The Breakfast Club with Paul Adamson & Angus Lapsley

A sharp, off-the-record briefing on defence, diplomacy, and Europe’s shifting place in the world—over breakfast at TheMerode.

We’re delighted to welcome Angus Lapsley, the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to NATO, for the next edition of The Breakfast Club—our morning series hosted by Paul Adamson.

This edition offers a candid, off-the-record conversation on the state of transatlantic security, the future of NATO, and the role of diplomacy in an increasingly fragmented global order.

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7:30 – Welcome, coffee and breakfast

8:00–9:00 – Conversation and audience Q&A (ends sharply at 9:00)

Breakfast includes: viennoiseries, yoghurt, fruit, granola, overnight oats, chia pudding, fresh juices, tea and coffee.

This is a small-format event limited to 20 guests, designed for early risers with a taste for sharp thinking and fresh insight.

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Angus Lapsley is the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to NATO. Prior to this role, he served as NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning and held senior positions in the UK Ministry of Defence and Foreign & Commonwealth Office. He brings a unique perspective on European security, transatlantic diplomacy, and NATO’s evolving mission in an era of geopolitical volatility.

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Paul Adamson is the founder/publisher of the online magazine Encompass, chairman of Forum Europe and Forum Global and chairman of the EU-UK Forum. He is on the board of the Centre for European Reform. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2012 and Chevalier in the Ordre national du Mérite by the French government in 2016.

The Breakfast Club with Paul Adamson & Angus Lapsley

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