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SUMMARY:Cash to Terror: How Humanitarian Aid Funds Extremism
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Cash to Terror: How Humanitarian Aid Funds Extremism\, a timely discussion on the unintended security risks of Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) in active conflict zones. \nDrawing on case studies from Gaza\, Yemen\, Nigeria\, and Sudan\, the paper examines how “smart aid” can be diverted through militant-controlled markets\, informal finance channels\, and coercive “taxation”\, and what this means for humanitarian practice\, donor compliance\, and civilian protection. \nAndrew Fox\, Richard Fuller MP and Professor Gerald Steinberg will present the report’s key findings\, walk through the evidence and risk pathways\, and outline practical recommendations to strengthen safeguards without undermining lifesaving response. \nThis event is online only. Sign up here \n  \nSpeakers: \n  \n \nProfessor Gerald Steinberg \nProfessor Gerald Steinberg is Professor Emeritus of international relations at Bar Ilan University\, and also founder and president of the NGO Monitor research institute. He has been involved in numerous academic and governmental advisory frameworks\, including the Israeli Foreign Ministry\, and the Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism. He latest academic publication co-authored with Anne Herzberg is ‘Reputational Risk’ and ‘Work-Arounds’: Documenting UK Funding to Hamas-Linked Entities\, (November 2025)\, and his essays have been published in The Wall Street Journal\, Financial Times\, among many others media platforms\, and he was awarded the prestigious Bernard Lewis Prize in 2025. \n  \n \nMajor (Ret.) Andrew Fox \nMajor (Ret.) Andrew Fox served in the British Army from 2005 to 2021\, completing three tours in Afghanistan\, including one attached to the US Army Special Forces. He served in the Parachute Regiment and the Special Forces Support Group\, with additional tours in Bosnia\, the Middle East\, and Northern Ireland. \nAfter his active service\, he spent three years as a senior lecturer in the War Studies and Behavioural Science departments at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Andrew specialises in Defence\, the Middle East\, and disinformation. He holds degrees in Law & Politics\, Modern War Studies\, and Psychology. \nHis extensive experience has established him as a recognised authority in his field and he provides regular commentary on defence and foreign policy across the media including articles in the New York Post\, the Telegraph and Spiked. He has amassed a large following across his digital platforms\, including X (formerly Twitter) and Substack\, where he writes on disinformation\, defence and security as stories develop. \n  \n \nRichard Fuller MP \nRichard Fuller MP is the Conservative Member of Parliament for North Bedfordshire and currently serves as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury. A former Economic Secretary to the Treasury\, he brings significant private sector experience from international consulting and investment\, alongside academic training at Oxford University and Harvard Business School.
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SUMMARY:Parliamentary Event: Wrestling North Africa Away from Russia & China’s Sphere of Influence
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be held in person. To register for the event\, please\, fill in the form below. \nChina and Russia are mounting a coordinated challenge to the US-led liberal order in North Africa\, blending economic leverage with security influence to reshape regional dynamics. Beijing deploys its Belt and Road investments while Moscow relies on mercenary networks and trade arms to access strategic infrastructure and natural resources. Together\, they are fuelling instability by deepening existing rivalries and promoting an alternative\, multipolar order hostile to Western interests. \nThis growing Sino-Russian footprint has reinforced authoritarian tendencies across the region\, where regimes now tighten controls on civil liberties and religious freedoms to maintain internal stability. Algeria is a striking case: Moscow’s largest arms customer in Africa and a key energy partner for both Russia and China\, it has simultaneously intensified repression at home\, including against religious minorities and the Kabyle population of between 10 to 12 million people seeking greater autonomy. US officials\, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio\, have warned that Algeria’s soaring defense spending and deepening military ties with Moscow pose a strategic risk to Western influence in the Maghreb and Sahel. \nWhile the United States is unlikely to recognize every self-determination movement in the region\, Washington can still outmanoeuvre its adversaries by expanding the Abraham Accords beyond traditional state actors to include emerging North Africa’s regional stakeholders. This would signal a liberal and inclusive regional order that is tied to the West—one where democratic aspirations\, economic cooperation\, and religious freedom form the foundation of long-term stability in North Africa. \nChair: \n \nLord Eric Pickles \nLord Pickles co-chairs the United Kingdom’s Holocaust Memorial Foundation\, working to establish a permanent national memorial for remembrance of the Holocaust. The memorial will commemorate the 6 million Jewish men\, women and children murdered in the Holocaust and all other victims of the Nazis and their collaborators. He was made a Life Peer in 2018. First elected to Parliament in 1992 he retired as MP for Brentwood and Ongar at the 2017 general election. He was previously Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. Lord Pickles held the role of UK Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues from September 2015 to April 2025\, working closely with the wide range of Holocaust academics\, survivors and educational and social organisations in the UK and internationally. He was chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments from 2020 to 2025. \nSpeakers: \n  \n \nPresident Ferhat Mehenni \nPresident Ferhat Mehenni is a towering Kabyle leader\, artist\, and life-long political activist. He has pursued a peaceful campaign for the freedom of the Kabyle people for the last five decades. After the 2001 Black Spring and the massacres of young Kabyles\, Mehenni founded the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylia (abbreviated by its French acronym “MAK”)\, a decisive step that shifted his activism toward rebuilding a Kabyle state. After his son Meziane was assassinated in 2004\, Mehenni went on to establish the Kabyle Provisional Government in exile in 2010\, along with a new Constitution. \nUnder his leadership\, a number of symbolic and diplomatic milestones have followed: the Kabyle flag was adopted (2015); he submitted a memorandum to the UN seeking recognition of the Kabyle people (2017); a Kabyle Parliament was founded (2020); a revised draft of the Kabyle Constitution was presented to the people (2022); “provisional” was dropped from the name of the Kabyle government (2024); and a Kabyle judicial system was established (2025). \nThrough music\, writing\, governance\, and diplomacy\, Mehenni is leading the Kabyle people’s enduring struggle for freedom\, dignity\, and national identity. He received the Independentium prize awarded by the University of Quebec in Montreal in 2023 along with another recipient for “exemplary conduct in the process of liberation\, emancipation of peoples\, and creation of their States.” He has been a Laureate of the Gusi Peace Prize since July\, 2013. Mehenni holds a degree in political science from the University of Algiers. \n  \n \nBob Sawers \nBob Sawers has a career spanning military leadership and national security\, and specialising in resilience\, crisis\, reputation\, and security management for corporate clients. Bob has extensive experience advising C-suite executive\, senior leaders\, and government ministers\, excelling in delivering effective strategic risk solutions under pressure and in complex environments. \n  \n  \n \nLaura Roberts \nLaura Roberts is the former Executive Director of the UK Abraham Accords Group\, where she played a central role in strengthening diplomatic\, economic and cultural ties between the United Kingdom and the signatory nations of the Abraham Accords. Her leadership in international engagement led to her elevation to the Group’s Board\, where she continues to serve as a senior adviser. She also holds the role of Gibraltar Diplomatic Director\, helping to establish and guide the organisation’s newly launched office in Gibraltar and expanding its reach across the Mediterranean. \nLaura is the Founding Partner of Roberts Consulting Group\, a London-based diplomatic consulting firm specialising in international engagement\, strategic communications\, investment promotion and government relations across the Middle East\, North Africa and key global markets. Drawing on extensive experience in diplomacy\, public affairs and high-level delegation management\, she advises governments\, sovereign entities\, and private-sector leaders on building strategic relationships and advancing their international priorities. \n  \nBarak M. Seener \nBarak M. Seener is an Associate Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society and the founder of Strategic Intelligentia and the Gulf Futures Forum. Barak also co-hosts The Geo-Godfather Wars podcast on geopolitical affairs. Previously\, Barak was a Global Intelligence Manager at HSBC and the Middle East Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on whose behalf he has debriefed international defence and security policy makers and diplomats on matters relating to Middle East security. Barak has lectured at NATO as well as the Royal College for Defence Studies. He also staged the world’s first\, and hugely successful conference in London at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on Palestinian statehood. This examined the security Implications for the Region bringing together leading Israelis\, Palestinians\, US and European representatives in London 2011. Prior to joining RUSI\, Barak was one of the Henry Jackson Society’s founders in Westminster and was the Henry Jackson Society’s Greater Middle East Section Director.
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/parliamentary-event-wrestling-north-africa-away-from-russia-chinas-sphere-of-influence/
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SUMMARY:Online Conference: Israel - The Rising Tiger of the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be online. To register for the event\, please\, CLICK HERE. \nIn the Aftermath of October 7\, Israel has adopted a pre-emptive military doctrine leading it to project power across the region more frequently at a greater range. This has contributed to a series of strategic victories in the past year\, including the decapitation of Hamas and Hezbollah’s senior leadership\, the fall of the Assad regime\, the targeting of the Houthis\, and the targeting of Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities that saw Israel establish air dominance over Iran. Ironically\, the dichotomy has arisen in that while Israel is being diplomatically isolated\, Israel is perceived as the rising tiger of the region. \nIsrael stands to benefit from the region’s economic integration and trade\, as well as digital connectivity between Asia\, the Middle East\, and Europe. The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) is being developed to challenge China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Russia’s influence in the region. Despite the conflict in Gaza\, the Abraham Accords remain intact\, with discussions over Indonesia\, Syria and Saudi Arabia on joining. It remains to be seen whether Israel seize upon the opportunity to expand its geography in the West Bank and Gaza to create buffer zones or whether it will relegate this to expanding the Abraham Accords. \n \nBrigadier General (Ret.) Amir Avivi\nBrig. Gen. (Res.) Amir Avivi is the founder and chairman of Israel’s Defense & Strategic Forum (IDSF).\nFormer Deputy Comptroller of the Security Forces\,\nFormer Director of the Office of the Chief of Staff\nFormer Deputy Commander of the Gaza Division\nFormer Commander of the Sagi Division\, Commander of Batallion 605 and Commander of the School of Combat Engineering.\n\nAsher Fredman\nDirector for Israel at the US-based Abraham Accords Peace Institute\nSenior Managing Fellow at Israel’s Misgav Institute for National Security\nFounder of the Israeli-Emirati Forum and was one of the founding members of the UAE-Israel Business Council.\nFormerly served in senior roles in Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry\, Public Security Ministry and Prime Minister’s Office.\n\nDr. Avner Golov\nVP Research and Alliances at MIND Israel\nFormer Senior Director for Foreign Policy\, National Security Council\nVisiting Scholar\, the Fletcher School\, Tufts University\nAdjunct lecturer\, Reichman University\nFormer director of research programs\, INSS\n\nMajor General Tal Kelman\nFormer head of Strategic Planning & Cooperation Directorate (J5) at the Israel Defence Forces where he previously served as head of the Iran Directorate.\nFormer Chief of Air Staff at the Israeli Air Force.\n\nBrigadier General (Ret.) Yossi Kuperwasser\nFormer Director General of the Ministry of International Affairs and Strategy\nFormer Assistant Defense Attaché for Intelligence at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC\nFormer Chief Intelligence Officer of the IDF Central Command\nFormer Head of the Analysis and Production Division of the IDF Directorate of Military Intelligence.\n\nHarley Lippman\nAppointed a Member of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad by President George W Bush\n\nDr. Dan Schueftan\nHead\, International Graduate Program in National Security at the University of Haifa\nDirector\, National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa (2008-2018)\nVisiting Professor at the Department of Government at Georgetown University in Washington DC (2012-2014)\nLecturer\, Israel Defense Forces National Defense College\n\nDr. David Wurmser\nFormer advisor to the U.S. National Security Advisor\, Ambassador John Bolton & to former U.S. Vice President (Richard Cheney) on Middle East\, proliferation and strategic affairs. \n  \nModerated by:  \n\nBarak Seener\nAssociate Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/online-conference-israel-the-rising-tiger-of-the-middle-east/
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SUMMARY:Breaking the Echo Chamber: Enhancing Disinformation Resilience in the UK
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be online. To register for the event\, please\, CLICK HERE. \nDisinformation has proven to be a deeply corrosive force – one that undermines democracy and erodes social cohesion. In our latest report\, we explore how disinformation circulates among UK university students through three revealing case studies. \nFirst\, we examine the spread of vaccine-related falsehoods\, where despite overwhelming scientific evidence\, disinformation continues to thrive – with our polling showing it can dangerously affect people’s willingness to vaccinate themselves or their children. \nSecond\, we analyse the online reaction to the Southport stabbing\, where an initial lack of official information created fertile ground for rumours and false narratives to spread. \nFinally\, we investigate Candace Owens’ baseless claim that the French President’s wife\, Brigitte Macron\, is a man – a striking example of how personal attacks and conspiracy theories can gain traction online. \nAcross all three cases\, the consequences of disinformation are alarmingly clear. Join us as we launch our new report and unpack what this means for the next generation of British society. \n  \n \nChris Pleasance \nChris Pleasance is a global affairs journalist with 10 years’ experience in the industry. He has written for The Independent\, The Sun and The Times\, and currently works for The Daily Mail. He covered Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea as a junior reporter for MailOnline\, and by the time Putin re-invaded Ukraine in 2022\, he was their chief foreign reporter and led their coverage. He now produces YouTube content for the Mail on world affairs\, and is a masters student at King’s University where he is writing his dissertation on Russian information warfare. \n  \n \nTal Hagin \nTal Hagin is an independent OSINT analyst and media literacy educator specialising in information warfare\, AI-driven disinformation\, and digital verification. He works with organisations and professionals worldwide to investigate malicious content\, enhance verification processes\, and strengthen the public’s resilience against manipulation. Currently a Senior OSINT Analyst at Golden Owl and a Research Fellow at FakeReporter\, his work is widely cited in global media and research. He also designs and leads media literacy and AI verification training for journalists\, academics\, and government professionals. \n \nDr Theo Zenou \nDr Theo Zenou is a Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. He recently completed a PhD in history at Cambridge University\, where he also taught undergraduates. He has been a Theodore Sorensen Fellow at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and a Visiting Researcher at Boston University. Theo has written features\, essays and reviews for The Washington Post\, The Economist\, FT\, The Guardian\, The Times and Sunday Times\, TLS\, Spectator and others. Prior to his doctorate\, he worked in TV for several years. \n \nDr Helena Ivanov \nDr Helena Ivanov 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. \nPrior to her PhD\, Helena completed an MPhil in Political Theory at the University of Oxford\, and holds a BA in Politics from the University of Belgrade.
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SUMMARY:Parliamentary Event: How to Think About the World Like a Philosopher: In-Conversation with Raphaël Enthoven
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be held in person. To register for the event\, please\, fill in the form below. \nThe world feels harder to make sense of than ever. Every day brings a flood of news\, outrage and noise. How do we cut through it? And how do we think clearly in an age of confusion? \nIn this special event\, the Henry Jackson Society and the Hexagon Society are honoured to welcome Raphaël Enthoven – a French philosopher\, writer and broadcaster. A fierce defender of liberal democracy and co-founder of Franc-Tireur magazine\, Enthoven is one of Europe’s foremost thinkers. \nJoin us for a special conversation that will explore how philosophy can help us navigate today’s world – from the rise of populism and fake news to the moral dilemmas of artificial intelligence – and why the battle of ideas is more vital than ever. \n \nRaphaël Enthoven \nRaphaël Enthoven is one of France’s leading philosophers\, writers and broadcasters. A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure\, he has taught at Sciences Po and the École Polytechnique. He has written several books and is the co-founder and columnist of Franc-Tireur magazine. \n \nThe Lord Risby \nThe Lord Risby was made a life peer in 2010. He was previously Member of Parliament from 1992 to 2010. He has served as a prime ministerial trade envoy to Algeria and Lebanon and was Vice-Chair of the Conservative Party. \n \nSophie Wiesenfeld \nSophie Wiesenfeld is the founder and director of the Hexagon Society\, a London-based European think-tank promoting democratic dialogue\, cultural diplomacy and the free circulation of ideas. She has launched initiatives such as United Artists for Europe. \n \nDr Theo Zenou \nDr Theo Zenou is a Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. He recently completed a PhD in history at Cambridge University\, where he also taught undergraduates. He has been a Theodore Sorensen Fellow at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and a Visiting Researcher at Boston University. Theo has written features\, essays and reviews for The Washington Post\, The Economist\, FT\, The Guardian\, The Times and Sunday Times\, TLS\, Spectator and others. Prior to his doctorate\, he worked in TV for several years.
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/parliamentary-event-how-to-think-about-the-world-like-a-philosopher-in-conversation-with-raphael-enthoven/
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SUMMARY:Online Event: What is behind India’s turn to China?
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be online. To register for the event\, please\, CLICK HERE. \nAt the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in September\, Narendra Modi stood beside Xi Jinping for the first time in seven years. It came just weeks after the Trump administration hit India with new tariffs for buying Russian oil. \nIndia’s balancing act has left many in the West uneasy. On the one hand\, its oil trade helps fund Putin’s war machine. On the other\, New Delhi continues to deepen ties with Washington and its allies. Is India drifting towards Moscow and Beijing – or simply pursuing its long-time strategy of non-alignment? \nJoin us to make sense of India’s choices\, and to ask whether the West risks pushing the world’s largest democracy away at a critical moment in global politics. \n \nSambit Bhattacharyya \nSambit Bhattacharyya is a Professor of Economics and Head of Department of Economics at the University of Sussex. Prior to joining Sussex\, he has held academic positions at the University of Oxford and the Australian National University. He holds a PhD in Economics and has made sustained and significant contributions to the fields of development economics\, macroeconomics and political economy. He has published widely and received research grants from the European Commission\, UK Government\, UK Research Councils\, Private Sector funders\, and the Australian Research Council. His work is widely cited and he has appeared on TV and Radio and sat on expert government panels. \n \nBob Blackman CBE MP \nBob Blackman CBE MP has been a long-standing friend of India. Bob is the Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for British Hindus and was one of the first non-Indian nationals to receive a Padma Shree award. Through his role as the Member of Parliament for Harrow East\, Bob has raised the plight and persecution of Hindus around the world and ensured the Indian diaspora here are recognised for their contribution. \n \nDr Theo Zenou \nDr Theo Zenou is a Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. He recently completed a PhD in history at Cambridge University\, where he also taught undergraduates. He has been a Theodore Sorensen Fellow at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and a Visiting Researcher at Boston University. Theo has written features\, essays and reviews for The Washington Post\, The Economist\, FT\, The Guardian\, The Times and Sunday Times\, TLS\, Spectator and others. Prior to his doctorate\, he worked in TV for several years.
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SUMMARY:HJS X Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign Event: The Fight for Freedom in Eastern Europe
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be in person. To register for the event\, please\, fill in the form below. \nAhead of the annual Global Magnitsky Awards\, this discussion will cover standing up to authoritarianism and supporting those fighting for freedom in Eastern Europe with scrutiny for how these activists are rallying against dictatorships\, what the future of pro-democracy movements looks like and how to navigate the threat posed by Belarus from the perspective of neighboring\, Western allies. \n \n\n\n\nSir William Browder \n\n\nHead of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign \n\n\n\n\nMs Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya \n\n\nNational Leader of Belarus\, Head of the United Transitional Cabinet \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMr Gabrielius Landsbergis \n\n\nMinister for Foreign Affairs\, Lithuania (2020-2024) \n\n \nThe Rt Hon. Priti Patel MP \nShadow Foreign Secretary \n\n\n\n \n\nDr Alan Mendoza \n\n\nExecutive Director of the Henry Jackson Society
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/hjs-x-global-magnitsky-justice-campaign-event-the-fight-for-freedom-in-eastern-europe/
LOCATION:Houses of Parliament\, Westminster\, London\, SW1A 0AA\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Online Report Launch: Immigration as a Tool of War
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be online. To register for the zoom session\, please CLICK HERE. \nRussia is using migration as a weapon. Moscow has been driving migrants towards the EU and NATO borders during the war in Ukraine. This a deliberate strategy which Russia hopes will cause chaos and destabilise Western allies. \n\nThis event will look at our latest research paper which looks at why Moscow does this\, why Russia chose this tactic\, and how Western allies should respond alongside our distinguished panel.\n \nSascha Dov Bachmann \nSascha Dov Bachmann is an international scholar\, former Lieutenant Colonel (GER A Res)- with operational experience in the Balkans and as exchange officer with the US Marines and a career professional in law and higher education. In the last 20 years he worked in various capacities and functions in the USA\, the Middle East\, South Africa and various European countries. Sascha Dov joined Canberra Law School in September 2019. He has worked with and presented to NATO\, US CENTCOM\, US AFRICOM\, the Austrian Ministry of Defence\, the Swedish Defence University\, the Royal Danish Defence College\, the South African National Defence Force and the Australian Defence College on the subjects of Hybrid War/Threats\, Lawfare\, InfoOps and Targeting. \n \nJukka Savolainen \nCaptain (N\, Rtd.) Jukka Savolainen is a general staff officer of the Finnish Coast Guard\, serving as Commander West Finland Coast Guard District from 2012 to 2017. His international experience includes service as the Head of Mission of the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2012. He spent 2002–2006 in Brussels\, working firstly as a counsellor for border security at the Finnish Permanent Representation to the EU\, and later as a national expert at DG HOME of the Council.  His current team’s work concentrates on hybrid threats to critical systems supporting modern Western societies. \n \nDariusz Sobkow \n“Dariusz Sobkow is the former Polish Ambassador to the European Union. After this\, he worked as a political analyst in the European Parliament. Prior to his work in the EU institutions\, he worked in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He currently works as an advisor on the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee.” \nModerated by:  \n \nMichael McManus \nMichael has spent nearly 20 years working in politics and international relations. He has experience working in Brussels\, where he advised Members of the European Parliament on international trade and aid deals. This included work on post-Arab Spring states\, and assistance packages to Ukraine. Michael then worked as an expert consultant on World Bank projects in the Global South. He also worked as a director of research in a migration-focused Washington D.C. organisation\, helping to push legislation that cracked down on illegal immigration. Michael holds two Masters degrees\, is fluent in French\, and has visited 37 countries on five continents.
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/online-report-launch-immigration-as-a-tool-of-war/
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SUMMARY:Online Event: AI and disinformation: What’s next?
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be online. To register for the zoom session\, please CLICK HERE. \nArtificial intelligence is transforming the way information is created\, shared\, and consumed – and with it\, the threat landscape for democracies worldwide. 2025 has seen the rapid rise of AI-driven disinformation\, from deepfakes to synthetic news\, deployed by both state and non-state actors to manipulate public opinion and undermine trust. This session will examine the most striking examples of AI-enabled disinformation over the past year\, explore how governments\, tech companies\, and civil society have responded\, and assess the risks that lie ahead. With elections\, conflicts\, and global rivalries on the horizon\, the discussion will ask: how prepared are we for an age in which truth itself can be manufactured at scale and what does this mean for the future of democracies? \n \n\nSam Stockwell \n\nSam Stockwell is Research Associate at the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS)\, which sits within The Alan Turing Institute. His research focuses on how AI is affecting the online information ecosystem\, particularly in relation to mis/disinformation\, moderating harmful content\, and election interference. He also conducts research on challenging issues at the intersection of privacy and safety trade-offs\, such as the use of biometrics in law enforcement and lawful access proposals for criminal investigations on end-to-end encrypted networks. \n \nZach Ward-Elms \nZach Ward-Elms is a pollster and campaign strategist at Sancrox Political Advisory. He has worked on over a dozen election campaigns\, including as Director of Research and Messaging for the New Zealand National Party during their 2023 landslide election victory. \n \nDr Helena Ivanov \nDr Helena Ivanov 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. Prior to her PhD\, Helena completed an MPhil in Political Theory at the University of Oxford\, and holds a BA in Politics from the University of Belgrade.
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/online-report-launch-ai-and-disinformation-whats-next/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251030T160000
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SUMMARY:Online Event: Israel’s Strategic Vulnerability
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be online. To register for the zoom session\, please CLICK HERE. \nSince October 7th\, Israel’s shift in doctrine to pre-empting military threats has led to it successfully target the leadership of Hamas\, Houthis\,  IRGC\, and Hezbollah\, as well as Iran’s nuclear and missile sites. By projecting power further and more frequently across the Middle East\, Israel has completely recast the regional landscape. \nDuring this online event we will discuss whether this shift presents Israel with a further set of strategic challenges making it vulnerable despite its regional strength growing. Egypt’s military has assumed a hostile military posture towards Israel\, while Turkey seeks to flex its muscle in opposition to Israel. Hamas retains the capabilities to recruit new members and reestablish tunnels while Hezbollah seeks to reconstitute itself. Iran still possesses a significant missile capability\, and it is a matter of time till there is another military confrontation between Israel and Iran. After Israel’s attempted targeting of Hamas’s leaders in Qatar\, regional risk increased as Saudi Arabia imported out of area actors signing a mutual defence pact with Pakistan. Furthermore\, regional tensions can escalate into geopolitical risk as GCC states increasingly foster ties with both Russia and China. Accompanying Israel’s growing diplomatic isolation in the international community are the many strategic challenges which Israel must prioritise and address if it is to ensure its continued security and prosperity. \nJoin HJS Senior Research Fellow Barak Seener as he moderates this distinguished panel where he is joined by\, Brigadier General (ret.) Amir Avivi\, Brigadier General (ret.) Yossi Kuperwasser\, Dr. Harold Rhode\, Dr. David Wurmser and Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin as they discuss the strategic vulnerabilities which Israel face and how they could answer these challenges. \n  \n \nBrig. Gen. (Res.) Amir Avivi \nBrig. Gen. (Res.) Amir Avivi is the founder and chairman of Israel’s Defense & Security Forum (IDSF). During his service\, Amir held a series of senior roles in the IDF\, including Deputy Comptroller of the Security Forces\, Director of the Office of the Chief of Staff\, Deputy Commander of the Gaza Division\, Commander of the Sagi Division\, Commander of Batallion 605 and Commander of the School of Combat Engineering. \n \nBrig. General (Res.) Yosef Kuperwasser \nBrig. General (Res.) Yosef Kuperwasser is the director of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS). Brig. General Kuperwasser was formerly the Director General of the Ministry of International Affairs and Strategy. He formerly served as Assistant Defense Attaché for Intelligence at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC (1992-1994)\, Chief Intelligence Officer of the IDF Central Command (1998-2001)\, and Head of the Analysis and Production Division of the IDF Directorate of Military Intelligence (2001-2006). \n \nDr. Harold Rhode \nDr. Harold Rhode\, served for 28 years as an advisor on the Islamic world in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense. He is a Fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs and at the Gatestone Institute in New York. \n \nDr. David Wurmser \nDr. David Wurmser\, is the executive and founding member of the Delphi Global Analysis Group\, LLC – a firm specializing in geopolitical risk analysis and mitigation. From December 2018 until September 2019\, Dr. Wurmser served as senior advisor (Special Government Employee) to the U.S. National Security Advisor\, Ambassador John Bolton. Dr. Wurmser was the senior advisor from 2003-2007 to the U.S. Vice President (Richard Cheney) on Middle East\, proliferation and strategic affairs. Prior to this\, Dr. Wurmser was the senior advisor to Under Secretary of State John Bolton at the State Department. His diplomatic missions included participating in sensitive high-level strategic discussions with Israel and Jordan\, coordinating with foreign governments on Iran policy\, participating on the United States negotiating team at several Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty meetings and conferences\, and helping negotiate base rights in key countries (Qatar) prior to the 2003 Iraq War. \n \nMaj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin \nMaj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin is the President & Founder of MIND Israel\, an action-oriented nonprofit consulting group advising the Israeli establishment on national security issues. He served as the Head of Israel’s Military Intelligence\, former Deputy Commander of Israel’s Air Force and IDF defense attaché in Washington DC. He is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard University Kennedy School’s Belfer Center\, and former Executive Director of the INSS. \nModerated by:  \n \nBarak Seener \nBarak Seener is an Associate Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society and the founder of Strategic Intelligentia and the Gulf Futures Forum. Barak also hosts a geopolitical podcast called The Geo Godfather Wars. Previously\, Barak was a Global Intelligence Manager at HSBC and the Middle East Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. Barak has lectured at NATO as well as the Royal College for Defence Studies. He also staged the world’s first\, and hugely successful conference in London at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on Palestinian statehood. Barak published a book in 2018 entitled\, ‘Commercial Risks Entering the Iranian Market: Why sanctions make investment in the Islamic Republic of Iran a high-risk proposition.’
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/online-event-israels-strategic-vulnerability/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251027T160000
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SUMMARY:Report Launch: How Russia Has Used Farmers' Protests As A Trojan Horse
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be held online. To register for the event\, please CLICK HERE. \nEuropean farmers’ protests have swept across the continent\, with demonstrations taking place from Brussels to Bratislava. They have attracted the interest of legislators and captured the attention of the public. While the reasons for these protests are perfectly legitimate\, drawing to light the plight of rural communities\, they have also attracted the unwanted attention of Russia – which seeks to use such demonstrations to spread anti-Ukrainian sentiment and drive societal division. \nJoin the Henry Jackson Society for the launch of our new report on Russia’s influence on the farmers’ protests\, exploring how the protests have been exploited in some cases in Central and Eastern Europe to disrupt recent elections\, including through the spread of anti-Ukrainian disinformation. And learn what can be done to help counter the spread of fake news. \n  \n\n\n\nEdward Lucas \nEdward Lucas’s expertise  includes energy\, cyber-security\, espionage\, information warfare and Russian foreign and security policy.  He is an acclaimed author and versatile speaker at high-level international events. \nFormerly a senior editor at The Economist\, the world’s foremost newsweekly\, he is a senior (non-resident) adviser at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)\, a thinktank based in Washington\, DC. He writes a regular column in the London Times. \nIn 1992\, he co-founded an English-language weekly in Tallinn\, Estonia: the Baltic Independent.  For many years a foreign correspondent\, he was based in Berlin\, Prague\, Vienna\, Moscow and the Baltic states. \nIn 2008 he wrote the  The New Cold War\, a prescient account of Vladimir Putin’s Russia\, followed in 2011 by Deception\, an investigative account of east-west espionage. \nAn experienced broadcaster\, he is a regular contributor to the BBC’s Today and Newsnight programmes\, and to NPR\, CNN and Sky News.   Edward has lectured at Harvard\, Oxford\, Cambridge and other leading universities. \nLucas is the recipient of numerous awards and decorations. He was also the first foreigner to receive an Estonian electronic identity card\, and received the first Lithuanian visa in 1991. He was deported from the Soviet Union\, arrested\, beaten up\, interrogated and spied on by communist secret police agents behind the Iron Curtain. He studied economics at the London School of Economics and  speaks five languages — German\, Russian\, Polish\, Czech and Lithuanian. \n\n\n\n\nClaire Pasquiou \nClaire Pasquiou is a researcher\, policy advisor\, and writer based in Europe. She holds a Bachelors in Law and two Masters Degrees\, including a Masters in Law from the Sorbonne Pantheon (Paris 1) and a Masters in Development Economics from the Catholic Institute of Paris. She is fluent in English\, French\, and Spanish – owing to her upbringing on four different continents\, having lived in China\, Latin America\, and the Horn of Africa. She has extensive experience working for NGOs\, think tanks and consultancies on European policy\, with a keen interest in agriculture\, technology\, and disinformation. Her most recent report for the London based Henry Jackson Society focuses on Russia’s use of online disinformation in rural protests in Central and Eastern Europe. \n\n  \n \nDr Helena Ivanov \nDr Helena Ivanov 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. Prior to her PhD\, Helena completed an MPhil in Political Theory at the University of Oxford\, and holds a BA in Politics from the University of Belgrade.
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/report-launch-how-russia-has-used-farmers-protests-as-a-trojan-horse/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251021T180000
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SUMMARY:The New Total War: Book Launch with Dr Bob Seely MBE
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be online and in person. \n\n\nTo register for the Zoom session\, please CLICK HERE. \n\n\nTo register for in person attendance fill in the ticket form below. \nJoin us for the launch of The New Total War by Dr Bob Seely MBE\, a gripping and timely exploration of how the Kremlin wages war in the 21st century on the battlefield\, in cyberspace\, and in our politics\, media\, economy and culture. \nThis high-level panel event will bring together leading thinkers\, policymakers\, and security practitioners for a dynamic discussion on the evolving nature of conflict and what it means for Britain and the West. From disinformation and election interference to cyber sabotage\, espionage and proxy warfare\, this conversation will go beyond the headlines to examine the strategies Russia uses to weaken Western resilience – and how we can fight back. \nThe panel will conclude at 7:00pm\, after which guests are invited to join us for drinks and a book signing. \n\n \n \nDr Robert Seely MBE \nDr Seely is a former British Member of Parliament\, having represented the Isle of Wight from 2017 to 2024. Before entering politics\, he served as a soldier with operational deployments in Iraq\, Afghanistan\, and Libya\, as well as in the campaign against ISIS. Earlier in his career\, he worked as a foreign correspondent reporting directly during  the collapse of the Soviet Union\, an experience that shaped his long-standing focus on Russian security threats. He has since continued to research and write extensively on Russia and international security. \n  \n \nH.E. Yuriy Ladnyi \nAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary\, Member of the Ukrainian Foreign Policy Association\, Visiting lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine\, Commander\, L.d’H. \n \n  \nMaj General Oleg Synianskyi  \nSpent over 22 years total in Defence and Security sector of Ukraine\, with top position being the Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine in 2004-2005. In 2022 he resumed his military service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and in 2022-2024 held the position of the Head of the Department of Customer Representations of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.  \n \nFrancis Dearnley \nExecutive Editor at the Telegraph\, overseeing several Audio projects including our award-winning podcast ‘Ukraine: The Latest’. Prior to working as a journalist\, he was Chief of Staff to the Chair of the Prime Minister’s Policy Board at the Houses of Parliament in London. His work offers a particular focus on how the past shines a light on the latest diplomatic\, political\, and strategic developments. \n  \n \n \nMegan Gittoes \nMegan was until recently Director of Communications at the Henry Jackson Society and now an Associate Fellow at GLOBSEC. Megan has conducted field research in Ukraine several times since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022.
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/the-new-total-war-book-launch-with-dr-bob-seely-mbe/
LOCATION:Millbank Tower\, 21-24 Millbank\, London\, England\, SW1P 4QP\, 21-24 Millbank\, Westminster\, SW1P 4QP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251013T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251013T193000
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SUMMARY:Report Launch: War in the Twenty-First Century
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be online and in person. \n\n\nTo register for the Zoom session\, please CLICK HERE. \n\n\nTo register for in person attendance fill in the ticket form below. \nThe wars in Ukraine and Gaza are the two most significant conflicts of the 21st century so far. They are different in scale and setting. One is a state-on-state war of national survival in Europe\, the other is an asymmetric fight between a state and a non-state actor in the Middle East. However\, both conflicts clearly highlight the future of warfare. \nTogether\, they demonstrate a battlespace shaped by widespread drone warfare\, real-time battlefield innovations\, the weaponisation of information and the ongoing breakdown of the post-1945 rules-based order. They also emphasise the limitations of dependence on the United States and NATO\, the vulnerabilities of high-cost procurement cycles and the dangers when adversaries exploit Western adherence to the laws of armed conflict. \nJoin Major (Ret.) Andrew Fox\, Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge MP and Dr Stuart Mitchell as they discuss what the wars in Ukraine and Gaza teach us about the future of warfare in the 21st century. \n\n \n \n \nMajor (Ret.) Andrew Fox \nMajor (Ret.) Andrew Fox served in the British Army from 2005 to 2021\, completing three tours in Afghanistan\, including one attached to the US Army Special Forces. He served in the Parachute Regiment and the Special Forces Support Group\, with additional tours in Bosnia\, the Middle East\, and Northern Ireland. \nAfter his active service\, he spent three years as a senior lecturer in the War Studies and Behavioural Science departments at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Andrew specialises in Defence\, the Middle East\, and disinformation. He holds degrees in Law & Politics\, Modern War Studies\, and Psychology. \nHis extensive experience has established him as a recognised authority in his field and he provides regular commentary on defence and foreign policy across the media including articles in the New York Post\, the Telegraph and Spiked. He has amassed a large following across his digital platforms\, including X (formerly Twitter) and Substack\, where he writes on disinformation\, defence and security as stories develop. \n  \n \nJames Cartlidge MP \nJames Cartlidge MP is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for South Suffolk since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party\, he was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Defence in 2024. He had previously served as Minister of State for Defence Procurement from 2023 to 2024\, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from 2022 to 2023\, as well as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice from 2021 to 2022. \n \nDr Stuart Mitchell \nDr Stuart Mitchell\, Course Co-Director\, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Humanities Research Institute\, University of Buckingham. He is also Senior Lecturer in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He has published on conventional and irregular warfare between 1914 and 1918\, strategy in the two World Wars\, and learning in the British military since the Napoleonic War. His latest book\, Counterinsurgency: Theory and Reality\, was co-authored with Dr Daniel Whittingham and published in 2021. He has appeared on a variety of podcasts\, videos and programmes.
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/war-in-the-21t-century/
LOCATION:Millbank Tower\, 21-24 Millbank\, London\, England\, SW1P 4QP\, 21-24 Millbank\, Westminster\, SW1P 4QP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T160000
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SUMMARY:In-Conversation With Prof Jeffrey Sachs: The Axis of Upheaval: On the Brink of a New World Order
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be online. To register for the zoom session\, please CLICK HERE. \nThe recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit brought together China\, North Korea\, Russia\, and India who pledged to work towards an alternative to the US-led international order. China used the occasion to showcase its growing military capabilities. Is the global south picking up momentum in challenging the international order? What are the growing strategic ties between these states? While these states are united in challenging US primacy\, does the US have a strategy in exploiting the cracks in strategic interests that exist between these states? Alternatively does the growing economic rise of China make the eclipse of the US inevitable on the international scene? Will this lead to China taking the dominant place in the international system or will it lead to multipolarity? \n \nProf. Jeffrey D. Sachs \nJeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University\, where he directed the Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network\, Co-Chair of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition\, Commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development\, academician of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at the Vatican\, and Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Honorary Distinguished Professor at Sunway University. He has been Special Advisor to three United Nations Secretaries-General\, and currently serves as an SDG Advocate under Secretary General António Guterres. He spent over twenty years as a professor at Harvard University\, where he received his B.A.\, M.A.\, and Ph.D. degrees. Sachs has received 42 honorary doctorates\, and his recent awards include the 2022 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development\, the Legion of Honor by decree of the President of the Republic of France\, and the Order of the Cross from the President of Estonia. His most recent books are The Ages of Globalization: Geography\, Technology\, and Institutions (2020) and Ethics in Action for Sustainable Development (2022). \n  \n \nBarak Seener \nBarak Seener is an Associate Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society and the founder of Strategic Intelligentia and the Gulf Futures Forum. Barak also hosts a geopolitical podcast called The Geo Godfather Wars. Previously\, Barak was a Global Intelligence Manager at HSBC and the Middle East Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute. Barak has lectured at NATO as well as the Royal College for Defence Studies. He also staged the world’s first\, and hugely successful conference in London at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) on Palestinian statehood. Barak published a book in 2018 entitled\, ‘Commercial Risks Entering the Iranian Market: Why sanctions make investment in the Islamic Republic of Iran a high-risk proposition.’ \nBarak has published and provided analysis and expert commentary for a range of international broadcasters including Al-Jazeera\, BBC\, CNN\, Chinese CCTV\, Fox News\, Sky News\, Voice of America\, and news outlets such as Bloomberg\, Reuters\, Associated Press\, the Evening Standard\, Jerusalem Post and Xinhua. Barak has published in publications including Newsweek\, the National Interest\, the American Interest\, Jane’s Intelligence Review and Jane’s Islamic Affairs Analyst on counter-terrorism\, US-China dynamics\, risks to supply chains\, globalization and the end of the liberal international order\, transatlantic relations\, universal jurisdiction\, nuclear proliferation and Middle East issues including the Arab Spring\, tensions in Libya\, Egypt and Syria\, strategic and security dynamic between Iran and the Gulf\, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/in-conversation-with-prof-jeffrey-sachs-the-axis-of-upheaval-on-the-brink-of-a-new-world-order/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T160000
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SUMMARY:Report Launch: A UK Strategy for Deterrence and Supply Chain Resilience in the Indo-Pacific
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be online. To register for the zoom session\, please CLICK HERE. \nAs the United Kingdom confronts the realities of a post-globalization era and intensifying great power competition\, the Henry Jackson Society is pleased to announce the release of a new report\, A UK Strategy for Deterrence and Supply Chain Resilience in the Indo-Pacific\, by Associate Fellow Darren G. Spinck. \nThis report argues that London must recalibrate its Indo-Pacific strategy with greater urgency – integrating military strength\, economic resilience\, and diplomatic credibility – to safeguard sovereignty and maintain relevance in a multipolar world. From modernizing naval capacity and countering Beijing’s coercive control of critical mineral supply chains\, to engaging in new transit corridors such as the Middle Corridor\, Spinck outlines a blueprint for how the UK can adapt to shifting geopolitical conditions. At a time when Washington and Brussels are realigning their approaches to China\, the paper warns that continued ambiguity risks isolating Britain from its closest allies and diminishing its influence in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. \n \nLuke de Pulford \nLuke de Pulford is the founder and Executive Director of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)\, which comprises more than 250 members from 44 legislatures to push for democratic countries to reform policy on China. He previously co-founded the anti-slavery charity Arise\, which he ran from its inception until 2022. \n \nDarren Spinck \nDarren Spinck is an Associate Fellow at HJS. Darren is managing partner of Washington Consulting Solutions\, a full-service public affairs agency.  In his role at Washington Consulting Solutions\, Mr. Spinck focuses on policy analysis\, strategic message development\, and public advocacy programs for international clients seeking support with public diplomacy\, reputation management\, and crisis communications. \n  \n \nIan Williams\nIan Williams was foreign correspondent for Channel 4 News\, based in Russia (1992–1995) and then Asia (1995–2006). He then joined NBC News as Asia Correspondent (2006–2015)\, when he was based in Bangkok and Beijing. As well as reporting from China over the last 25 years\, he has also covered conflicts in the Balkans\, the Middle East and Ukraine. He won an Emmy and BAFTA awards for his discovery and reporting on the Serb detention camps during the war in Bosnia. He is currently a doctoral student in the War Studies department at King’s College\, London\, focusing on cyber issues.
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/report-launch-a-uk-strategy-for-deterrence-and-supply-chain-resilience-in-the-indo-pacific/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Online Event: In-Conversation with Dr Anshu Roy:  AI and International security
DESCRIPTION:Please note this event will be online. To register for the zoom session\, please CLICK HERE. \nArtificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the landscape of national security. From predicting threats and detecting vulnerabilities to transforming military decision-making\, AI is no longer a futuristic tool but an operational necessity. Governments and defence institutions around the world are racing to harness its potential\, while grappling with the risks of adversaries doing the same. The question is no longer whether AI will transform security\, but how – and who will lead transformation. \nThe Henry Jackson Society is honoured to host Dr. Anshu Roy\, Founder and CEO of Rhombus Power\, whose groundbreaking work is reshaping defence and national security decision-making. Under his leadership\, Rhombus has demonstrated an unprecedented ability to anticipate global events – most notably\, predicting the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the exact day. This level of precision has earned Rhombus the trust of senior U.S. government leaders\, international partners\, and the U.S. Air Force\, where its predictive tools have saved billions. \nA physicist by training\, with a PhD from the University of Michigan and early collaborations with a Nobel Laureate\, Dr. Roy has journeyed from inventing particle detection systems for the Fukushima cleanup to building one of the world’s most advanced AI-powered predictive platforms. This event offers a rare opportunity to hear from a pioneer whose technology is not only informing but redefining the future of national security. \n \nDr Anshu Roy \nDr. Anshu Roy is the Founder and CEO of Rhombus Power\, a company transforming defense and national security decision-making through its AI-powered\, predictive decision-support platform. Under his leadership\, Rhombus has anticipated oncoming Taliban attacks\, predicted the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the day\, and saved billions for the U.S. Air Force— becoming trusted by senior leaders across the U.S. government and international partners. A PhD from the University of Michigan and a postdoc collaborator with a Nobel Laureate\, Dr. Roy previously invented a particle detection platform used in the Fukushima cleanup before building Rhombus into the software company it is today. \n  \n \nDr Helena Ivanov \nDr Helena Ivanov 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. Prior to her PhD\, Helena completed an MPhil in Political Theory at the University of Oxford\, and holds a BA in Politics from the University of Belgrade.
URL:https://henryjacksonsociety.org/event/online-event-in-conversation-with-dr-anshu-roy-ai-and-international-security/
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