Colonel Brian Lees LVO OBE
| Bio | Col. Lees spent much of his 34 year army career with his regiment, the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. From 1975 to 1979, he served as Defence Attaché in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. He was then Head of Army Technical Intelligence, 1979-82 and Head of Defence Intelligence staff, Washington, 1982-84 before being appointed Defence Attaché, Oman, 1984-87. Since leaving the Army he has worked with the Saudi Economic Offset Programme. He is a member of the Council of the Society. |
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Lectures to The Society
| Title | Type | Date |
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| Saudi Arabia and the Arab Spring |  |
May 2012 |
| The Al-Sa'ud and the Future of Saudi Arabia | |
Oct 2005 |
Articles in the Journal
| The Al Saud Family and the Future of Saudi Arabia | ||
| Colonel Brian Lees | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 37 Number 1 | March 2006 | |
| Correspondence | ||
| Colonel Brian Lees | ||
| Asian Affairs, Volume 13 Number 1 | March 1982 | |
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Forthcoming Events
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LIBRARY & ARCHIVE: TEMPORARY CLOSURE Shuts 16 May 2012, reopens 1st August 2012 more…
Festival of Asian Literature at Asia House 15 - 30 May 2012 more…
The Bangladeshi Novel The Royal Society of Literature Tagore Memorial Meeting, with speakers Philip Hensher and Tahmima Anam more…
"Yemen: Challenges for the Future" - an international conference (BYS & LMEI) Invitation for scholars to propose papers for conference in November 2012 more…
Ragmala Paintings from India: Poetry, passion, song Exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery: 25 January - 27 May 2012 more…
Recent Recordings
The Art of Resistance in the Middle East
Ashoka: India's Lost Emperor Charles Allen returns the RSAA to speak about the re-discovery of one of India's greatest Emperors, Ashoka, and the empire he built
The Freedom Factor Humphrey Hawksley discusses how freedoms have come to the world and what can be done to support their spreading in the world
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