• Defending the Baltics - Wargame and Briefing

    Monday 11 May

    National Liberal Club

    1630-1800 (Participation Game)

    1800-1900 (Open Forum)

    Join as a participant at 1630 for a 90 minute tabletop wargame, register your interest to secure one of the limited seats available.

    Briefing session at 1800 about the training, strategic upskilling and tactical measures needed to prepare for such an event on NATO’s frontline.

    Meet the designer, test players and associated experts who help our forces prepare for the challenges.

    Cash Bar at 1730.

    Register interest via chair@defencesecuritycircle.org

  • Drinks with Kings College London Experts

    Tuesday 12 May

    National Liberal Club

    1800-1915 free drinks reception

    Apply to join us for drinks with forty experts and visiting speakers in support of the Kings College War Studies conference being held in May.

    Your opportunity to discuss the most recent trends in research, strategic game design and academic learnings.

    Contact Noel Hadjimichael on +44 7599 890 134 or via chair@defencesecuritycircle.org‍ ‍to secure one of a limited number of spaces for this fascinating opportunity.

  • Sabotage and influence on our shores

    Monday 18 May

    National Liberal Club

    1800-1900

    Apply to join an “off the record” session on hostile state action within the UK.

    The strategies, tactics and challenges arising from new trends in economic, political and social “active measures”.

    Email chair@defencesecuritycircle.org

    Limited seats.

    Intimate and small scale discussion with subject matter expert.

    Robust Q&A expected.

Our purpose:

Mission

At the Defence & Strategy Circle, our mission is to shape strategic thinking and policy at the nexus of defence and national security. We connect insight with influence — translating rigorous analysis into actionable solutions for an increasingly contested world.

Defence

We explore the evolving character of warfare — from force posture and capability development to emerging technologies and deterrence strategy — to ensure nations remain ready, resilient, and responsibly armed.

Security

We engage with the grand challenges facing open societies, from geopolitical competition and grey-zone threats to homeland resilience and strategic statecraft, ultimately supporting the stakeholders that protect and uphold them.

Our values

We believe in strategic dialogue and candid conversations in the national interest. Our community is grounded in a commitment to informed, robust analysis — valuing rigour over rhetoric, and insight over ideology. Our endeavours reflect an unshakeable commitment to the national interest. We are a trusted space where ideas are tested, futures are forecast, and security is taken seriously.

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