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2026 

Expert Q&A: The Real Economic Cost of the Ongoing Conflict in the Middle East 

3 March 2026

CGPC Economic Warfare Director Eric Golson discusses the economic consequences of the US-Israeli assault on Iran. 

“The Changing Concepts of War” - Whewell Group meeting 

12 February 2026

CGPC hosted “The Changing Concepts of War” with the MoD at the LSE as part of the Whewell Group meetings on UK Law & Strategic Advantage on behalf of the Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC) 

‘National Power Analysis’ paper presentation 

4 February 2026

CGPC Executive Director Nicholas Kitchen presented a paper on ‘National Power Analysis’ as part of the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Institute of International Peace. 

“The scenario that economic warfare experts fear most” - Financial Times letter

30 January 2026

Eric Golson, CGPC Economic Warfare Director, published a letter in the Financial Times titled “,” calling for the UK to establish a cabinet-level economic warfare team to coordinate tariff policy, sanctions, export controls, supply chain resilience, and financial and technology regulation in response to evolving global security challenges. 

“The UK’s Strategic Advantage: Human Rights Compliance in Contemporary Armed Conflict” - Whewell Group meeting 

22 January 2026

CGPC hosted “The UK’s Strategic Advantage: Human Rights Compliance in Contemporary Armed Conflict” with the MoD at the LSE as part of the Whewell Group meetings on UK Law & Strategic Advantage on behalf of the Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC) 

“The Great Adaptation: Eurasian and East European Societies and Global Disorder” research presentation

15 January 2026

CGPC Expert Margaryta Khvostova presented research on the manipulation of human rights in hybrid warfare at the ZOiS and DGO Berlin workshop, “The Great Adaptation: Eurasian and East European Societies and Global Disorder.” 

‘The Military and Soft Power: An Oxymoron?’ lecture

13 January 2026

CGPC Executive Director Nicholas Kitchen gave a lecture on ‘The Military and Soft Power: An Oxymoron?’ as part of the Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC) Speaker Series, attended by over 150 UK civil servants from across Whitehall. 

2025

“Building on the EU-UK Relationship: A Strategic Defence and Security Partnership for a Shared European Continent” report

8 December 2025

CGPC Expert Margaryta Khvostova presented on behalf of the Centre for Britain and Europe at the UK Parliament launch of the co-produced report with European Movement UK and the European Policy Centre, “Building on the EU-UK Relationship: A Strategic Defence and Security Partnership for a Shared European Continent.” 

“Law & Strategic Advantage in Space: Vulnerabilities, Opportunities, and Power Competition” - Whewell Group meeting

9 September 2025

CGPC hosted “Law & Strategic Advantage in Space: Vulnerabilities, Opportunities, and Power Competition” with the MoD at the LSE as part of the Whewell Group meetings on UK Law & Strategic Advantage on behalf of the Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC) 

“Tomorrows World: Technological Leadership and Hegemonic Change” conference presentation

20 June 2025

CGPC experts Simon Curtis, Nicholas Kitchen, and Panos Vasileiadis presented “Tomorrows World: Technological Leadership and Hegemonic Change” at the British International Studies Association Conference in Belfast. 

Soft Power practitioner workshop

1 May 2025

CGPC hosted a one-day practitioner workshop on Soft Power at the LSE on behalf of the Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC).  CGPC Executive Director Nicholas Kitchen opened the conference. 

Cities, Infrastructure and International Order” research workshop

1 March 2025

CGPC Cities and Global Governance Director Simon Curtis convened a “Cities, Infrastructure and International Order” research workshop at the International Studies Association Conference in Chicago. 

“International Courts and Tribunals: Strategic Advantage, Accountability, and Geo-Politicisation” - Whewell Group meeting

21 February 2025

CGPC hosted “International Courts and Tribunals: Strategic Advantage, Accountability, and Geo-Politicisation” at the MoD as part of the Whewell Group meetings on UK Law & Strategic Advantage on behalf of the Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC) 

2024

Migration Policy: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities”  - Whewell Group meeting

14 November 2024

CGPC hosted “Migration Policy: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities” at the MoD as part of the Whewell Group meetings on UK Law & Strategic Advantage on behalf of the Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC) 

“The Opportunities, Limitations and Risks of Applying Large Language Models (LLMs) within the Defence and Intelligence Community” - Whewell Group meeting

4 June 2024

CGPC hosted “The Opportunities, Limitations and Risks of Applying Large Language Models (LLMs) within the Defence and Intelligence Community” at the MoD as part of the Whewell Group meetings on UK Law & Strategic Advantage on behalf of the Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC)