William Freer

William Freer is a Research Fellow in National Security at the Council on Geostrategy and was an Associate Fellow at the Royal Navy’s Strategic Studies Centre 2024-25. He is a War Studies graduate from King’s College London where his academic work focused on British-American grand strategy in the Cold War and post-Cold War era. Freer previously worked as a consultant for a firm that specialised in research and advisory work (across a wide array of sectors including defence, justice, education, supported employment, and economic inactivity) and government procurement, both in the UK and internationally. He holds a BA in War Studies from King’s College London.