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Peter Ricketts

Lord Peter Ricketts GCMG GCVO

Visiting Professor

Research interests

  • Conflict and security

Biography

Lord Peter spent 40 years as a member of the Diplomatic Service. His final post was Ambassador in Paris (2012-16).  Before that he was the UK’s first National Security Adviser (2010-12), and in that role was the coordinator of the 2010 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review. He was Permanent Under Secretary at the FCO and Head of the Diplomatic Service (2006-10). He spent much of his career working on politico-military issues and crisis management, including spells as the FCO Political Director (2001-3) and Permanent Representative to NATO (2003-6). He holds Honorary Degrees from the Universities of London, Kent and Bath and is an Honorary Fellow of Pembroke College Oxford.

Areas of interest

  • National Security policy
  • Crisis management and post-conflict stabilisation
  • Defence policy

Research

War studies 2
Centre for Defence Studies

CDS is a world-leading Centre for Defence and security research, thought-leadership, consultancy and executive development run by director Professor John Gearson.

Events

29Jun

State of British Diplomacy

Join us as our expert panellists dig into the state of British Diplomacy

Please note: this event has passed.

20May

Hard Choices: What Britain Does Next - Book launch with Lord Peter Ricketts

Lord Peter Ricketts, one of Britain's most experienced senior diplomats will discusses his new book on the key dilemmas Britain faces today.

Please note: this event has passed.

Features

How would the UK's approach to National Security change under a new government?

Three experts from the School of Security Studies explain the main national security tasks facing the government after the election and how the UK’s approach...

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Research

War studies 2
Centre for Defence Studies

CDS is a world-leading Centre for Defence and security research, thought-leadership, consultancy and executive development run by director Professor John Gearson.

Events

29Jun

State of British Diplomacy

Join us as our expert panellists dig into the state of British Diplomacy

Please note: this event has passed.

20May

Hard Choices: What Britain Does Next - Book launch with Lord Peter Ricketts

Lord Peter Ricketts, one of Britain's most experienced senior diplomats will discusses his new book on the key dilemmas Britain faces today.

Please note: this event has passed.

Features

How would the UK's approach to National Security change under a new government?

Three experts from the School of Security Studies explain the main national security tasks facing the government after the election and how the UK’s approach...

rodrigo-santos-y4CbN3JCCTA-unsplash
IR image 1