Institute for European Defence and Strategic Studies
Institute for European Defence and Strategic Studies
The IEDSS was set up in London in 1979 to study poitical change in Europe and to assess its impact on strategic and defence issues. It was particularly concerned with those developments which affected the Western Alliance. It was founded by Peter Blaker MP, Ray Whitney MP and Steven Haseler
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funding
Funders included the right wing US foundations The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. and the John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. Source
1982 Advisory Council
Richard V. Allen Luigi Barzani Dr. Robert Conquest Rt. Hon Lord George Brown Brian Key MEP Melvin J. Lasky Leonard Schapiro Pedro Schwartz Frank Shakespeare Dr. G. R. Urban
1982 Board of Management
Dr. Edwin J. Feulner Jr. (Chairman) Dr. Stephan Haseler (Sec) Congressman David R. Bowen Peter R. Durrant Douglas Eden Prof. Antonio Martino Ray Whitney Gerald Frost (Ex. Dir.) George Miller (research officer)
1985 Advisory Council
Dr. Robert Conquest Brian Key MEP Leopold Labedz Melvin J. Lasky Rt. Hon Reginald Prentice MP Hon Frank Shakespeare Dr. Philip Towle Dr. G. R. Urban
1985 Board of Management
Richard V. Allen Rt. Hon Sir Peter Blaker KCMG MP Dr. Iain Elliot Dr. Edwin J. Feulner Jr. Dr. Stephan Haseler Prof. Antonio Martino Gerald Frost (Ex. Dir.) Jonathan Luxmore (Editor)
1990 Advisory Council
Prof. Jean-MArie Benoist Dr. Christopher Coker Dr. Robert Conquest Baroness Cox Leopold Labedz Melvin J. Lasky John O' Sullivan Pedro Schwartz Hon. Frank Shakespeare Dr. Philip Towle Dr. G. R. Urban Alam Lee Williams Prof. Albert Wohlstetter
- Ray Whitney (IRD) Melvin Lasky (ex-editor of Encounter) Richard V. Allen (NSC), Dr. Edwin J. Feulner president of the Heritage Foundation (and host of OTHERS).
- Christopher Coker, BAP steering group 1996, RUSI, Chatham House and Institute for European Defence & Strategic Studies
Contact
The IEDSS operated out of 13/14 Golden Square while 12a was used by Brian Crozier’s Institute for the Study of Conflict. Round the corner from Poland Street London, W1P 3FP
