National Security Top Trumps

by | Jul 23, 2008


A propos my post below – Brown has said that the NSF core group will be made up of 12 men and women. But who could they be? Join in the fun and send us your thoughts.

Some help: Brown suggested that the 12 publicly appointed members would reflect the broad range of the subject areas in the national security strategy. Taking into account the fact that Brown will nominate a Chair that leaves 11 places.

My national security top trumps below:

Chair: (Most likely to be a retired or serving senior civil servant – possibly in the resilience space?)

1. International terrorism Baroness Manningham-Buller of Northampton
2. Weapons of mass destruction Paul Cornish
3. Conflicts and failed states Clare Lockhart
4. Pandemics – Professor Lindsey Davies
5. Trans-national crime – Misha Glenny
6. Climate change – Nick Stern
7. Competition for energy – Nick Butler
8. Poverty & Governance – Paul Collier
9. Defence & Armed forces – General Sir Rupert Smith
10. Demographic changes – Adair Turner
11. Globalisation David Held

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  • Charlie Edwards

    Charlie Edwards is Director of National Security and Resilience Studies at the Royal United Services Institute. Prior to RUSI he was a Research Leader at the RAND Corporation focusing on Defence and Security where he conducted research and analysis on a broad range of subject areas including: the evaluation and implementation of counter-violent extremism programmes in Europe and Africa, UK cyber strategy, European emergency management, and the role of the internet in the process of radicalisation. He has undertaken fieldwork in Iraq, Somalia, and the wider Horn of Africa region.

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