Virtual Event | A Conversation with UK Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston

April 2021

Past Event

Virtual Event | A Conversation with UK Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston

Past Event

Online event

April 27, 2021

April 2021

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:

Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston

Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Air Force (RAF)

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

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Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Bryan Clark and Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston, Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Air Force (RAF), to discuss the implications of the U.K. Integrated Review for NATO, the United States, and global security.

The U.K. government recently announced its vision of Britain’s global role for the next decade, pledging to strengthen security and defense at home and overseas and work with allies and partners to combat terrorism, weapons proliferation, and state threats. Major defense decisions include reducing active personnel, retiring legacy systems, and accelerating the development of new capabilities needed to address emerging challenges. How will this impact the U.K.’s cooperation with its closest ally? Please join Hudson for this important discussion.

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