Foreign policy expert and presidential advisor Dr Fiona Hill CMG gave a lecture on defence to members of the House of Lords on 13 October 2026, speaking in conversation with Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. The discussion covered a range of topics, including the USA, Presidents Trump and Putin, Russia and Ukraine, plus what security and resilience might look like on a local level in Britain.
Dr Hill was a National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia under Presidents Bush and Obama from 2006 to 2009 on the National Intelligence Council. She served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs on President Trump’s National Security Council.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon is a former minister at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, where he covered a variety of responsibilities including South and Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, United Nations and the Commonwealth.
The Lord Speaker’s Lecture series invites speakers from inside and outside the House of Lords to address members on a range of topics to support and inform their work.