Richard G Whitman
@RGWhitman
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Professor @UniKentPolitics; Senior Fellow @UKandEU; Senior Associate Fellow @RUSI_org; Tractor Boy by birth, Man of Kent by adoption; RT=RT
Joined June 2011
I'm delighted to be joining @RUSI_org as a Senior Associate Fellow. An exciting opportunity to gain insight from the sharpest minds working on defence and security in the UK.
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‘🇬🇧 should also normalise 🇺🇦 strategic integration with #EuroAtlantic allies and partners, using the coalition as a mechanism for ensuring that the country becomes a “shadow” member of @NATO,’ writes @RGWhitman, @UniKentPolitics
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
https://t.co/rNXpxsMrKW
britainsworld.org.uk
The Big Ask | No. 44.2025
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Time is running pout for Europe to prevent Russia from broadening its war against Ukraine into a full-blown military confrontation with the west: my latest analysis with @RGWhitman for @navvortex: https://t.co/u3zyPLLD7J
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Great to be back in The Conversation - especially getting the chance to write alongside @stefwolff Trump looks set to abandon Ukraine peace efforts – Europe must step up to face Russian aggression alone https://t.co/sr6KOtTvwn via @ConversationUK
theconversation.com
There are indications that the US president wants to leave Europe to fight its own battles.
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In memoriam: Professor A J R (‘John’) Groom It is with sadness that we bring the news that former BISA Chair Professor A J R Groom has passed away. Here @RGWhitman outlines some of Professor Groom's main contributions and achievements. https://t.co/U1aVXha9IR
@UniKentPolitics
bisa.ac.uk
It is with sadness that we bring the news that former BISA Chair, Professor Groom has passed away.
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Ed Arnold has the must-read take on The Hague NATO summit.
At this year’s NATO Summit, Donald Trump won, Ukraine lost, Europe rolled out the red carpet and exposed the total psychological dependency on the US, writes Ed Arnold in the latest #RUSICommentary. https://t.co/IzXKa4o15K
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At this year’s NATO Summit, Donald Trump won, Ukraine lost, Europe rolled out the red carpet and exposed the total psychological dependency on the US, writes Ed Arnold in the latest #RUSICommentary. https://t.co/IzXKa4o15K
rusi.org
At this year’s NATO Summit, Donald Trump won, Ukraine lost, Europe rolled out the red carpet and exposed the total psychological dependency on the US.
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As NATO gathers in The Hague, the day after the 🇬🇧 launched its new National Security Strategy, a great conversation about the 🇬🇧’s evolving approach to European security with @RGWhitman on this week’s #GlobalSecurityBriefing.
rusi.org
How is the UK’s Labour government approaching European security, and how does this compare to the Conservatives?
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A privilege to join the discussion and insightful comments and observations from the participating delegations.
Vital discussions on Ukraine’s pivotal role in Europe’s security landscape at today’s #ASRC25 joint side-event on Russia’s war against Ukraine and the future of Europe’s security. Thank you @UKRinOSCE, @EUOSCE, @UKOSCE, and experts @NTenzer, @RGWhitman, and @GaberYevgeniya 🇺🇦.
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It was our privilege to co-sponsor this important and thought-provoking side event alongside @UKRinOSCE and @EUOSCE. A huge thank you to our excellent guest speakers: 🇬🇧@RGWhitman, Senior Associate Fellow @RUSI_org 🇺🇦 @GaberYevgeniya 🇫🇷 @NTenzer
Vital discussions on Ukraine’s pivotal role in Europe’s security landscape at today’s #ASRC25 joint side-event on Russia’s war against Ukraine and the future of Europe’s security. Thank you @UKRinOSCE, @EUOSCE, @UKOSCE, and experts @NTenzer, @RGWhitman, and @GaberYevgeniya 🇺🇦.
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In conversation on the Global Security Briefing: Episode 103: How Should the UK Approach European Security?
rusi.org
How is the UK’s Labour government approaching European security, and how does this compare to the Conservatives?
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🌟BISA chair roundtable: 50 years and counting: reflecting on the discipline and profession of International Studies🌟 Online or in person 🎉 Ft/ @chrisjbrown1 @Cjh68Hill @kennedycdog @RGWhitman & @ruthblakeley Chair @MarkAlanWebber Sign up now! 👉 https://t.co/NKo7mMb4Wn
bisa.ac.uk
A roundtable with past BISA chairs. Part of the #BISA2025 conference.
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Thanks Samuel.
@ConGeostrategy @RGWhitman A very insightful diagnosis from @RGWhitman & @ConGeostrategy The partnership is a useful foundation—but it’s painfully true that without industrial access, operational integration, or joint procurement, it is structurally polite but strategically hollow. That must now change.
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Modesty (doesn't quite) forbid me for drawing attention to this piece for @ConGeostrategy - Resetting (modestly): The UK-EU Security and Defence Partnership
britainsworld.org.uk
The Memorandum | No. 19.2025
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'If the threat to European security is genuinely grave, and increased UK-EU cooperation is vital to security, then why are both sides holding up progress over relatively minor domestic priorities and legacy disagreements?' notes Ed Arnold. https://t.co/8fQ2m8IzCQ
rusi.org
Nine years after the Brexit vote and five years after the UK left the EU, both sides have finally agreed to structured cooperation on defence and security. While it lays a comprehensive framework and...
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My take on the EU-UK Security and Defence Partnership announced at the Lancaster House summit today.
"If the intent of this agreement was to signal the beginning of a genuine strategic partnership between the EU and the UK in security and defence, then it falls short." ✍️ @RGWhitman analyses the details of today's EU-UK Security and Defence Partnership https://t.co/wKhAkJ5xZi
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This is v.v.good - upsides for the JEF and 🇨🇦cogently argued.
Is it time for Canada to join the Joint Expeditionary Force? The UK should consider putting this question to the JEF Leaders' Summit in Oslo, write @EdArnold_RUSI and Brigadier (Ret’d) Robbie Boyd. https://t.co/6DrFcmXatM
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My comment piece on time to dust off the idea of a European Security Council
'In its modalities, a European security council could be something more akin to a European G7 for security than a Europeans-only Atlantic Council: a body which is bureaucratically light but politically punchy' writes @RGWhitman. https://t.co/Woc5rM9gpq
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