Event: CNA National Security Seminar Series – Jan. 18

January 18, noon - 1:30 p.m. — Michael Ancram, Marquess of Lothian will discuss European perceptions of the U.S. “pivot toward Asia,” and offer his views on EU politics and current efforts to deal with the Euro crisis.

Lord Lothian, now a member of the House of Lords after spending more 35 years in the House of Commons, is the Founder and Chairman of the London-based, independent, non-partisan Global Strategy Forum dedicated to debate on foreign affairs and international security.  He was first elected to the UK Parliament in 1974 and served as a Conservative member of the House of Commons where he held the posts of Chairman of the Conservative Party, Shadow Foreign Secretary, and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence. In 2010 he became a member of the House of Lords where he serves as a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee.