Join us for our December Year in Review series, where we reflect on the defining developments of 2025 and consider what they might signal for 2026.

In this session, we will focus on the Transatlantic Alliance – examining major events in both the United States and the United Kingdom, the state of their bilateral relationship, and what we can expect from the actors shaping this enduring “special relationship.”

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Moderator:

Dr Helena Ivanov

Helena is an associate research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. She recently completed a PhD in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research focuses on the relationship between propaganda and violence against civilians. In her thesis, Helena examined the role propaganda played during the Yugoslav Wars and produced a model for studying propaganda which details the key phases, functions, discourses, and techniques of propaganda (the model itself is applicable to other contexts). Additionally, Helena also served as a Manager at the Centre for International Studies at the LSE.

Speakers:

Guy Miscampbell

Guy Miscampbell is a Director at J.L. Partners, leading on consulting and advisory work across electoral and corporate issues. He joined J.L. Partners after a decade of experience in UK and Canadian politics, including stints as a Special Advisor in No. 10 Downing Street and the Department for Education, and running the Conservative Party of Canada’s data operation in the 2021 election.

Dr Nile Gardiner

Nile Gardiner is Director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, and Bernard and Barbara Lomas Fellow, at The Heritage Foundation. Before joining Heritage, Dr. Gardiner served as a foreign policy aide to Lady Thatcher in her private office in London, assisting her with her final book, Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World and advising her on a number of international issues.

Dr. Gardiner is a leading authority on transatlantic relations, US policy towards Europe, the US/UK Special Relationship, and US and British foreign policy. He received his M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in History from Yale University, and B.A. and M.A. in Modern History from Oxford University. He has testified several times before the United States Congress on foreign policy issues, and served as a foreign policy advisor to three US presidential candidates.

Nile Gardiner has provided analysis of global events for US and international television networks including Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox Business Network, BBC, GB News and Sky News. He is a regular contributor to The London Telegraph and his writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, The London Sunday Times, The Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, USA Today, The New York Times Room for Debate, The Washington Times, National Review and The Boston Globe.