robin niblett

Robin Niblett Keynote Speaker

  • Chief Executive and Director of Chatham House (2007-2022), one of the world’s leading foreign affairs think tanks.
  • Author of 'The New Cold War: How the Contest Between the US and China Will Shape Our Century' (March 2024)
  • Specialist on international relations and foreign policy.

Robin Niblett's Biography

Sir Robin Niblett is a Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs). He was the Director and Chief Executive of Chatham House between January 2007 and July 2022.

Robin is a Distinguished Fellow with the Asia Society Policy Institute; Senior Adviser with Hakluyt, the London-based strategic advisory firm; and serves on the International Advisory Board of Brown Advisory, the US investment firm.

Previously, Robin was the Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). During his final two years at CSIS, he also served as Director of the CSIS Europe Programme and its Initiative for a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership.

His book ‘The New Cold War: How the Contest Between the US and China Will Shape Our Century‘ is published in March 2024.   Previous books include ‘Ready to Lead?: Rethinking America’s Role in a Changed World‘.

Robin is Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Geopolitics. He served as Chair of the Experts Group for the 2014 NATO Summit and Chair of the British Academy’s Steering Committee of Languages for Security Project (2013).  He is a frequent panellist at conferences on geopolitics, Europe and transatlantic relations and has testified to British parliamentary Committees and US Congressional Committees. His commentary and analysis have appeared in Foreign Affairs, the Financial Times, the Washington Post, the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian, among others. He is a regular commentator on Bloomberg ‘Surveillance’, BBC News, and CNN International.

Robin was appointed Companion of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2015 New Year’s Honours and Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 2022 – awarded for services  promoting the UK as a global centre for foreign policy.

He received his BA in modern languages and MPhil and DPhil in international relations from New College, Oxford.  His doctoral thesis was entitled ‘The European Community and the Central European Three, 1989–92 : a study of the Community as an international actor’.

Read More

Robin Niblett's Speaking Topics

  • The Geopolitical and Geo-Economic Consequences of the War in Ukraine

  • Understanding and Navigating Today's Divided World: New Approaches to Globalisation and ESG

  • Managing the US - Europe - China Strategic Triangle

  • What Next for 'Global Britain'?

  • The Future of European Security

Read More

Videos of Robin Niblett

Sir Robin Niblett: Celebrating 15 successful years leading Chatham House
Sir Robin Niblett: Celebrating 15 successful years leading Chatham House
Middle East Conflict: What Is the Endgame?
Middle East Conflict: What Is the Endgame?

Articles, Media & Podcasts

Books by Robin Niblett

The New Cold War: How the Contest Between the US and China Will Shape Our Century
Ready to Lead?
Ready to Lead?: Rethinking America's Role in a Changed World
Robin Niblett book cover
America and a Changed World: A Question of Leadership

Comments & Testimonials

"Just a quick note to say that Robin was top notch this morning. A really lovely guy who was very relaxed and incredibly insightful as well. He really engaged the group and had loads of audience Q&A as well, which is a good sign. I have no doubt we’ll be working all together again soon!"
"On behalf of myself and the rest of the team, I wanted to extend a personal thanks to Sir Robin. I have worked with many guest/keynote speakers over the years, and he was by far one of the most engaging and interesting speakers I have had the pleasure of hearing from."

Check Robin Niblett's speaking fees and availability

    Sending your message…

    Please wait, this can take a moment

    Message sent…

    Close

    Please provide your details and we’ll get in touch as soon as possible.

    We can only respond to requests for professional speaking engagements. We are unable to respond to requests for autographs, shoutouts and personalized messages.

    Discover other speakers

    Frank McKenzie Speaker
    Exclusive
    Frank McKenzie
    Commander of the United States Central Command, 2019-22
    Gideon Rachman Speaker
    Exclusive
    Gideon Rachman
    Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times
    Leslie Vinjamuri Speaker
    Exclusive
    Leslie Vinjamuri
    Expert on international security, intervention and geopolitics.
    Dr. A. Wess Mitchell Speaker
    Exclusive
    Dr. A. Wess Mitchell
    American Foreign Policy Expert, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
    julian king
    Julian King Speaker
    Exclusive
    Julian King
    EU Commissioner for the Security Union (2016-2019)
    Suzanne Williams Speaker
    Exclusive
    Suzanne Williams
    International Hostage Negotiator
    Dmytro Kuleba Speaker
    Exclusive
    Dmytro Kuleba
    Foreign Minister of Ukraine (2020-2024) & Author of 'War for Reality" Senior Fellow - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University
    Sir Jeremy Fleming Speaker
    Exclusive
    Sir Jeremy Fleming
    Former Director of GCHQ
    Lindsay Newman Speaker
    Exclusive
    Lindsay Newman
    Geopolitical Risk Expert
    bates gill
    Bates Gill Speaker
    Exclusive
    Bates Gill
    Specialist on China & Indo-Pacific affairs