A New World Order: The UK, Germany and the US in a Changing Security Landscape
On Thursday, 23 April 2026, from 6.30 to 7.30pm, we invite you to join an online talk on Zoom titled “A New World Order: The UK, Germany and the US in a Changing Security Landscape.”
Prof. Richard G. Whitman, an expert in International Relations at the University of Kent, will be in conversation with Evie Aspinall, Director of the British Foreign Policy Group. The event will be moderated by Dominic Johnson, Foreign & Africa Editor for taz (die Tageszeitung).
Together, they will explore how the current political climate –particularly the United States’ shifting engagement with Europe – is affecting both the UK and Germany, with a special focus on security and the evolving transatlantic relationship.
Drawing on their expertise, the speakers will share insights into what these developments mean for the future of European security and cooperation.
Richard G. Whitman is Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Conflict Analysis Research Centre, University of Kent. At present he is Senior Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). His current research interests include the foreign and security and defence policies of the UK and the EU. He is the author and editor of eleven books and published over sixty academic articles and book chapters on European integration and UK foreign and security policy. His book The UK and the War on Ukraine: Status seeking after Brexit is due for publication in 2026. Professor Whitman is a regular international media commentator. He was an Associate Fellow and former Head of the Europe Programme at Chatham House and a Senior Fellow on the Economic and Research Council’s UK in a Changing Europe initiative and held the British Academy and Leverhulme Michael Dockrill Senior Research Fellowship in British Foreign Policy in 2022.
Evie Aspinall is the Director of the British Foreign Policy Group. Her primary research interests are domestic consent for foreign policy, the UK’s role in the world and challenges posed by the UK’s strategic rivals. Evie holds a BA from the University of Cambridge and an MSc from King’s College London. She has previously worked at UN Women UK and the Future Leaders Network and was formerly the UK Head Delegate to the Youth7, the G7’s official youth engagement group. She also served as President of Cambridge University Students’ Union. She is a regular commentator in the media on issues pertinent to UK foreign policy.
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