Jean-François Morel is a Rear-Admiral in the French Navy and the former commanding officer of a frigate. He was Head of the office for European Defence within the French Ministry of Defence during their Presidency of the EU in 2008, and was also one of the very first military officers to join the EU military staff in Brussels. Alastair Cameron is Head of the European Security Programme at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London.
He previously worked as Armed Forces Editor for Jane's and as a defence consultant within an aerospace and defence company. He has dual French and British nationality.