Stronger Defense in a More Dangerous World
A Conversation with UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon MP

Featuring:

The Rt. Hon. Michael Fallon MP
Secretary of State for Defense  
Government of the United Kingdom

Moderated by: 

Karen DeYoung
Senior National Security Correspondent and Associate Editor, 
Washington PostPlease join the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security for a special event with United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Defense the Rt. Hon. Michael Fallon MP, to discuss the recently released UK Strategic Defense and Security Review. The event will take place on December 11, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Atlantic Council. 

The UK carried out its first airstrikes in Syria this week in a bold new step to confront Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). This is the government’s first major foreign policy move since it released its highly anticipated Strategic Defense and Security Review, outlining the national defense strategy for the next five years. Looking ahead, how will the UK implement its new defense strategy and strengthen its global role? And in what ways will it aim to bolster the “Special Relationship” and foster a more robust NATO in the run-up to the Warsaw Summit? Fallon will discuss these and other issues in front of the Atlantic Council’s audience. 

Fallon was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Darlington from 1983 to 1992. He was a minister in the Department for Education and Science from 1990 to 1992. More recently, he has held positions on the Treasury Select Committee and was Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. He was appointed Minister for Business and Enterprise in September 2012 and Minister of State for Energy in March 2013. In 2014, he also became Minister for Portsmouth. He was appointed Defense Secretary on July 15, 2014. 

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Friday, December 11, 2015
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Atlantic Council
1030 15th St. NW, 12th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

This event is open to press and on the record.

Please join the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security for a special event with United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Defense the Rt. Hon. Michael Fallon MP, to discuss the recently released UK Strategic Defense and Security Review on December 11, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Friday, December 11, 2015
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Atlantic Council
1030 15th St. NW, 12th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

This event is open to press and on the record.