
Decoding Global Challenges to Build a Secure Future.
We are an independent, non-partisan think tank dedicated to fostering informed dialogue through high-level global events.
About DSF
Defence and Security Forum has been addressing the hard issues since 1983. We have led informed debates on the critical defence and security issues of our time, analysing the many and varied threats to global stability.
We bring together leading experts to confront the most challenging global defence and security issues of our day.

Events
We curate prestigious events featuring high-profile speakers, offering a distinguished platform for thought leadership and dialogue. Through intimate in-person gatherings - including dinners, lectures, and seminars - we foster meaningful connections and strategic dialogue on pressing international issues.
We bring together policy and subject matter experts, politicians, and academics to debate, analyse, de-code and disseminate global defence and security issues alongside the world’s most pressing geopolitical challenges.
OUR UPCOMING EVENTS.
- Tue, May 27Round Table DinnerJoin us at an exclusive dinner with Dr Cengiz Ozgencil to discuss Turkey's resurgence as a regional power and its geopolitical ambitions alongside economic constraints and domestic challenges. Firas Modad of Modad Geopolitics will be our Moderator.
- Thu, May 29The Four Seasons HotelHear first hand from the founder of the International Co-operation Platform, Dr Cengiz Ozgencil, as he sets out his vision for the 16th Bosphorus Summit
- Tue, Jun 17LondonRound Table dinner with Firas Modad, Modad Geopolitics, and Burcu Ozcelik, Middle East Analyst at RUSI. Sir Liam Fox, former Secretary of State for International Trade, and Chairman of the UK Abraham Accords Group, will Moderate.
- Mon, Jun 30RAG Army and Navy ClubPlease join us for an exclusive dinner with H.E. Manar Dabbas, Jordan's Ambassador to the UK, for a discussion on the latest twists and turns in its relations with Israel, and the future of the Palestinians in Gaza.