Rob Johnson gives evidence to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy

On Monday 28 April, Rob Johnson spoke to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in the Palace of Westminster.

Evidence Session: UK strategic posture   
How is the UK’s national security posture changing? Committee hears evidence amid major shifts in security environment

Recent months have seen major shifts in the assumptions underpinning UK national security, most notably a change in US support for European security and its approach to the Ukraine conflict. How should the UK respond, and what challenges and risks are posed by planning to offset strategic reliance on US security support?

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy considers these questions as it holds an evidence session on the UK’s strategic posture. Witnesses will include former senior officials from the Ministry of Defence, GCHQ and Cabinet Office, alongside academic experts.

Witnesses

  • Sir David Omand GCB, former UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator in the Cabinet Office

  • Dr Rob Johnson, Director of Oxford University’s Changing Character of War Centre; and former Director of the MoD’s Office of Net Assessment and Challenge

  • Professor Ciaran Martin CB, former Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre

  • Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director of the US and Americas programme at Chatham House and Professor of International Relations at SOAS University