The UK in NATO: Insights into the SDR and the NATO Summit in The Hague

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Jun 20, 2025

09:45-12:20

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Location: rue Ducale 17, 1000 Brussels Venue: UK Ambassador's Residence

In the run-up to the 2025 NATO Summit in Hague, the European Policy Centre and RUSI Europe held a joint event at the residence of the UK Ambassador to NATO, focused on the UK’s new Strategic Defence Review, their role at NATO, and implications for European security.

The event featured distinguished speakers from the UK, NATO, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and the European Policy Centre (EPC):

Angus Lapsley CMG, UK Ambassador to NATO

Graham Webber, Defence Counsellor, UK Joint Delegation to NATO

François-Marie Gougeon, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning, NATO

Natasha Sharp, Deputy Director Euro-Atlantic Security Policy Joint Unit, UK MoD and UK FCDO

Rachel Ellehuus, Director General, RUSI

Matthew Savill, Director Military Sciences, RUSI

Fabian Zuleeg, CEO, EPC

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