Defence: Chatham House at the forefront of the debate

At a critical time for UK defence, and ahead of the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, here are some of the key figures who spoke at Chatham House on global defence over the last year. 🎧 Independent Thinking podcast | Why the UK’s defence minister quit, and what it means https://youtu.be/mxycSTqwrnI ✒️ Comment | John Healey’s resignation highlights profound strategic failure in the UK government’s approach to defence https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/john-healeys-resignation-highlights-profound-strategic-failure-uk-governments-approach 🗞️ News Release | Director of Chatham House UK in the World Programme gives evidence at Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/director-chatham-house-uk-world-programme-gives-evidence-parliament-foreign-affairs 🗞️ News Release | Head of Chatham House Ukraine Forum gives evidence to UK Parliament Defence Committee on Ukraine war https://www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/head-chatham-house-ukraine-forum-gives-evidence-uk-parliament-defence-committee-ukraine-war #NATO #UKDefence #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations #europeansecurity #chathamhouse 📹 Featured Clips | 'Learn to speak Russian' or spend more on defence, NATO chief Rutte says https://youtube.com/shorts/FHkUmWRVOJU?si=17bqOe1biETv693i Al Carns - A First World War lesson: innovate in aerial combat to win future wars https://youtube.com/shorts/j2vDMOwor7U?si=Cw-O9UCaTXjuDg_Y From the archive: The UK faces ‘hard choices’ on how to fund defence - General Sir Richard Barrons https://youtu.be/BlpNUbNbyhU?si=sE4X9BGYP_1wxwj3 Global South nations feel dictated to - UN's Ahunna Eziakonwa https://youtube.com/shorts/vtIxwCtwmSY?si=JynoSjav9i2gXHpt Chatham House nuclear expert Dr Marion Messmer gives evidence to UK parliament on Nat Sec Strategy https://youtu.be/uANTlXGAewI?si=wZL4n6Fpog491LUv ‘Most countries in Asia do not see China as the threat.’ Lee Hsien Loong, Former Singapore PM https://youtube.com/shorts/zO3wdpudJek?si=u2kXSrKGg5PJH3by --- Chatham House is a London-based international