"William James’ excellent first book successfully rehabilitates the idea of grand strategy..." Andrew Livsey reviews our The Ax:son Johnson Institute (AJI) fellow William D. James book, 'British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony'

With the 15th August coming round again, we are now at our 79th anniversary of VJ Day, marking the end of the War in the Pacific and the end of the Second World in its totality. However, it was not end for British Commonwealth forces interactions with Japan. 1/

Good evening X/twitter. With apologies in advance today you get a lot of yours truly. First off - some thoughts on what guiding principles the defence review drafters should engage with. In this I argue review is off to an excellent start - but three core issues to be explored:

Centre Co-Director Alessio Patalano shares his thoughts on why an Marina Militare carrier strike group is on deployment in the Indo-Pacific arena.

Really excited to discuss Europe's role in US-China competition with Oliver Yule-Smith, Andrew Ehrhardt and Francesca Ghiretti at Centre for Grand Strategy in two weeks. Join us! 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇳 kcl.ac.uk/events/europe-…

Was a lovely opportunity to get to go aboard the JS #KASHIMA for a Embassy of Japan UK, Centre for Grand Strategy and NATO Maritime Command roundtable on ‘European-Japanese security cooperation’. Great speakers including Rear Admiral Nishiyama (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force), Alessio Patalano and Prof James Bergeron.

One of our associates, Charlie Laderman, talks with Professor Sulmaan Khan about his latest book, 'The Struggle for Taiwan'. ☁️bit.ly/4dQ9ese 🎧bit.ly/3ZaV68A 🍏bit.ly/4dMVrTm

We were delighted to work with Embassy of Japan UK and NATO Maritime Command on a roundtable, led by our Co-Director Alessio Patalano, on 'Europe-Japan security cooperation' with R/Adm Nishiyama and Prof Bergeron. Kindly hosted by the crew of the JS #KASHIMA whilst in London (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) 🇬🇧🇯🇵

🇺🇸🇨🇳🇪🇺 How is Europe navigating the growing competition between the US and China and its broad impact on international relations? Join Centre for Grand Strategy for an insightful discussion with researchers from various fields. 🗓️17 September, 18:00-20:00 📍Dockrill Room tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

Day-2 of Centre for Grand Strategy War Studies engagement with #Japantrainingsquadron #Kashima during their stop in London. Today, with Royal Naval Reserve we discovered maritime heritage that links UK and Japan Nat. Maritime Museum - before a traditional cultural moment at the iconic Trafalgar Tavern pub!

Please join us for a discussion on 'Europe between US-China Competition', moderated by Andrew Ehrhardt. Our fantastic speakers include: Gesine Weber, Dr Francesca Ghiretti and Oliver Yule-Smith 📍Dockrill Room (K6.07), KCL ⏰17 Sep 1800hrs - 2000hrs tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

This is next week and will be fun!

Dumbarton Oaks: creating a new world order | Andrew Ehrhardt engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-les…

Our new Deputy Director - one of the first members of CGS and now a fellow at The Ax:son Johnson Institute (AJI) - Andrew Ehrhardt takes a look at some applicable lessons on creating world order on the 80th anniversary of Dumbarton Oaks.

A little piece of news: As of this week, I am an Assistant Professor in Strategic Studies RSIS NTU Singapore. I'll be teaching courses on alliances, defence policy & grand strategy. Looking forward to starting a new chapter in Singapore & learning more about this fascinating region

Chuffed to share some job news: I'll start 2025 by joining Defence Studies KCL and Security Studies as a Lecturer in Defence Studies. I'll be teaching and supervising PhDs on all things Isr/Pal, military occupations and grand strategy and reconnecting with colleagues at Centre for Grand Strategy and MENA Research Group

🚨 TOMORROW 🚨 Join Centre for Grand Strategy for an insightful discussion with researchers from various fields on how Europe is navigating the growing competition between the US and China. ⏰ 18:00-20:00 📍Dockrill Room tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

Last chance to sign up for what promises to be an excellent conversation on 'Europe between US-China Competition'. Including: Gesine Weber Dr Francesca Ghiretti Oliver Yule-Smith Andrew Ehrhardt (Moderator) 📍Dockrill Room (K6.07), KCL ⏰17 Sep, 1800hrs tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

Excellent talk by Gesine Weber, Dr Ghiretti and Oliver Yule-Smith on Europe between the US and China. Ably moderated by Andrew Ehrhardt

Missed this! But I shared some thoughts on the likelihood of GCAP's survival in SDR25. Main points were: - The geopolitical angle and how it connects with Labour's 'reconnecting with Europe' - Adding new partners or major changes means delays. Delays mean costs.