The Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood VR - Ten Steps to Prevent World War Three - in conversation with John Sergeant
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| Date | Saturday 7th November 2026 | |
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| Time | 10:00 AM | |
| Doors Open | 9:30 AM | |
| Venue | High Street Baptist Church | |
About the Book: Ten Steps to Prevent World War Three
Putin’s Russia at the throat of Ukraine. Escalating warfare across the Middle East. China seeking leadership of the Global South. Nuclear-armed rogue states. The world is closer than it ever has been to midnight on the Doomsday Clock. So how worried should we be—and how do we prevent global disaster?
In conversation with former BBC journalist JohnSergeant, politician, author, and military veteran Tobias Ellwood introduces his essential new book, Ten Steps to Prevent World War Three. Drawing on his frontline service in the Royal Green Jackets and his experience as Defence Minister and Chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee, Ellwood asks what the West can do to avert the unthinkable.
With influence, ignorance, and ideology weaponised across multiple fronts, the idea of another world war no longer feels far-fetched. In this vital, practical presentation, Mr Ellwood will examine:
About Tobias Ellwood
The Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood VR is an expert in geopolitics, a former British Army officer, senior parliamentarian, author, and commentator on national security. Educated in Bonn and Vienna before attending Loughborough University and Sandhurst, Ellwood served in the Royal Green Jackets and currently holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve. He served as Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East from 2005 to 2024, during which he was Minister for Defence Veterans and chaired the House of Commons Defence Select Committee (2020–2023). Appointed to the Privy Council for his heroism during the 2017 Westminster attack, he is a Distinguished Fellow at RUSI and author of Ten Steps to Prevent World War Three.