Chief of the Defence Staff Lectures

The Chief of the Defence Staff Lectures have become a fixture in the UK defence calendar. Held annually at RUSI, they afford Britain's senior-most officer an opportunity to take stock of issues affecting Britain's armed forces.

On 1 December 2008 Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Defence Staff, UK Ministry of Defence addressed RUSI members on the UK's operational commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq and the shifting nature of these commitments.

Previous Lectures

Read speeches and listen to audio from previous lectures by current and former Chiefs of the Defence Staff from 2000 onwards.

2008: Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup

2007: Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup

2006: Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup

2005: General Sir Michael Walker

2004: General Sir Michael Walker

2003: General Sir Michael Walker

2002: Admiral Sir Michael Boyce

2001: Admiral Sir Michael Boyce

2000: General Sir Charles Guthrie