📚 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. 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...

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...

💼 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...

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...

💼 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...

💣 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

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

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 👇

📝 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 👇 icsr.info/2025/07/01/a...

📆 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!

📝 "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

"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

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"

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...

📅 Join us on Thursday, July 3rd at 16:00 BST / 11:00 EST for our webinar, ‘The AI Faultline: Extremist Innovation, Jailbreaking, and P/CVE Opportunities.' For more details and to register, please follow the link below ⤵️ gnet-research.org/event/gnet-w...

🗓️ We are co-hosting an event with @ibvprev.bsky.social on June 18th! Join us as we examine the changing role and capabilities of the FCDO and reflect on Labour’s first year of foreign policy with Kate Ferguson, Lord Peter Ricketts and John Bew Read more & sign up here: icsr.info/2025/06/05/c...

🗓️ We are co-hosting an event with @ibvprev.bsky.social on June 18th! Join us as we examine the changing role and capabilities of the FCDO and reflect on Labour’s first year of foreign policy with Kate Ferguson, Lord Peter Ricketts and John Bew Read more & sign up here: icsr.info/2025/06/05/c...

John Bew, the historian and former foreign policy adviser to three Conservative prime ministers, likens him, in style and resolution, to an Attlee-era politician: "He has complete integrity and a kind of granite-like solidity." www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...

"Whether it’s ISIS or someone from the far-right, extremists want to destroy the nuance, the moderate view, the understanding that could bridge divides. They want us to think in Us vs. Them," @rajanbasra.bsky.social told @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/05/30/r...

Had the pleasure of presenting my research on the on- and offline behaviors of right-wing extremists at this year's Global Network on Extremism & Technology Conference. Excellent presentations and panel discussions, and excellent hosting by the GNET folks - class act, @gnetresearch.bsky.social.

This week, @gifct.bsky.social joined the @gnetresearch.bsky.social 2025 conference at King’s College London to discuss #extremism & #tech. Highlights: ➡️ Adapting to evolving threats ➡️ Boosting readiness for #emergingtech ➡️ Cross-sector collaboration. 🔗 Read more: gifct.org/2025/05/30/g...

It was an absolute pleasure to participate in GNET's Annual Conference! I'm honoured to have been able to discuss extremism with such excellent panelists and to hear so many interesting discussions about how to study extremism online.

Grateful to @gnetresearch.bsky.social for the invite to speak at their 5th Annual Conference. I rattled the cage a bit—arguing that the real threat any one tech, but failures of imagination. The real danger lies in the convergence of emerging tools. We need systems-thinking and bold analysis.

📢 Exciting news! The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, which hosts @gnetresearch.bsky.social‬, is merging with the Centre for Grand Strategy to form a new hub within @warstudieskcl.bsky.social: @csns-uk.bsky.social ➡️ You can find more information here: csns.uk

🗣️ @rajanbasra.bsky.social was on the @bbctrending.bsky.social last week, discussing the spread of 3D-printed weapons technology across the world You can give it a listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

We were thrilled to have our third and final panel of speakers present on Multi-Media Radicalisation and the Online-Offline Extremism Nexus. This panel covered an ideological range - from the far right, extremist misogyny and gaming, to the Islamic State.

Practical and innovative discussions are happening at the GNET Conference! On Panel 2: The Researcher’s Toolkit, panellists discussed tools for P/CVE. It was fantastic to hear from TikTok, the READ database & a new AI program used for positive intervention. @csns-uk.bsky.social @gifct.bsky.social

🗣️ 'Unfortunately, gender stereotyping within the humanitarian and donor sector has resulted in a lack of trauma response targeted at men.' Dr Heidi Riley discusses the link between masculinity, trauma, and violence in South Sudan for the XCEPT project 👇

More from the GNET Conference A brilliant first full panel on Extremism & Emerging Technology: The Risks & Realities of Innovation. The panel touched on terrorist & extremist use of AI, digital financing, multilingual content moderation, and much more. @gifct.bsky.social @csns-uk.bsky.social

Good morning from the Fifth Annual GNET Conference! We are underway here in London, having just concluded the opening Fireside Chat with Naureen Chowdhury Fink from @gifct.bsky.social and Dr. Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens from GNET.

With @mybisa.bsky.social & the KCL @csns-uk.bsky.social, we hosted a roundtable of 30+ scholars, practitioners & policy-makers to discuss challenges & opportunities for UK peace & security as the gov't drafts a new National Security Strategy. Summary here: rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/wp-content/u...

📢 Exciting news! The Centre for Grand Strategy and the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation are merging to form a new hub within @warstudieskcl.bsky.social: the Centre for Statecraft & National Security @csns-uk.bsky.social ➡️ You can find more information here: csns.uk

🗓️ We are one week away from GNET's Annual Conference! Please note that in-person registration closes on Friday, 23 May. Register now to secure your spot at the full-day conference, hosted at King's College London. More details below. ⤵️

Having been around with The Centre for Grand Strategy for almost eight years now (in one form or another), am excited to see it take this next step as part of a wider community!

📢 Exciting news! The Centre for Grand Strategy and the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation are merging to form a new hub within @warstudieskcl.bsky.social: the Centre for Statecraft & National Security @csns-uk.bsky.social ➡️ You can find more information here: csns.uk

With scoping talks announced this week, @engelsbergideas.bsky.social let me write a few thoughts on what a 'JAUKUS' could entail for Japan, and some of the obstacles to bear in mind for the other members. engelsbergideas.com/notebook/jap...

Please join us next Thursday for our colleague and @wdjames.bsky.social' book launch - 'British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony' w/ Prof John Bew. ⏰1730 - 1930 📍Kings College London - River Room, Kings Building, Strand Campus www.tickettailor.com/events/kings...

Another AJI member to find on Blue Sky! Dr Harriet Aldrich's (@harrietaldrich.bsky.social) current research explores how the presence and activism of exiled leaders and movements from the Global South disrupted the British political landscape from the 1960s to 2000. www.kcl.ac.uk/people/harri...

We're starting to get critical mass from @kcl.ac.uk and @kclcgs.bsky.social here - a few accounts of young researchers you might want to follow: @warstudent.bsky.social @wdjames.bsky.social @karolinefaerber.bsky.social @bbaxendalesmith.bsky.social @tobischolz.bsky.social

Our Co-Director Prof Alessio Patalano recently gave evidence for the Italian Parliament's Indo-Pacific Foreign Policy Committee. In it he gave his thoughts on Italy's role in the region, using the UK as an example. 🇮🇹🇬🇧 You can find the video here - webtv.camera.it/evento/23537

Interested in contemporary West African politics? Join our colleague Dr Flavia Gasbarri who is chairing an excellent panel: Prof Alex Vines Dr Pascal Carlucci Dr Folahanmi Aina Dr Kieran Mitton 📍King’s Building ⏰27 October 2023, 16:00 to 18:00 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/state...

Day 2 of introducing our Team and Affiliates on Blue Sky 👪 Dr Pauline Heinrichs @paulinesophieh.bsky.social is an affiliate of the Center. She is a lecturer in War Studies (Climate and Security) with her research focusing on international climate diplomacy. www.kcl.ac.uk/people/pauli...