Defence and Security Forum
The Forum is a foreign and defence affairs think tank was
launched by Lady Olga Maitland in 1983. It was then known
under its campaigning wing, ’Families for Defence’ whose
remit was to put the case for NATO’s policies of multilateral
nuclear disarmament in the face of vociferous voices from the
anti-nuclear protest groups such as CND.
The chairman is Major
General Patrick Cordingley, DSO, who commanded the ground forces in the
First Gulf War. Deputy Chairman is Rt Hon Sir John Wheeler former
Minister of State, Northern Ireland responsible for counter
terrorism. Lady Olga Maitland, former MP, serves DSF as its
President.
DSF is supported by a
distinguished panel of honorary patrons lead by Lord Lamont of Lerwick
and Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham. The
purpose of DSF is to inform and brief members of the City, the
professions, diplomats and servicemen on current events in the field of
defence and foreign affairs. Bearing in mind the impact that the
economies of the world have on international relations, DSF keeps
a monitoring eye on trade relations and economic issues.
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Events & Speakers
The DSF has organised events with speeches
from many distinguished diplomats, politicians, journalists, military
personnel and academics. The long list includes speeches to DSF
by;
Sir Andrew Green, KCMG
General Sir Jeremy Mackenzie,
GCB, OBE
Japanese Ambassador, Masaki
Orita
Sandy Berger, Adviser
President Clinton
Sir Christopher Meyer, KCMG
Lieut General Sir Christopher
Wallace KBE
Ukrainian Ambassador, Igor,
Mitiukov
Simon Weston OBE
Admiral Sir Michael Boyce,
GCB, OBE, ADC
Frederick Forsyth, Author
HRH Prince Michael of Kent
John Simpson, BBC
Former Prime Minister of
Pakistan Benazir Bhutto.
A full list of past and new events (More)
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The Gulf
War and Liberation of Kuwait
The
DSF achieves its goals in a variety of ways. In the first
instance by debating current issues on television, radio, in the press,
in university lectures and debates, conferences etc. Defence and
Security Forum organises public campaigns on major issues of the day as
they did in the months leading up to the Gulf War seeking to mobile
public support for the liberation of Kuwait.
Since
then Defence and Security Forum has played an active role in
highlighting the plight of the 605 Kuwaitis POWs in Iraq. (More)
Pageantry
& Performance, Royal Horseguards:
The
author and in the photograph is Henry Dallal, celebrated for his
photographs of HM The Queen, and worldwide.
DSF has also assisted in the development of
publications such as this that celebrate British armed forces and
particularly the guards of Her Majesty the Queen. (More)
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