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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

The case for AUKUS public diplomacy

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Euan Graham, John Hemmings and James Rogers argue that AUKUS needs a Public Diplomacy Division akin to NATO’s

James Rogers examines security guaruntees for Ukraine

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Our Co-Founder and Director of Research is interviewed on TBS Television on security guaruntees for Ukraine

The Red Sea: The Atlantic-Pacific link

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A map depicting the importance of the Red Sea to British interests in the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific

Why Britain needs a larger navy

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William Freer and James Rogers analyse the geostrategic rationale behind the UK’s need for a larger navy, and how this can best be achieved

Chinese encroachments towards Taiwan (August 2022-2023)

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A map depicting Beijing’s grey zone military maneuvers towards Taiwan from August 2022

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