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Liam Walpole and Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen discuss the latest defence and security developments in UK politics. This month the two talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic could impact the forthcoming integrated review and the recent election of Sir Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader.
27 April 2020
Liam Walpole and Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen discuss the latest defence and security policy developments in UK politics. This month the two talk about the UK's ‘Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review’ and the upcoming deployment of 250 UK troops to support the UN peacekeeping operation in Mali.
30 March 2020
In this episode, Liam Walpole and Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen talk to David Grealy about the influence of David Owen on the genealogy of Britain’s ethical foreign policy.
20 March 2020
In this episode, Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen and Liam Walpole are joined by Josh Arnold-Forster, who was a special adviser to the Defence Secretary John Reid in 2005-06 and is an associate director at Hanover Communications. The three discuss the upcoming Strategic Defence and Security Review, including the areas that the review could address in this uncertain time for Britain.
28 February 2020
Liam Walpole and Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen discuss the latest defence and security policy developments in UK politics. This month the two talk about the UK's ‘Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review’ and the recent reshuffles in the Cabinet.
27 February 2020
Liam Walpole and Megan Karlshøj-Pedersen provide a round-up of the latest defence and security developments in UK politics. In the episode, Liam offers his thoughts on the implications of the recent Conservative UK Election victory for Britain's defence and security policy. Megan discusses the recent 2020 UK-Africa Investment Summit in the context of Britain's broader engagement with Africa.
30 January 2020
Liam Walpole is joined, on location at Portcullis House, by three past and present parliamentary researchers to discuss the future of UK defence and foreign policy. The topics covered include where each of the main UK party leaders stand on defence and security, the conflicts between global vs. ethical foreign policy, budgeting for UK foreign policy and whether there is enough accountability in defence policy.
16 September 2019