An outstanding appointment 👏

A manifesto that we hope political party manifesto-writers will read & act on

Couldn’t be prouder of UK leadership: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, MAG (Mines Advisory Group) & The HALO Trust working together in a vital cause. But so much still to do

Today, on International Mine Awareness Day, we look at the huge strides that have been made around the world, and reaffirm our steadfast commitment to saving lives and advocating for the needs of those affected. #IMAD2024

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Come and join us! I thoroughly recommend the organisation & the role. MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is brilliant

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Fascinating reflections on how to develop & adapt strategy, applicable beyond the military domain

If you’re really stuck for Boxing Day reading

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, one and all

As we head into 2024, we want to learn more about our supporters, how best to reach them, and what matters to them most. 

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1. Oana Lungescu knows this job well. 2. Jens Stoltenberg is an outstanding NATO Secretary-General. 3. The next person needs to be of the highest calibre, whatever country she or he hails from

Recommended reading!

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Our @CFCS_RUSI team have an exciting opportunity available for a creative and talented communications professional to be part of their team and help them maximise the reach of their outputs! Head over to our website for more details: bit.ly/3RcXtTP

Honoured to introduce Professor Martin Kemp, delivering this year’s British Italian Society Leconfield Lecture, on #Leonardo ’s Salvator Mundi. Great guide to a magnificent, enigmatic work of art

Please have a look at these key findings, which set the scene for the important work done by MAG (Mines Advisory Group) & other organisations. Half of all casualties are children

#ArmisticeDay2023 . We will remember them. Thinking also this weekend of former diplomatic colleagues no longer with us

We’re slightly - just slightly, mind you - smaller than Buckingham Palace

Alas, CFE, I knew it well. But the question now is how to build confidence and security, and reduce conflict risk, for the Euro-Atlantic security realities of today

I’m proud & honoured to be the next Chair of the/ Sono orgoglioso e onorato di essere il prossimo presidente della/ British Italian Society. If you’re interested in Italian culture & society, please look out for our events

Scouser in exile though I am, hats off to #Manchester for its humanitarian leadership. Long may it continue