CHELSEA HISTORY FESTIVAL

Defence and Security Challenges to the UK and NATO with General Sir Adrian Bradshaw

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Defence and Security Challenges to the UK and NATO, and how we can preserve the peace in Western Europe’ with General Sir Adrian Bradshaw - Chelsea History Festival

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Join General Sir Adrian Bradshaw KCB OBE DL, the Royal Hospital Chelsea’s acting Governor, in the beautiful setting of the Royal Hospital Chelsea Wren Chapel as he discusses Defence and Security Challenges to the UK and NATO, and how we can preserve peace in Western Europe.

Date: Friday 2 October 2026
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Royal Hospital Chelsea - Wren Chapel (enter via Chapel Gate)

In the face of recent and ongoing wars in the Middle East, Ukraine, Sudan and other conflicts zone, and mindful of the increasing destabilisation of NATO’s Southern Flank, General Bradshaw will explore the nature of the various threats to our peace and security, and how the UK and NATO might protect the peace in the North Atlantic Region and help to secure our wider global interests.

Tickets: £20 (plus £2 booking fee per transaction)

About the speaker

General Sir Adrian Bradshaw KCB OBE DL was NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2014 to 2017, having previously been Deputy Commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan from 2011 to 2012 and Commander UK Land Forces in 2013. He has served in armour, as a military pilot, and in a variety of other operational roles over a career spanning 44 years.