Gabriel Elefteriu

Senior Research Fellow, Defence and Border Security

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Gabriel Elefteriu is Senior Defence Fellow, also covering border security. In his previous role at Policy Exchange he was National Security Research Fellow within the “Britain in the World” project. Before joining Policy Exchange in 2014, he was Senior Defence Analyst and Consultant with a defence market intelligence company working with global defence and homeland security industry clients, including A&D primes. His earlier experience includes a number of business and security intelligence roles in the City. Gabriel holds a BA in War Studies (1st class) and an MA in Intelligence and International Security (distinction) from King’s College London, where his main research focus was on space security and strategy. He is also an Associate of King’s College.

The UK and the Western alliance: NATO in the new era of realpolitik

by Gabriel Elefteriu | Mar 28, 2017

Read Publication Policy Exchange’s Britain in the World project publishes a paper by John Bew and Gabriel Elefteriu examining the future of NATO. Professor John Bew, Head of Policy Exchange’s Britain in the World Project said: “We need NATO now more than ever, but the...

Beware excessive “declinism” – we’re putting more money into UK defence but American warnings must also be heeded

by Gabriel Elefteriu | Nov 21, 2017

The 2017 Budget Statement comes amid higher-than-usual fears that the axe is about to return to defence. This Government will be keen to allay any such fears, particularly given the latest bout of concerns about the decline of British influence, and the sharpening of...

Making Sense of British Foreign Policy After Brexit

by Gabriel Elefteriu | Jul 19, 2016

Read Publication The Policy Exchange Britain in the World Project’s latest report warns that Brexit cannot be allowed to become the latest instalment of a narrative of decline in Britain’s influence on the world stage that has been building up in recent years....

DExEU’s paper on post-Brexit UK-EU security and defence cooperation: a question of influence

by Gabriel Elefteriu | Sep 16, 2017

This initial paper’s positive tone and generous approach will help improve the “mood music” around the Brexit negotiations. But eventually Britain will have to start answering the big strategic questions as well. On Tuesday, the Government published its first position...

After the North Korean crisis

by Gabriel Elefteriu | Aug 20, 2017

Even if war is averted, the aftermath of the current crisis will likely see America devote much more attention and resources to northeast Asia on a permanent basis, or risk the erosion of its strategic position in the region. In any scenario, global stability and...