PS21 Event Podcast: What Does “Security” Mean in 2020?

As Covid-19 reshapes the world and Britain begins its Integrated Defence and Security Review, what does the word “security” really mean in 2020 – and what structures, skills and mindsets are necessary to achieve it. This PS21 virtual panel examines those questions, as well as how the UK can balance geopolitics, human rights and fast changing technology to survive and thrive in an increasingly messy, complex century. Speakers Aditi Gupta (Moderator) – All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drones, on the board for Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security UK Abigail Watson – Conflict and Security Policy Coordinator at Saferworld Josh Arnold-Forster – Defence consultant and former Special Adviser to UK Defence Secretary John Reid Emma Salisbury – PhD candidate at Birbeck College specialising in emerging technology and the military-industrial complex.