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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.

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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.  

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Support us by becoming a Member and receive preferential Member pricing, priority booking, and regular briefings.

Partnership Opportunities

Find out about the opportunities to work together -we'd love to have a discussion.

Our People

Our Founder, Advisory Board and Executive Committee

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OUR UPCOMING EVENTS.

  • Turkey Today
    Turkey Today
    Tue, May 27
    Round Table Dinner
    Join 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.
  • Ukraine on the Brink
    Ukraine on the Brink
    Wed, May 28
    The RAG Army and Navy Club
    Ukraine will not lose its friends.
  • DSF Members event: Bosphorus Summit Briefing, Thursday 29 May 2025
    DSF Members event: Bosphorus Summit Briefing, Thursday 29 May 2025
    Thu, May 29
    The Four Seasons Hotel
    Hear 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
  • Syria: power, conflict and diplomacy
    Syria: power, conflict and diplomacy
    Tue, Jun 17
    London
    Round 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.
  • Jordan's diplomatic path: Middle East relations and the Trump factor
    Jordan's diplomatic path: Middle East relations and the Trump factor
    Mon, Jun 30
    RAG Army and Navy Club
    Please 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.

SOME OF OUR SPEAKERS.

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