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Lord Ricketts

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Karin talks to Lord Ricketts, former Senior Diplomat and Life Peer. Lord Ricketts talks about his time in the Foreign Office, working in London, New York, Paris and Hong Kong. He went on to serve as Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and established the National Security Council.  

Karin talks to Lord Ricketts, former Senior Diplomat and Life Peer. Lord Ricketts talks about his time in the Foreign Office, working in London, New York, Paris and Hong Kong. He went on to serve as Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and established the National Security Council.

Episode 10 – Lord Ricketts 

As the political debate over Brexit grows ever more polarised in the UK exposing deep fractures within the political parties, questions are also being asked about the how the machinery of government is working. Lord Ricketts, a former top diplomat, and national security adviser has very publicly condemned the current government’s handling of Brexit negotiations describing them as a fiasco and expressing the fear that Brexit will leave Britain permanently and significantly weakened. This public airing of views has created the impression that the supposedly apolitical civil service, particularly the foreign office, is institutionally and temperamentally opposed to Brexit – a policy which was of course approved by a national referendum in 2016. Does this represent a real problem in Britain’s democracy and in the relationship between the people and the government?

Former British diplomat, and National Security Adviser - Lord Ricketts

Joining us this week:This years inaugural lecture on the Practice of National security  was run by Lord  Peter Ricketts  who spoke about the establishment of the UK National Security Council in 2010, as well as his appointment as the first National Security Advisor and the emergence of a national security approach in the United Kingdom. Professor of National Security Studies, and Director of the Centre for Defence Studies in the Department of War Studies at King's College London. From 2002 to 2007  he was seconded to the House of Commons where I acted as the principal defence policy adviser to the Defence Select Committee and as a Parliamentary Clerk to the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee. He  has currently undertaken a new role as Interim Vice Dean (International).Upcoming Events: STATE OF REBELLION: VIOLENCE AND INTERVENTION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICJoin Professor Louisa Lombard,  Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Yale, as she discusses her new book 'State of Rebellion: Violence and Intervention in the Central African Republic', drawing on extensive fieldwork to challenge conventional wisdom about the causes of CAR's violent conflict.Location: War Studies Meeting Room (K. 6.07)When: 10/04/2017 (18:00-19:30)STATHIS KALVYAS - THE IMPACT OF REVOLUTIONARY ACTORS IN CIVIL WARS: THE MARXIST PARADOXResearch on civil wars has neglected a key dimension of political identity, revolution, choosing to focus primarily on the distinction between ethnic and non-ethnic actors and wars. Professor Stathis Kalvyas from Yale University corrects this error by examining the impact of revolutionary socialist (RS) or Marxist-inspired rebels. To attend this event, please register at http://bit.ly/2o0Amvh.Location: Edmond J Safra Lecture Theatre (Strand Campus)When: 20/04/2017 (18:30-20:00)Registration URLhttp://bit.ly/2o0Amvh THE WAR IS IN THE MOUNTAINSJudith Matloff teaches conflict reporting at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and has been writing about international affairs for 30 years. In her lecture, she explores why, despite being home to only ten percent of the world’s population, mountains are host to a strikingly disproportionate share of its conflicts.Location: Pyramid Room ( K4U.04) 4th floor Strand CampusWhen: 27/04/2017 (18:00-19:30)Registration URL: http://bit.ly/2nfdqtfFor more information visit www.kcl.ac.uk/warstudies

Joining us this week: This years inaugural lecture on the Practice of National security was run by Lord Peter Ricketts who spoke about the establishment of the UK National Security Council in 2010, as well as his appointment as the first National Security Advisor and the emergence of a national security approach in the United Kingdom. Professor of National Security Studies, and Director of the Centre for Defence Studies in the Department of War Studies at King's College London. From 2002 to 2007 he was seconded to the House of Commons where I acted as the principal defence policy adviser to the Defence Select Committee and as a Parliamentary Clerk to the Constitutional Affairs Select Committee. He has currently undertaken a new role as Interim Vice Dean (International). Upcoming Events: STATE OF REBELLION: VIOLENCE AND INTERVENTION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Join Professor Louisa Lombard, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Yale, as she discusses her new book 'State of Rebellion: Violence and Intervention in the Central African Republic', drawing on extensive fieldwork to challenge conventional wisdom about the causes of CAR's violent conflict. Location: War Studies Meeting Room (K. 6.07) When: 10/04/2017 (18:00-19:30) STATHIS KALVYAS - THE IMPACT OF REVOLUTIONARY ACTORS IN CIVIL WARS: THE MARXIST PARADOX Research on civil wars has neglected a key dimension of political identity, revolution, choosing to focus primarily on the distinction between ethnic and non-ethnic actors and wars. Professor Stathis Kalvyas from Yale University corrects this error by examining the impact of revolutionary socialist (RS) or Marxist-inspired rebels. To attend this event, please register at <a href="http://bit.ly/2o0Amvh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2o0Amvh</a>. Location: Edmond J Safra Lecture Theatre (Strand Campus) When: 20/04/2017 (18:30-20:00) Registration URL <a href="http://bit.ly/2o0Amvh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2o0Amvh</a> THE WAR IS IN THE MOUNTAINS Judith Matloff teaches conflict reporting at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and has been writing about international affairs for 30 years. In her lecture, she explores why, despite being home to only ten percent of the world’s population, mountains are host to a strikingly disproportionate share of its conflicts. Location: Pyramid Room ( K4U.04) 4th floor Strand Campus When: 27/04/2017 (18:00-19:30) Registration URL: <a href="http://bit.ly/2nfdqtf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2nfdqtf</a> For more information visit <a href="http://www.kcl.ac.uk/warstudies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.kcl.ac.uk/warstudies</a>

Podcast: Lord Ricketts on the Practice of National Security