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Chris Donnelly is a Trustee of the [[Institute for Statecraft]].  Between 1989 and 2003 he was Special Adviser for Central and Eastern European Affairs to four successive Secretaries General of [[NATO]], including latterly [[Lord Robertson]].<ref name="NATO">NATO [http://www.nato.int/cv/is/sp-adv/donnelly.htm Special Advisor for Central and Eastern European Affairs Chris Donelly].  Accessed 30 December 2015.</ref>
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Chris Donnelly (Date of birth: 10 Nov. 1946) is a Trustee of the [[Institute for Statecraft]] and of the [[Active Change Foundation]].  Between 1989 and 2003 he was Special Adviser for Central and Eastern European Affairs to four successive Secretaries General of [[NATO]], including latterly [[Lord Robertson]].<ref name="NATO">NATO [http://www.nato.int/cv/is/sp-adv/donnelly.htm Special Advisor for Central and Eastern European Affairs Chris Donelly].  Accessed 30 December 2015.</ref>
  
Prior to his joining NATO in 1989 he was for 20 years at the [[Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst]], initially as an instructor in Russian and Soviet studies, and from 1973 as a member of the [[Soviet Studies Research Centre]], which body he headed from 1979 until 1989.<ref name="NATO"/>
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==Background==
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Born in Rochdale, Lancs., to Anthony Donnelly and Dorothy M. Morris, Donelly was educated at [[Cardinal Langley School]], Middleton, Lancs. and graduated from [[University of Manchester]] in 1969.<ref name="who">World Who's Who [http://www.worldwhoswho.com/public/views/entry.html?id=don-0615  DONNELLY Christopher Nigel CMG, TD,BA]. Accessed 30 December 2015.</ref> Donnelly is married to [[Jill Donnelly]] UK president of [[Make Mothers Matter]] from 2000-2008<ref>Make Mothers Matter [http://www.mouvement-mondial-des-meres.org/en/about-us/history History]. Accessed 30 December 2015.</ref>
  
Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, UK, Chris Donnelly graduated from [[Manchester University]] in 1969. He has published numerous articles on Russian and Soviet military and political issues. He is the author of ''Red Banner - the Soviet Military System in Peace and War'' [1988]. From 1970 to 1993 he served as a reserve officer in the [[British Territorial Army]].<ref name="NATO"/>
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==Career==
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Donnelly was Instructor, [[Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst]] (RMAS) 1969–72; Sr Lecturer, [[Soviet Studies Research Centre]], RMAS 1972–79, Dir 1979–89; [[Territorial Army]] (Int. Corps) 1970–93; Adjunct Professor, [[Carnegie Mellon University]] 1985–89, [[Georgia Technical University]] 1989–93; Special Adviser for Cen. and E European Affairs to Sec.- Gen. of [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] 1989–2003; Founder and Head of [[Advanced Research and Assessment Group]], [[Defence Academy of the UK]] 2003–07, Sr Fellow 2007–10; currently Dir [[Institute for Statecraft]], London.<ref name="who"/>
  
 
His current major interest is in the reform of defence and security establishments in Central and Eastern European countries following the end of the Cold War, and the development of collaboration between Eastern and Western defence establishments.<ref name="NATO"/>
 
His current major interest is in the reform of defence and security establishments in Central and Eastern European countries following the end of the Cold War, and the development of collaboration between Eastern and Western defence establishments.<ref name="NATO"/>
  
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==Affiliations==
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*[[John Smith Memorial Trust]] - advisory board<ref>John Smith Trust [http://www.johnsmithmemorialtrust.org/about-us/advisory-board/chris-donnelly.aspx Chris donnelly].  Accessed 30 December 2015.</ref>
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*[[Forward Thinking]] - Trustee
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==Publications==
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*''Red Banner'' 1989,
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*''War and the Soviet Union'' 1990,
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*''Gorbachev’s Revolution'' 1991,
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*''Nations, Alliances and Security'' 2004<ref name="who"/>
 
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 2 March 2016

Chris Donnelly (Date of birth: 10 Nov. 1946) is a Trustee of the Institute for Statecraft and of the Active Change Foundation. Between 1989 and 2003 he was Special Adviser for Central and Eastern European Affairs to four successive Secretaries General of NATO, including latterly Lord Robertson.[1]

Background

Born in Rochdale, Lancs., to Anthony Donnelly and Dorothy M. Morris, Donelly was educated at Cardinal Langley School, Middleton, Lancs. and graduated from University of Manchester in 1969.[2] Donnelly is married to Jill Donnelly UK president of Make Mothers Matter from 2000-2008[3]

Career

Donnelly was Instructor, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst (RMAS) 1969–72; Sr Lecturer, Soviet Studies Research Centre, RMAS 1972–79, Dir 1979–89; Territorial Army (Int. Corps) 1970–93; Adjunct Professor, Carnegie Mellon University 1985–89, Georgia Technical University 1989–93; Special Adviser for Cen. and E European Affairs to Sec.- Gen. of North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1989–2003; Founder and Head of Advanced Research and Assessment Group, Defence Academy of the UK 2003–07, Sr Fellow 2007–10; currently Dir Institute for Statecraft, London.[2]

His current major interest is in the reform of defence and security establishments in Central and Eastern European countries following the end of the Cold War, and the development of collaboration between Eastern and Western defence establishments.[1]

Affiliations

Publications

  • Red Banner 1989,
  • War and the Soviet Union 1990,
  • Gorbachev’s Revolution 1991,
  • Nations, Alliances and Security 2004[2]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 NATO Special Advisor for Central and Eastern European Affairs Chris Donelly. Accessed 30 December 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 World Who's Who DONNELLY Christopher Nigel CMG, TD,BA. Accessed 30 December 2015.
  3. Make Mothers Matter History. Accessed 30 December 2015.
  4. John Smith Trust Chris donnelly. Accessed 30 December 2015.