This Year’s Lord Caradon Lecture 2024
Was held on Wednesday 13 November at 7 pm at The Plymouth Marjon University
“Is Putin’s Russia or Xi’s China the bigger threat to the West?”
Trustees were delighted to announce that the 2024 Lord Caradon Lecture was given by Sir Mark Lyall-Grant – his subject was “Is Putin’s Russia or Xi’s China the bigger threat to the West?”
Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant is one of the United Kingdom’s foremost experts on Global Affairs and International Security. During a 35-year diplomatic career, he served on 4 different continents, including as Ambassador to Pakistan (2003-2006) and British Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2009-2015), where he chaired the UN Security Council on 4 separate occasions. He was then appointed National Security Adviser to two British Prime Ministers, David Cameron and Theresa May between 2015-17, overseeing the UK’s Intelligence Agencies and interacting with leaders around the world including President Trump, President Putin and President Xi of China.
A video of the talk is now available on the Lecture Archive page.
Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant
Sir Mark is currently a visiting Professor at King’s College, London, lecturing on International Security and Geopolitics and a regular speaker on international TV and radio news channels. He advises a number of British businesses, is an honorary Judge at the UK Bar, a senior Adviser at the UK’s leading think tank, Chatham House, and a governor at Eton College.
He was knighted by HM Queen Elizabeth II for services to diplomacy in 2006. He is married with two children and lives in London, England.