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HSC gives evidence to UK House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee ‘Defence in Scotland: the North Atlantic and the High North’ inquiry – 15:00 UK time (GMT), 6 March 2023

6 March, 2023

HSC Deputy Director Dr Rowan Allport is giving evidence to the UK House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee’s inquiry ‘Defence in Scotland: the North Atlantic and the High North’.

The session can be viewed here:

Parliamentlive.tv – Scottish Affairs Committee

Image: Flag of the House of Commons and a Typhoon aircraft taking off from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland (right image source: Mark Harkin/CC BY-SA 2.0)

About Rowan Allport

Dr Rowan Allport is a Deputy Director who leads the HSC's Security and Defence team. Rowan holds a PhD in Politics and a MA in Conflict, Governance and Development from the University of York, as well as a BA (Hons) in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Hull. Specialising in strategic analysis and international security, Rowan's primary areas of interest lie in the defence issues in and around the NATO region, interstate conflict and US foreign policy discourse. He is also the lead author of HSC's recent ‘Fire and Ice: A New Maritime Strategy for NATO’s Northern Flank’ report. Rowan's publication credits include articles and commentary in Foreign Policy, The Diplomat, The Hill, DefenseOne, RealClearDefense, The Strategist, UK Defence Journal, Politics.co.uk and The National Interest. He has previously worked as a lobbyist for the Whitehouse Consultancy in Westminster, and as a Senior Analyst for RAND Europe's Security, Defence and Infrastructure team.