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Engelsberg Annual Lecture in Applied History | King's College London The Centre for Statecraft & National Security will host its Annual Lecture in Applied History. This year, we are honoured to host Dr Kori Schake and Professor Francis Gavin, who will be speaking about...

📆 Join us for our Engelsberg Annual Lecture in Applied History, coming up later this month! This year, we are honoured to host speakers @kschake.bsky.social & Prof Francis Gavin

🕡 30 Oct, 18:30–20:00 GMT
📍 Strand Campus

👇 Registration is now open
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Engelsberg Annual Lecture in Applied History | King's College London The Centre for Statecraft & National Security will host its Annual Lecture in Applied History. This year, we are honoured to host Dr Kori Schake and Professor Francis Gavin, who will be speaking about...

📆 Join us for our Engelsberg Annual Lecture in Applied History, coming up later this month! This year, we are honoured to host speakers @kschake.bsky.social & Prof Francis Gavin

🕡 30 Oct, 18:30–20:00 GMT
📍 Strand Campus

👇 Registration is now open www.kcl.ac.uk/events/engel...

Engelsberg Annual Lecture in Applied History | King's College London The Centre for Statecraft & National Security will host its Annual Lecture in Applied History. This year, we are honoured to host Dr Kori Schake and Professor Francis Gavin, who will be speaking about...

📆 Join us for our Engelsberg Annual Lecture in Applied History, coming up later this month! This year, we are honoured to host speakers @kschake.bsky.social & Prof Francis Gavin

🕡 30 Oct, 18:30–20:00 GMT
📍 Strand Campus

👇 Registration is now open www.kcl.ac.uk/events/engel...

Manchester and the jihadi war against Jews Jihad al-Shamie emerged from a British subculture contaminated with violence

📝 "Despite the widespread revulsion at the attack in Manchester, it was not the first time a British jihadist has targeted a synagogue," says Dr Shiraz Maher in his latest piece for The New Statesman www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...

📚 Free this Thursday night? Join us for a book launch with Dr Grant H. Golub 👇

Diplomacy Workshop with Prof Ronald Barston | King's College London Diplomacy Workshop with Prof Ronald Barston

🧑‍🎓 Calling all current @warstudieskcl.bsky.social students: please come along for our in-person diplomacy workshop with Prof R. P. Barston!

📆 Wednesday, 15 October
⏰ 1pm-3pm

👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/diplo...

Book Talk - Warriors in Washington by Dr.Grant Golub | King's College London How did the US Army emerge as one of the most powerful political organizations in the United States following World War II?

📆 There's still time to register for our upcoming book talk with Dr Grant H. Golub!

He will be discussing his new book, "Warriors in Washington: Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the Politics of American Power in World War II"

⬇️ More information here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...

Translation in conflict: An instrument of power or a place of neutrality? - ICSR Mohamad El Kari talks about the challenges of translating the stories of conflict-affected populations in Lebanon and Iraq.

🗣️ On International Translation Day 2025, we share this thought-provoking piece by Mohamad El Kari, as he explores the responsibilities and challenges that translators face when working with the stories of people affected by conflict👇

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Book Talk - Warriors in Washington by Dr.Grant Golub | King's College London How did the US Army emerge as one of the most powerful political organizations in the United States following World War II?

📚 Join us on 9 October for our first event of the term! Dr Grant H. Golub will be discussing his new book, "Warriors in Washington: Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the Politics of American Power in World War II"

🔗 Register here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...

Join us on 15 Oct for a Diplomacy Workshop with Prof R.P. Barston at King’s College London. KCL students only!

📍 King’s Building
🕐Wednesday 15 Oct, 1pm -3pm
🔗Event Link: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/diplo...

Don’t miss out! Join CSNS on 9 Oct 2025 for Warriors in Washington: Henry Stimson, the US Army, and the Politics of American Power in World War II by Dr Grant Golub

📍King’s Building
🕔Thursday 9 Oct, 5pm
⛓️Event link: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...

Remembering Professor Jack Spence | King's College London We pay tribute to Professor Jack Spence, who passed away in August this year.

Remembering Professor Jack Spence.
We pay tribute to his life, work, and lasting impact following his passing this August.

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/remembe...

📝 Dr Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens recently wrote a report for the Commission for Countering Extremism: 'Uncomfortable Truths – Freedom of Speech is the Key to Countering Extremism'

You can read it here: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689b43...

Pursuing pole position No sooner had VE Day arrived in May 1945 than work on Operation Unthinkable began. Though the Allies had been triumphant against Hitler and were confident that victory in the Pacific would soon follow...

Prof John Bew recently reviewed a new book for the Times Literary Supplement. He discusses how, amid debt, manpower shortages, and fears of Soviet domination, Whitehall sought to preserve Britain’s influence in a fragile postwar world.

Link to the article: www.the-tls.com/history/twen...

Research Operations Manager at King's College London Explore professional service vacancies, like the Research Operations Manager role, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today and learn more about the position.

💼 We are hiring! @csns-uk.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social is looking for a Research Operations Manager to oversee our component of the XCEPT research programme. You can apply until Sunday, 17 August

Find more information here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC646/r...

CSNS had the privilege of hosting Prof. Siddharth Kara for a powerful talk on the human and environmental toll of cobalt mining in the DRC. 'Blood Batteries: The Human Rights and Environmental Impacts of Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo'
www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/bea...

For Trump et al, the personal is always political In an era of rapid technological advancement, it’s disconcerting that gut instinct and snap judgments by many leaders shape our world

AI may be advancing fast — but it's still human impulse, ego, and instinct steering global power.
From Trump’s foreign policy to Putin’s war aims, John Bew explores how personality eclipses strategy in today’s politics.
Read in
@thetimes: www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

Research Operations Manager at King's College London Explore professional service vacancies, like the Research Operations Manager role, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today and learn more about the position.

💼 We are hiring! @csns-uk.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social is looking for a Research Operations Manager to oversee our component of the XCEPT research programme. You can apply until Sunday, 17 August

Find more information here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC646/r...

Meet the President’s main man | The Observer An elegant portrait of Jimmy Carter’s hawkish security adviser reveals him to be a pivotal figure in cold war policy

💣 At 3am, the nukes were coming... Or so Zbigniew Brzezinski was told.
Edward Luce revisits one of the Cold War’s most surreal nights — and the legacy of Carter’s underrated strategist.
Read in the @ObserverUK: Meet the President’s Main Man by John Bew observer.co.uk/culture/book...

🚨 Call for chapters! Philippe Lagassé and co are looking for contributions to a forthcoming volume on supreme military command authority and/or Commanders-in-Chief from a historical/comparative perspective

📝 Abstracts are due by 1 October 2025, with a contributors workshop taking place in June 2026

Old but still gold? What Philippines can gain from Japan’s used warships Factors such as maintenance costs and system upgrades will determine the true value of the Abukuma-class vessels’ transfer, analysts say.

"This is an important test bed for how Japan transfers capability to a regional partner," Prof Alessio Patalano told SCMP 👇

PA publishes policy paper on national security and rights There are varied competing demands that feed into any state’s foreign policy and national security strategy. This policy paper addresses the relationship between rights and grand strategy at a time of...

Last month we launched a new paper with @csns-uk.bsky.social exploring the future of UK national security & foreign policy amid rising authoritarianism & systemic competition.

It argues we must rethink how the UK integrates human rights into its strategic outlook.

Read more 👇

‘A New Era for Lebanon’: Can an end to political posters in Beirut challenge sectarian divides? - ICSR In the wake of the ongoing conflict with Israel, Brontë Philips explores how a campaign to remove political imagery in Beirut may exacerbate, rather than heal, sectarian divisions.

📝 NEW | ‘A New Era for Lebanon’: Can an end to political posters in Beirut challenge sectarian divides?

🇱🇧 In her latest piece for XCEPT, Brontë Philips explores how a new initiative to remove political imagery may exacerbate sectarian tensions in Beirut 👇

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📆 There's still time to register for this @gwupoe.bsky.social event with Dr Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, taking place tomorrow (1 July) at 15:00 BST. Details below!

The contours of Trump's Middle East policy President Trump’s recent confrontation with Iran is consistent with his longstanding approach to the Middle East – to strengthen America’s national security while seeking to reduce its footprint in th...

📝 "This was not the first time Trump found himself at odds with MAGA purists urging isolation and retreat from foreign adventures," writes Dr Shiraz Maher in his latest piece for @engelsbergideas.bsky.social

Print and shoot: How 3D-printed guns are spreading online The technology to build your own lethal weapon is promoted on social media

"You are essentially becoming a DIY gunsmith. However, it's not as easy as printing off a sheet of A4 paper in your office printer," says @rajanbasra.bsky.social

📸 Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr Kate Ferguson @ibvprev.bsky.social and @sophgaston.bsky.social‬ for our very first CSNS event, chaired by Prof John Bew

Meet the President’s main man | The Observer An elegant portrait of Jimmy Carter’s hawkish security adviser reveals him to be a pivotal figure in cold war policy

In his recent ‪@theobserveruk.bsky.social piece on @edwardluce.bsky.social's 'Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Cold War Prophet', John Bew says "Brzezinski cuts a talented but frustrated figure"

The Fifth Annual GNET Conference: A Summary of Key Takeaways - GNET

On 28 May, GNET organised its Fifth Annual Conference.

We are pleased to publish an Insight and videos summarising the event, including identified research gaps and key policy takeaways.

Many thanks to @gifct.bsky.social, @vpnderad.bsky.social, and all who registered, attended or presented.

🚨 There's still time to sign up for our upcoming event with
@ibvprev.bsky.social! Join us as we reflect on Labour’s first year of foreign policy with Kate Ferguson, Lord Peter Ricketts and John Bew

🔗 Read more here: icsr.info/2025/06/05/c...