Tracker - your weekly #ObservingChina newsletter is out now! 💻 Cyber expert warns that 🇬🇧 should brace for more cyberattacks from 🇨🇳 🏥 Medical data of 🇬🇧 citizens listed for sale on 🇨🇳 website 🇯🇵 joins annual military exercises near 🇹🇼 for the first time

observingchina.org.uk

More cyber attacks from Beijing to come, says British security chief

Medical data of British citizens listed for sale on Chinese website; China objects to US military overflight access in Indonesia

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Yesterday, we hosted a #GeostrategyForum at The In & Out (Naval and Military Club) We were delighted to be joined by Maj. Gen. J.R.S. Boivin OMM MSC CD, Deputy Commander, Canadian Army, to discuss the Canadian Army’s warfighting transformation and the evolving demands of the defence of 🇨🇦

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Yesterday, we hosted a #WhitehallBriefing at the In and Out (Naval and Military Club) We were delighted to be joined by Helen Walker-Fleming, Deputy Head Strategy, National Security Secretariat, to discuss strategic indispensability in a geopolitically volatile era 🌍

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Strengthening 🇬🇧-🇩🇪 naval cooperation across #NATO’s northern flank ⚓ Yesterday, we were delighted to partner with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung UK & Ireland to host a timely discussion on how 🇬🇧 and 🇩🇪 can more effectively support their shared maritime interests.

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

This week, we are proud to celebrate five years of the Council on Geostrategy! 💡 Here is a look at the numbers behind our impact. We look forward to continuing to shape Britain’s strategic ambition in a more competitive geopolitical era over the next five years and beyond!

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The true revelation from the crisis is not 🇺🇸 military strength, but 🇨🇳 economic resilience and diplomatic agility ✍️ @james-rogers.bsky.social unpacks how 🇨🇳 has leveraged the standoff in the #StraitofHormuz to its advantage, and what lessons 🇬🇧 should draw from this @theipaper.com

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Trump has just handed China a major win. It shows the UK what to do next

A Middle East blockade was supposed to cripple China's economy. If anything, it's strengthened Beijing’s hand

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Is 🇬🇧 overly subservient to international law? We asked 7 experts in today’s #BigAsk ✍️ Dr Hillary Briffa, Brig. (rtd.) Rory Copinger-Symes CBE, Deniz Güzel, David Landsman OBE, Dr Timothy Less, Danielle Reeder, The Rt. Hon. Anne-Marie Trevelyan #BritainsWorld

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Is Britain overly subservient to international law?

The Big Ask | No. 14.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

While long-term defence partnerships like #AUKUS and #GCAP will deliver significant combat capabilities, we can’t let them distract from the need for deterrence today 🔗 Read the new #Primer by Dr Euan Graham and Patrick Triglavcanin: www.geostrategy.org.... #IndoPacificProject

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Evidence from the Council on Geostrategy featured in the Foreign Affairs Committee report on foreign interference ✍️ @gracetheodoulou.bsky.social, our International Fellow, highlighted growing 🇷🇺-🇨🇳 coordination on disinformation and how 🇨🇳 is tailoring disinformation for each target country.

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https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/52401/documents/290829/default/

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Six training objectives for #AI enabled systems the British Armed Forces should implement immediately 👇 👉 Read the latest analysis for The #Broadside by Dr Robert Johnson, our Honorary Fellow, published in partnership with Capita Plc

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Training objectives for AI-enabled war

What should AI-enabled training look like for the British Armed Forces?

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🇬🇧 must procure cost-effective vessels and counter sub-threshold threats to protect its Overseas Territories and prevent the erosion of its global influence 👉 Read the #Memorandum for #BritainsWorld by @robinpotter.bsky.social

britainsworld.org.uk

Defending the British Overseas Territories

The Memorandum | No. 17.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

‘The answer to the question must be “yes”. Slavery is a critically important question, but the way it was posed before the UN was badly misguided,’ writes Martin Plaut, University of London #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

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Was Britain right to abstain from the UN vote on slavery reparations?

The Big Ask | No. 13.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🗣️ ‘The refusal even to begin a conversation is denting 🇬🇧 moral leadership, creating distrust, and preventing the formation of sorely needed new alliances,’ says @alanlester.bsky.social, University of Sussex #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

britainsworld.org.uk

Was Britain right to abstain from the UN vote on slavery reparations?

The Big Ask | No. 13.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

✍️ ‘It would be against all the principles of English and Scottish law to criminalise retrospectively something that was once legal,’ argues Prof. Lawrence Goldman FRHistS, @ox.ac.uk #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

britainsworld.org.uk

Was Britain right to abstain from the UN vote on slavery reparations?

The Big Ask | No. 13.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Was 🇬🇧 right to abstain from the #UN vote on slavery reparations? We asked 4 experts for their take in this week’s #BigAsk ✍️ Prof. Lawrence Goldman FRHistS, @tonihaastrup.bsky.social, @alanlester.bsky.social, Martin Plaut #BritainsWorld

britainsworld.org.uk

Was Britain right to abstain from the UN vote on slavery reparations?

The Big Ask | No. 13.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

📣 To expose Beijing's attempts to portray itself as a global peacemaker, the international community must challenge 🇨🇳 to publicly renounce the use of force against 🇹🇼. Read the latest #Thinker from #ObservingChina by Gray Sergeant, our Research Fellow

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Challenging China’s two faces

At this moment in time, Beijing appears positively benign – or at least, that is what it would like us to think.

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

We are excited to announce that @covertshores.bsky.social is joining us as an Adjunct Fellow! 🔗 Read the full announcement here: www.geostrategy.org....

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Your weekly People’s Republic of China news roundup is out now! 🤝 Tehran asserts that 🇨🇳 pushed them to accept the ceasefire with 🇺🇸 🌌 Joint European and 🇨🇳 space mission for scientific research 💰 Minister of Finance of 🇨🇦 concludes visit to 🇨🇳 #Tracker #ObservingChina

observingchina.org.uk

Beijing nudged Tehran towards ceasefire

Taiwanese politician calls for ‘reconciliation’; Washington considers further chip controls

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

To effectively bolster regional security, 🇬🇧 and its allies must overcome fragmented defence spending by using #JEF framework to aggregate demand and collectively procure through the #NATO Support and Procurement Agency 🌍 Read the #Memorandum from #BritainsWorld

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The northern line: Aggregating the JEF’s procurement power

The Memorandum | No. 16.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The 🇺🇸-🇮🇷 #ceasefire is not synonymous with peace. ✍️ @willfreer.bsky.social, our Research Fellow, unpacks the geopolitics of the 🇺🇸-🇮🇷 ceasefire, exploring operational capability, political resolve, and public narrative @lbc.co.uk

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Trump says he’s won in Iran - but this crisis is far from over | LBC

A ceasefire is not synonymous with peace, writes William Freer

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The #Tracker - your weekly 🇨🇳 update - is out now! 📝 Joint statement from 🇮🇷 and 🇨🇳 on Middle East peace 🌏 Chairwoman of 🇹🇼 main opposition party accepts invitation for 🇨🇳 visit 🚢 Two 🇨🇳-flagged ships transit #StraitofHormuz Read the full briefing in #ObservingChina 👇

observingchina.org.uk

Beijing’s peace efforts for Afghanistan and Iran conflicts

China invites KMT chairwoman to PRC; Chinese vessels allowed through Strait of Hormuz

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🇬🇧 should reclaim its role as Europe’s indispensable ‘offshore balancer’, leveraging its advantage in entrepreneurship, orbital launch capability, and subsea infrastructure Read Dominic Selby’s latest #Memorandum for #BritainsWorld

britainsworld.org.uk

Britain’s opportunity in a realpolitik world

The Memorandum | No. 15. 2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

As the 🇷🇺 threat in the #HighNorth escalates, 🇬🇧 should lead the Joint Expeditionary Force in building a unified Anti-Access/Area Denial shield to bolster NATO's collective deterrence ⚓ Read the #Memorandum by @bbaxendalesmith.bsky.social, our Adjunct Fellow, in #BritainsWorld

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The Joint Expeditionary Force: Anti-Access/Area Denial in the High North

The Memorandum | No. 14.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

UK and Germany should collaborate to build a sovereign, European-led sub-strategic nuclear deterrent within the #NATO framework to deter Russian aggression. 💡 Read the latest #Memorandum by @james-rogers.bsky.social, our Co-founder (Research), for #BritainsWorld

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How Britain and Germany could establish a sub-strategic nuclear deterrent

The Memorandum | No. 13.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

💡 ‘Major conflict in Europe fundamentally alters 🇬🇧 threat calculus...🇷🇺 full-scale invasion of 🇺🇦 has broken previous assertions that conventional mass capability was a thing of the past,’ says Dr Anisa Heritage, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst #BritainsWorld #StrategicDefenceUnit

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How can warfighting readiness be balanced with other operations?

The Memorandum | No. 12.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

🌍 ‘Despite 🇪🇺 considerable funding initiatives, cooperation with partners outside the union remains an attractive option,’ writes @gesineweber.bsky.social, @ethz.ch #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

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What is the future of GCAP?

The Big Ask | No. 12.2026

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Council on Geostrategy @congeostrategy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

🌍 ‘The most plausible future for #GCAP is not unlimited enlargement, but a stable core of the current partners combined with carefully staged forms of external participation,’ says Rena Sasaki, @jhu.edu #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

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What is the future of GCAP?

The Big Ask | No. 12.2026

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