Sophia Gaston

Sophia Gaston is a British foreign policy researcher and geopolitical analyst, whose work focuses on the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific security theatres. She advises the British Government as an external challenge partner and policy expert on a wide range of geopolitical issues, and has supported the development of major policy documents and international summits. Sophia's research explores how best Britain can advance its core strategic interests, reinvigorate its closest alliances, and harness its instruments of national power to respond to the pernicious influence of authoritarian states like China and Russia. Sophia is currently a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Statecraft and National Security in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, and a Senior Adviser (London) to The Asia Group in Washington. She has previously served in leadership roles in several major think tanks in London, including as Director of the British Foreign Policy Group, and as Research Director for the Arena geopolitical research unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is an established public speaker and a regular media commentator for British and international broadcast and news publications.