Dr Alan Mendoza

Dr Alan Mendoza is a co-founder and executive director of The Henry Jackson Society which advocates the view that supporting and promoting liberal democracy should be an integral part of Western foreign policy.

Having obtained a B.A. (Hons) and M.Phil in history at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Alan completed a Ph.D. at the same institution focusing on Anglo-American relations during the Bosnian War, 1992-1995. A frequent speaker on various foreign policy topics, his particular interests are the transatlantic relationship, the future of NATO and the Middle East.

Alan presented the Worldview show on the world’s first political internet TV station, 18 Doughty Street and regularly contributes to the Guardian’s Comment is Free site.

In the wider political world, Alan is the co-founder and President of the Disraelian Union, a London-based progressive Conservative think-tank and discussion forum, and has worked to develop relationships and ideas between networks in the United Kingdom, United States and Europe. He is also a former local councillor for the London Borough of Brent.