Select Committee · Defence Committee

Defence in the High North

Status: Open Opened: 28 Jan 2026

Inquiry scope

The inquiry will examine the current and emerging threats in the region. It will ask what the UK’s defence and security interests are, and whether we have the correct strategies, capabilities and alliances to counter these threats, particularly from Russia.

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
15 Jul 2026	Panel 1 Brigadier Jeremy Lamb MC · Ministry of Defence, Chris Keay · Ministry of Defence, Louise Sandher-Jones MP · Ministry of Defence	View ↗
28 Apr 2026	Panel 1 Professor David Blagden · The University of Exeter, Professor Katarzyna Zysk · Norwegian Institute For Defence Studies	View ↗
3 Mar 2026	Panel 1 Dr Marc De Vore · University of St Andrews, Ed Arnold · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe · Loughborough University	View ↗

Who gave evidence

8 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Brigadier Jeremy Lamb MC · Head, Euro-Atlantic Security	Ministry of Defence	1
Chris Keay · Deputy Director, Euro-Atlantic Security	Ministry of Defence	1
Dr Marc De Vore · Senior Lecturer at the School of International Relations	University of St Andrews	1
Ed Arnold · Senior Research Fellow, European Security	Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)	1
Louise Sandher-Jones MP · Minister for Veterans and People	Ministry of Defence	1
Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe · Professor of War Studies	Loughborough University	1
Professor David Blagden · Professor of International Security & Strategy	The University of Exeter	1
Professor Katarzyna Zysk · Professor of International Relations and Contemporary History	Norwegian Institute For Defence Studies	1