As Head of the European Security Programme, Alastair Cameron is responsible for leading research projects, private discussion meetings and public conferences on all aspects of European Security and Defence. His main research interests relate to the development of European military capabilities, the EU’s European Security and Defence Policy, NATO transformation and NATO-EU relations, as well as international defence partnerships and military operations.

Prior to joining RUSI, Alastair worked as a Defence Consultant within Frost & Sullivan’s Aerospace and Defence Practice. Between 2004 and 2006, he spent two years working as Armed Forces Editor for Jane's, where he was responsible for the editorial overview of all Jane's country-based military assessments. Whilst living in France, he worked as a Project Leader within the EU/NATO office of 'Directorate for Strategic Affairs' of the French Ministry of Defence co-ordinating European and NATO military exercises. In 2001, he also gained work experience as a Research Assistant at the Assembly of the Western European Union in Paris.

Alastair has a Masters in International Relations, Conflict & Security from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris - Sciences Po, as well as a BA in European Studies from the University of London. He has dual French and British nationality.

While working at Jane’s, Alastair was the editor of the Jane's Sentinel - defence files, Jane’s Defence Budgets, as well as Jane's World Armies, Jane's World Air Forces and Jane's World Navies.