Robin Niblett

Robin Niblett
Residence London, United Kingdom
Nationality British
Alma mater New College, Oxford (BA, MPhil and DPhil)
Occupation Director
Organization Chatham House

Robin Christian Howard Niblett CMG (born 20 August 1961)[1] is a British specialist in international relations. He has been the Director of Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs) since January 2007.

In 1995 he was awarded a DPhil entitled The European Community and the Central European Three, 1989-92 : a study of the Community as an international actor.

From 2001 to 2006, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Center for Strategic & International Studies.[2] During his last two years at CSIS, he also served as Director of the CSIS Europe Program and its Initiative for a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership.[3]

Niblett has participated as a panellist at conferences and events around the world[4][5] as an expert on transatlantic relations and European order. He has given evidence to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee about the future of NATO and European defence,[6] to the Foreign Affairs Committee about the US-UK relationship[7] and the future of UK government policy towards the European Union,[8] and to the Select Committee on Soft Power and the UK's Influence.[9] He has appeared as an analyst on these topics in major media including the BBC[10] and CNN[11] and has written and commented for prominent newspapers including the Financial Times,[12] Washington Post,[13] The Guardian[14] and the Daily Telegraph.[15]

He is the editor and contributing author of the book America and a Changed World: A Question of Leadership and has edited and co-authored books on transatlantic cooperation and European integration. Most recently he authored a chapter in the book Influencing Tomorrow: Future Challenges for British Foreign Policy.[16]

He is a Non-Executive Director of Fidelity European Values Investment Trust since 2010,[17] member and former Chairman of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Europe.[18]

He chaired the British Academy forum on language needs for UK public policy making and implementation[19] and is currently Chairman of the Experts Group for the 2014 NATO Summit.[20]

Niblett was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to promoting the UK as a global centre for foreign policy.[21][22]

References

  1. ↑ "Birthdays". The Guardian (Guardian News & Media). 20 Aug 2014. p. 35.
  2. ↑ US China Economic Security and Review Commission bio
  3. ↑ atlantic-community.org, Atlantic Faces: Dr Robin Niblett, 3 December 2010
  4. ↑ FORA.tv Speaker - Robin Niblett
  5. ↑ YouTube, Davos Annual Meeting 2010 - Rethinking the Eurozone
  6. ↑ House of Commons Select Committee on Defence Minutes of Evidence, 9 October 2007
  7. ↑ House of Commons Global Security: UK-US Relations - Foreign Affairs Committee, Written evidence from Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
  8. ↑ The future of the european Union: UK Government policy, Written evidence from Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House
  9. ↑ Chatham House, Soft Power, Hard Foundations: The Future of the UK’s International Influence, 1 March 2014
  10. ↑ BBC News - Today, Cameron's 'hard headed' diplomatic strategy, 29 July 2010
  11. ↑ CNN, Connect the World, November 2, 2010
  12. ↑ Financial Times video, Jan 12: Robin Niblett on Europe's Russia policy
  13. ↑ The Washington Post, Critics Smell Politics in Decision to Honor Obama, October 10, 2009
  14. ↑ The Guardian, Debating Defence, 2 February 2010
  15. ↑ The Telegraph, Analysis: Barack Obama's decision on missile shield shows he is sticking to the diplomatic path, 18 September 2009
  16. ↑ Amazon.co.uk, Robin Niblett: Books
  17. ↑ Bloomberg Businessweek, Robin Niblett: Executive Profile & Biography
  18. ↑ World Economic Forum, Robin Niblett
  19. ↑ British Academy, Parker 25 Years On, July 2011 https://www.britac.ac.uk/policy/parker_25_years_on.cfm
  20. ↑ Press Release, Director of Chatham House to Chair New NATO Group of Policy Experts, http://www.chathamhouse.org/media/news/view/198369
  21. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61092. p. N4. 31 December 2014.
  22. ↑