Select Committee · National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression
Status: Open
Opened: 2 Jun 2026
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2026 | Armida Van Rij · Chatham House, Jen Easterly · Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges, Rachel Ellehuus · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Sir Adam Thomson · European Leadership Network, Tom McKane · Ministry of Defence | View ↗ |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Alexandra Prokopneko · Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Dr Benjamin Martill · University of Edinburgh, Nick Witney · European Council on Foreign Relations, Professor Anand Menon · UK in a Changing Europe, Tom Keatinge · RUSI | View ↗ |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Andrei Soldatov · Agentura.ru, John Foreman CBE, Professor Bettina Renz · University of Nottingham, Professor Samuel Greene · King's College London | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Prokopneko · Fellow | Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center | 1 |
| Andrei Soldatov · Investigative journalist; and Co-Founder | Agentura.ru | 1 |
| Armida Van Rij · Senior Research Fellow & Head of Europe Programme | Chatham House | 1 |
| Dr Benjamin Martill · Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Rel… | University of Edinburgh | 1 |
| Jen Easterly · Former Director of the US Cybersecurity and Infra… | Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford | 1 |
| John Foreman CBE | — | 1 |
| Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges | — | 1 |
| Nick Witney · Policy Fellow | European Council on Foreign Relations | 1 |
| Professor Anand Menon · Director | UK in a Changing Europe | 1 |
| Professor Bettina Renz · Professor of International Security, School of Po… | University of Nottingham | 1 |
| Professor Samuel Greene · Professor of Russian Politics | King's College London | 1 |
| Rachel Ellehuus | Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) | 1 |
| Sir Adam Thomson · Director | European Leadership Network | 1 |
| Tom Keatinge · Director | RUSI | 1 |
| Tom McKane · Director-General for Strategy and Director-Genera… | Ministry of Defence | 1 |