Select Committee · National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Deterrence in an age of Russian aggression
Status: Open
Opened: 2 Jun 2026
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 13 Jul 2026 |
Oral evidence session
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
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| 22 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence session
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
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| 15 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Andrei Soldatov · Agentura.ru,
John Foreman CBE,
Professor Bettina Renz · University of Nottingham,
Professor Samuel Greene · King's College London
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Written evidence
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| Reference | Date | Submitter |
|---|---|---|
| RUS0006 | 13 Oct 2026 | Mr Sergei Cristo, University of Buckingham |
| RUS0011 | 13 Oct 2026 | Mr Robert Clark, 878 Research |
| RUS0012 | 13 Oct 2026 | Foreign Policy Centre |
| RUS0013 | 13 Oct 2026 | Overton Advisory |
| RUS0014 | 13 Oct 2026 | Dr Rishi Paul, European Leadership Network |
| RUS0015 | 13 Oct 2026 | ECAPS |
| RUS0016 | 13 Oct 2026 | Bittium |
| RUS0017 | 13 Oct 2026 | DeltaQuad |
| RUS0018 | 13 Oct 2026 | Professor Mary Kaldor, London School of Economics and Political Science |
| RUS0020 | 13 Oct 2026 | Emma Isabella Sage, University of Glasgow |
| RUS0001 | 17 Sep 2026 | The Role of Cyber Effects Operations in Deterring Russian Aggression Tim Stevens, King's College London |
| RUS0002 | 17 Sep 2026 | The United Kingdom’s Deterrence Posture Robert Johnson, CCW, Pembroke College, Oxford |
| RUS0003 | 17 Sep 2026 | Centre for the Study of Subversion, Unconventional Interventions and Threats, University of Nottingham |
| RUS0007 | 17 Sep 2026 | RAND Europe |
| RUS0008 | 17 Sep 2026 | Professor Matthew Francis, Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University |
| RUS0009 | 17 Sep 2026 | Dr Jonathan Leader Maynard, King's College London |
| RUS0010 | 17 Sep 2026 | Mr James Rogers, Council on Geostrategy |
Who gave evidence
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| 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 Relations | University of Edinburgh | 1 |
| Jen Easterly · Former Director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Visiting Fellow | 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 Politics & International Relations | 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-General for Security Policy (2008-14) | Ministry of Defence | 1 |