Overview
The Defence Diplomacy Strategy sets a clear and focused direction to deliver international impact. By prioritising key relationships, placing NATO first, and aligning our global activity to our objectives, the strategy will enhance the UK’s ability to deter adversaries and shape the international environment. It sets a course for focusing on growth, driving exports, industrial partnerships, inward investment, and defence resilience.
As the Ministry of Defence launches a public summary of the Defence Diplomacy Strategy, Lord Coaker will explain how the strategy’s detailed actions will make a tangible contribution to the UK’s security and growth: strengthening our alliances, expanding our global influence, and supporting jobs. He will discuss how UK defence will ensure that every UK engagement overseas builds lasting partnerships that keep Britain secure at home and strong abroad.
Speaker's biography
Lord Coaker joined the UK Ministry of Defence in July 2024, as a Minister of State responsible for international relations, diplomacy, and House of Lords parliamentary business. Previously, Lord Coaker served as Minister for Policing, Crime, and Security (2008-09), and for Schools and Learning (2009-10), as well as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (2013-15) and Northern Ireland (2011-13; 2015-16), before he joined the House of Lords as a Life Peer in 2021. He worked as a teacher in various schools (1976-97) before being elected as a Member of Parliament in 1997.
How to attend
This in-person only members’ event will take place at RUSI, 61 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET. If you have any questions regarding this event, please email [email protected].
