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The DSF's Co-founder, Lady Olga Maitland Welcome to The Defence and Security Forum

The Defence and Security Forum was founded by Lady Olga Maitland in 1983. It was originally a campaigning organisation known as Families for Defence launched to challenge the anti-nuclear protest movements such as CND. Families for Defence’s remit was to promote the NATO case for multilateral nuclear disarmament. In the course of doing so the purpose was to focus on the importance of a proper provision for the defence of the United Kingdom.
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Our Chairman, Major General Patrick Cordingley		 Our Keynote Topics
  • International Relations
  • Economics
  • Politics
  • Defence and Security

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9th May 2013
Prof. Akiko Yamanaka
 Inside Japan Today

Professor Akiko Yamanaka, former member of the Diet, and Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Koizumi. She will bring fresh insights on Japan’s new government, its role in the region and relations with China, North and South Korea, with a particular analysis on security issues.
26th June 2013
Flag of Algeria
Source: Microsoft ClipArt
ALGERIA TODAY – Post-Islamist attack on In Amenas gas plant in January.
 
Algeria hit the headlines when 37 people died in the attack on the In Amenas site – 5 of whom were from BP.

Balance the shocking events with the fact that Algeria is the richest and most stable country in the whole of North Africa. British relations have never been closer or more productive for British business.

An assessment will be made on both security implications with fragile neighbours – and alongside that the opportunities for British businesses to flourish.

6th Feb. 2013
Army - MOD
Photo Source: MOD		 ‘An Insider’s Eye On The Security Risks And Challenges Facing The Middle East And North Africa’

LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIMON MAYALL, CB
Defence Senior Adviser for the Middle East, has a broad and ranging brief to liaise with Middle East security issues and in turn support British government engagement in the region.
This has given General Mayall an unparalleled  access at the very highest levels to Governments facing up to huge changes sweeping across their countries; managing national expectations and outside influences.


18th March 2013 DSF delegates debate the issues.

 		The Muslim Brotherhood? What Does It Mean For The Middle East –And what's Its Impact On Countries Nationally And Regionally

PROFESSOR HANY ELDEEB, Chair of the Egyptian Forum in the UK Senior Muslim Brotherhood Leader and a Consultant Clinical Oncologist in the UK, will explain the philosophy and policies of the Muslim Brotherhood.

10th April 2013 Brigadier Ben Barry, OBE.
Photo Source: IISS		 Syria: Examining Foreign Intervention In The Battle for Control 

Brigadier Ben Barry, OBE, Senior Fellow Land Warfare, IISS, International Institute for Strategic Studies will make a military assessment on where the conflict is moving.


23rd April 2013
 Dr. Gerard Lyons Speaking atht World Economic Forum
Photo Source: WEF
 Inside China Today – The Global Impact

 Dr Gerard Lyons, former Chief Economist, Standard Chartered Bank and currently Chief Economic Advisor To The Mayor Of London, Boris Johnson will lift the lid on a country which is having a major Energy Club impact all over the world.
25th April 2013 Turkey's Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Hom. Murat Mercan.
Speaking at MEDays. 		 Turkey's Energy Vision

Turkey’s Deputy Minister Of Energy And Natural Resources, Hon. Murat Mercan

Mercan will outline Turkey’s energy vision as it continues to strengthen its role as a regional energy centre, maintaining the flow of energy from East to West. He will tell of plans to fully liberalize its energy market; to meet national demands.


International Relations Economics

The United Nations' HQ
International Relations analyses the nature of the rules and forces governing the behaviour of states, the factors that lead to military conflict or peaceful co-operation, and the current trends towards both a more integrated and a more fragmented world.


CSIS Globe Report: A Threat Transformed: Al Qaeda and Associated Movements in 2011

A 38 page PDF report by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, which was published in February 2011.
Israeli and Palestinian flags. Gaza: a Pawn in the new 'Great Game'

Beirut based, Alastair Crooke, OBE, director of Conflicts Resolution is the renowned expert on the Hamas and Hezbollah and frequent broadcaster on the Israeli/Gaza war.

This is a past event.
The pound 'Building up Confidence: Prospects and Challenges' by Arslan CHIKHAOUI - Economic & Political Specialist and CEO -  Middle East Association Seminar on Algeria. London, 6th November 2008.

Read more... (Microsoft PowerPoint presentation).
Money Transfer International Launch of International Association for the Remittances Industry - December 2008.
Polish flag. Can  Western European Economies Learn from Central and Eastern Europe?

Graham Jarvis looks to Poland and the Czech Republic for lessons on how the West might better have avoided the present financial and economic crisis.

Read more in the Diplomat magazine.

Politics Defence and Security

Politics is at the heart of the DSF and critical in its influence over international relations, defence and security.  The DSF frequently hosts leaders in British politics as well as representatives from countries all over the world from the United States to the Middle East to the Far East. 

Click here to read more. 		DSF discusses defence and security issues; they are not just affecting Britian, but countries all over the world.  After all, the Forum is a foreign and defence affairs think tank that was launched by Lady Olga Maitland in 1983. It was then known under its campaigning wing, ’Families for Defence’...

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