US National Security Strategy and National Defence Strategy

The Council on Geostrategy, in partnership with Lockheed Martin UK, is delighted to invite you to a half-day conference, entitled ‘US National Security Strategy and National Defence Strategy’, as part of our UK-US Strategic Forum series. The event will take place from 09:00-12:30 on the 30th April, 2026, at 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH.

At the operational level the UK-US relationship is one of – if not the – deepest and most functional between any two allies. Forged in the geopolitical contests of the 20th century against mutual threats of continental hegemons, the ‘special relationship’ has served the shared interests of both countries. But this relationship is changing. Britain and America’s interests are no longer as closely aligned, and at the strategic level, the bilateral relationship is often taken for granted and therefore insufficiently explored. The Council on Geostrategy, in partnership with Lockheed Martin UK, will convene a series of strategic fora dedicated to exploring key geostrategic issues related to the ‘special relationship’ to help bridge this growing gap. 

This first session will discuss the areas of alignment and divergence that are highlighted by the US National Security Strategy (NSS) and National Defence Strategy (NDS). The strategic forum will bring together key British and American stakeholders to explore what specific ‘deliverables’ the US expects from the UK to maintain its status as a preferred partner, what specific divergences threaten the UK-US relationship in terms of theatre prioritisation, and to what extent theatre ‘cross-pollination’ is desirable.

Speakers to be announced soon!

For more information, please contact [email protected].