Whitehall Group On-line Discussion with Sir Lawrence Freedman, KCMG, CBE, PC, FBA, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King’s College London ‘Russo-Ukraine War’ – 6th October 2022 at 2pm
The Whitehall Group are delighted that Sir Lawrence Freedman, KCMG, CBE, PC, FBA, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King’s College London will be joining members and guests for an on-line discussion on Thursday, 6th October at 2pm. During a 30-minute interview style discussion Sir Lawrence be discussing ‘The evolving situation in the Ukraine’.
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Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman KCMG, CBE, PC, FBA
Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman is Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King’s College London. He was Professor of War Studies from 1982 to 2014 and Vice-Principal from 2003 to 2013.He was educated at Whitley Bay Grammar School and the Universities of Manchester, York and Oxford. Before joining King’s he held research appointments at Nuffield College Oxford, the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1995 and awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 1996, he was appointed Official Historian of the Falklands Campaign in 1997. In 2003, he was awarded the KCMG (Knight Commander of St Michael and St George). In June 2009 he was appointed to serve as a member of the official inquiry into Britain and the 2003 Iraq War.
He has written on international history, strategic theory and nuclear weapons issues, as well as commenting on current security issues. Among his recent books are Strategy: A History (2013), the Future of War: A History (2017), Ukraine and the Art of Strategy (2019) and, with Jeff Michaels, the 4th edition of The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy (2019). He is currently working on a book on the Politics of Command.