James Rogers

James Rogers is Co-Founder and Director of Research at the Council on Geostrategy, where he specialises in geopolitics and British strategic policy. He is also Editor of Britain’s World, the Council on Geostrategy’s online magazine. Previously, he held positions at the Henry Jackson Society, the Baltic Defence College, RAND Europe, and the European Union Institute for Security Studies.

His commentary has been carried in the global media and he has been invited to give oral evidence at the Foreign Affairs, Defence, and International Development committees in the Houses of Parliament. His research has been cited and endorsed by the serving British prime minister, and he has worked on research projects for the British and French ministries of defence. He holds an MPhil in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Cambridge and an award-winning BSc Econ (Hons) in International Politics and Strategic Studies from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

James Rogers

What is strategic advantage?

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Gabriel Elefteriu, James Rogers and William Freer provide a refined definition of strategic advantage, and how the UK can create it

The Royal Navy’s global reach

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A map of the global reach of the Royal Navy that visualises the maritime mobility and versatility of British power

James Rogers examines Ukraine’s counter-offensive and Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons

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Our Co-Founder and Director of Research is interviewed by Times Radio to discuss Ukraine’s counter-offensive and Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons

Establishing deterrence in a maritime century

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James Rogers analyses what an effective deterrence strategy for the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific requires and may look like

A Sinocentric world: The Belt and Road Initiative

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A map of the People’s Republic of China’s attempt to centre itself in the global economy through the Belt and Road Initiative

The ‘refresh’ of the Integrated Review

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A map of the geography of British power after the ‘refresh’ of the Integrated Review, published by His Majesty’s Government in March 2023

Underwater cables in the Euro-Atlantic region

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A map of undersea cable infrastructure in the Euro-Atlantic region, depicting the centrality of the British Isles

The trilateral initiative: Rekindling relations between Britain, Poland and Ukraine

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Przemysław Biskup, James Rogers and Dr Hanna Shelest explore the history and rationale for the trilateral initiative between Britain, Poland and Ukraine

James Rogers examines the claim that Putin threatened Boris Johnson

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Our Co-Founder and Director of Research is interviewed by TVP World to discuss the allegations that Putin threatened former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.

The Chinese perspective of the Pacific region

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A map of the People’s Republic of China’s geostrategic perspective, including the three ‘island chains’ Chinese geostrategists see as central to expansion