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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. He is also the lead author of HSC's ‘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 and DefenseOne. He has previously worked as a lobbyist for Whitehouse Communications in Westminster, and as a Senior Analyst for RAND Europe's Security, Defence and Infrastructure team. His book, 'War Plan Taiwan: OPLAN 5077 and the U.S. Struggle for the Pacific', is now available for order: https://www.usni.org/press/books/war-plan-taiwan Contact via rowanallport@gmail.com Follow on Twitter/X via @drrowanallport