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Baaz Chandwan is Director of the Defence and Military Strategy Programme at the Centre for International Security and Economic Strategy. His work focuses on military strategy and contemporary defence challenges, with a particular interest in deterrence and NATO.
He has experience in defence policy and analysis at the UK Ministry of Defence, and has contributed to research and commentary on defence and geopolitics through work at leading policy institutions.
Baaz holds an MSc in the History of International Relations from the London School of Economics and a First Class BA in International Relations and History from King’s College London.
“As Director of the Defence and Military Strategy programme, I am particularly interested in the return of conventional conflict to the forefront of statecraft and policy. As contemporary developments continue to dictate alliance structures and diplomacy, I look forward to connecting operational and tactical developments to broader strategic questions. I want the programme to examine pertinent topics, such as how an asymmetry in European and US military capabilities dictates Euro-Atlantic deterrence and shapes NATO, alongside evolving developments in military strategy, including the impact of new technologies. This Programme will contribute policy-relevant research in a period when such analysis is more desirable than ever, offering astute and accessible insights into complex and technical defence-related matters.“