📝 NEW | What Can the UK Learn From the Maritime Dimension of America’s War in Iran? Read Prof Alessio Patalano's recent @rusi.bsky.social news brief below 👇

🗣️ Prof John Bew told the @thetimes.com podcast he "kind of gets" why Burnham wants to focus his premiership on domestic policy. But he urged him to keep up intense international engagement, insisting: "He can’t ignore these things, and I don’t think he will."

📝 NEW | The Global Crises Andy Burnham Cannot Escape. The PM-in-waiting will find himself stretched between Manchester, Westminster and the international stage. Read Prof John Bew's recent @newstatesman1913.bsky.social piece below 👇

Being forced to fight is a component of a deliberate, engineered system of persecution against Ukrainians as a people, according to a report by the London-based Centre for Statecraft and National Security.

⏰ Last change to register! ⏰ Join us next Wednesday for the launch of @stevefeldstein.bsky.social's new book: 'Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Private Tech and the Future of Modern Warfare'. 📅 Wed, 15 Jul, 17:00-18:15 📍 King's College London

Dr Jade McGlynn, who maintains a tracker of resistance attacks, said the primary form of resistance has shifted from attacks to supplying intelligence in response to an increasingly entrenched Russian occupation with wide-reaching surveillance.

📝 NEW | Throughout its history, Islam has been a motor of change and transformation, a protean force defined as much by its variety and adaptability to lived experience as by struggles over competing interpretations of scripture. By Dr Shiraz Maher for @engelsbergideas.bsky.social 👇

🎧 NEW | Iraq's Shi'a Warriors: From Battlefield to Parliament Dr Inna Rudolf was a guest on @ox.ac.uk's Contemporary Islamic Studies podcast last week, where she discussed her new book with Prof Raihan Ismail. Give it a listen below 👇

Please join me in London on July 15 for a book launch hosted by @csns-uk.bsky.social!

Thanks to Dr Andrew Ehrhardt and @csns-uk.bsky.social for hosting the UK launch of 'Transatlantic Storms in Anglo-American Relations' (@georgetownup.bsky.social) earlier this week. Thanks also to the audience for braving the heat (a full house with no AC!) and for their challenging questions!

Join us for a discussion of Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Private Tech, and the New Shape of Modern Warfare with author @stevefeldstein.bsky.social 📅 Wednesday, 15 July 2026 🕔 17:00-18:00 📍 King’s College London csns.uk/event/bytes-...

📝 NEW | The Trap Closes: How Russia Suppresses Resistance in Occupied Ukraine and How We Can Still Help Read Dr Jade McGlynn's latest for @icds-tallinn.bsky.social below 👇

🗣️ "Some militia groups will face choices: integrate, adapt to a domestic role, become marginalised, or continue costly asymmetric activity," Dr Inna Rudolf told The National.

📔 NEW | British strategic defence reviews: The jellyfish model of policymaking 🪼 Read this new @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social journal article by @jamiegaskarth.bsky.social, Dr Maeve Ryan & @anglo-japan45.bsky.social below 👇

📚 Book talk alert! 📚 Join us next Tuesday for the launch of @wdjames.bsky.social's new co-edited book: 'Transatlantic Storms in Anglo-American Relations: How the Alliance Weathers Crises'. 📅 Tue, 23 Jun, 12:00-13:15 📍 King's College London

📝 NEW | Japan bets on arms exports for economic resilience and security Read Prof Alessio Patalano's latest for @eastasiaforum.bsky.social below 👇

Heading to London later this month to speak about my new co-edited book on crises in the Anglo-American alliance @csns-uk.bsky.social. Do join if you're in town. ⏰ 12pm on 23 June 📌 KCL's Dockrill Room on the Strand www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...

📝 NEW | Building Syria’s New Ministry of Interior We are delighted to launch a new @csns-uk.bsky.social Report, examining how the Syrian MoI has evolved since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. Written by Gregory Waters. Read more below 👇 csns.uk/2026/06/11/b...

Experts see multiple goals behind her visit. Candace Owens "telling her followers that Moscow is clean and beautiful, and that '(Russia) collusion' is just media panic, ran on RT and Pravda within hours," notes Dr Jade McGlynn.

🚨 Final call! 🚨 Join us tonight for a @csns-uk.bsky.social Report Launch with author Gregory Waters, hosted by Dr Shiraz Maher. 📅 Wed 10 Jun, 17:00-18:00 📍 Online

Thankful for the chance to speak @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @csns-uk.bsky.social about my recent book, Terror Disrupted. Also, had the chance to talk about #terrorist #financing w/ the UK Govt National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit (folks I miss working w/ when I was in the USG).

📜 We are proud to share that the National Maritime Foundation and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social have agreed to establish a Regional Maritime Security Centre of Excellence within @warstudieskcl.bsky.social. The MOU signing ceremony was attended by Dr S. Jaishankar and @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social.

10 questions we should be asking of the Defence Investment Plan @chathamhouse.org (based on research with Maeve Ryan and @anglo-japan45.bsky.social of @csns-uk.bsky.social, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social), @oupolitics.bsky.social, @openuniversity.bsky.social: www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/will...

📝 NEW | How China Misperceives Itself: Beijing’s Blind Spots Hinder Real Reform Read a new @foreignaffairs.com piece by @fraghi.bsky.social, a former CSNS/CGS PhD Fellow, below 👇

🚨 How has Syria's new Ministry of Interior evolved since the fall of the Assad regime? Sign up now for Wednesday's event, where author Gregory Waters and Dr Shiraz Maher will offer a sneak peek into this new @csns-uk.bsky.social report. 📅 Wed 10 Jun, 17:00-18:00 📍 Online

🚨 REPORT LAUNCH ALERT! Next week, we will be publishing a new report by Gregory Waters: 'Building Syria’s New Ministry of Interior'. Join us on Wednesday evening for an online launch event, chaired by Dr Shiraz Maher. 📅 Wed 10 Jun, 17:00-18:00 📍 Online

⏰ Last change to register! ⏰ Join us next Monday for the launch of @jason-blazakis.bsky.social's new book: 'Terror Disrupted: Countering the Financing of Terrorism'. Chaired by Dr Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens. 📅 Mon 8 Jun, 18:00-19:15 📍 King's College London

🎙️ NEW | How much of a threat are 3D printed weapons in the UK, and what can be done to deter people from making them? @rajanbasra.bsky.social helped explore this question on a BBC Radio 4 podcast last month. You can give it a watch/listen below! ⬇️

⏰ Last chance to register! Join us next week for a talk with Prof Brendan Simms, @camgeopolitics.bsky.social. In his new book, he offers a new history of the rise, fall, and return of the Great Powers in our time. 📅 Fri 5 Jun, 17:00-18:15 📍 King's College London

📖 Book talk alert! 📖 Join us in a couple of weeks for the launch of @jason-blazakis.bsky.social's new book: 'Terror Disrupted: Countering the Financing of Terrorism'. 📅 Mon 8 Jun, 18:00-19:15 📍 King's College London

📺 Earlier this month, we hosted Kenneth R. Rosen for a fascinating book talk on 'Polar War: Submarines, Spies and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic'. The discussion was moderated by Kimberly Metcalf. You can catch up on the event recording below!

📝 NEW | Russia's sophisticated system of repression in occupied Ukraine must force resistance to adapt. Read Dr Jade McGlynn's latest for @engelsbergideas.bsky.social 👇

Next up, I'll be talking about the book in London to @csns-uk.bsky.social, King's College London, at 12pm on 23 June. I imagine we’ll have plenty to talk about…Further details here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...

🚢 Prof Alessio Patalano told the BBC that the fact the tanker had been escorted by a warship suggested the UK was "keeping the Russians under pressure".

Listen to our own @cvoyvodic.bsky.social talk about nostalgia, memory, and conflict in Colombia, Northern Ireland, and Lebanon in conversation with other experts on peace and conflict at Kings College London.

Excited to share a very interesting conversation on nostalgia and its role in driving different cycles of conflict. We drew especially on our varied experiences working in Northern Ireland, Colombia, and Lebanon.

ICYMI: Dr Shiraz Maher was among a dozen Muslim academics, community leaders and counterextremism experts to sign a recent open letter to @thetimes.com, condemning their community's "weak and underwhelming" response to the surge in Jewish hatred.

📚 The Return of the Great Powers Join us on Fri 5th June for a book talk with Prof Brendan Simms 📅 Fri 5 June 2026, 17:00–18:15 📍 King's College London csns.uk/event/book-t...

A recent survey found that only 18 percent of Lebanese express political support for Hezbollah, in line with its recent electoral results. But almost half—45 percent—resist its disarmament.

Only 18% of Lebanese politically support Hezbollah. 45% oppose its disarmament. Why? XCEPT in @foreignpolicy.com: not sectarian loyalty, not services, but moral grievance against a state that has failed to provide security. bit.ly/3Rf1J7S @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

What role does nostalgia play in driving conflict? New podcast with @cvoyvodic.bsky.social, Nafees Hamid Craig Larkin, and Maria El Sammak for XCEPT. Listen now 👇 🎧 bit.ly/4wnNeyy @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

📸 Last year, Dr Shiraz Maher conducted field research in Syria. We're pleased to share that 'Layers of Resistance: The Hidden Geographies of War', an image taken on his trip, was recently shortlisted and exhibited in a @kingssocialscience.bsky.social competition! 🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/sspp-ph...

Looking forward to chairing this timely book webinar on the #Arctic with the @csns-uk.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social

Following the Golders Green attack yesterday, read this piece by Dr Shiraz Maher on the long jihadi campaign against British Jews, written after the Manchester synagogue attack last year.

📚 Polar War: Submarines, Spies and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic. Join us next Wednesday for an online book talk with Kenneth R. Rosen, chaired by @natashakuhrt.bsky.social. 📅 Wed 6 May, 18:00-19:00 📍 Online

📝 NEW | A Case Study in Applied History: Commissioning Historical Papers for the UK’s National Security Secretariat. We are pleased to share a new @belfercenter.bsky.social report by our very own Dr Andrew Ehrhardt, Dr Maeve Ryan and Dr Oliver Yule-Smith.

⏰ Last chance to register! ⏰ Join us next Wednesday for the launch of @csns-uk.bsky.social Fellow Dr Inna Rudolf's new book: 'Iraq's Shi'a Warriors: From Battlefield to Parliament'. 📅 Wed 6 May, 18:00-19:15 📍 King's College London

📚 How do armed forces actually transform, and why do some succeed while others fail? Join us next Tuesday for a book talk with @olivierschmitt.bsky.social. 📅 Tue 28 Apr, 17:00-18:15 📍 King's College London 🎟️ csns.uk/event/prepar...

📝 NEW | Those attempting to secure a diplomatic bargain between the United States and Iran should draw lessons from the historic peace deal struck by Israel and Egypt after the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Read Dr Shiraz Maher's latest for @engelsbergideas.bsky.social 👇

⏰ Last chance to register! ⏰ Join us next Wednesday for a book talk with Harry Halem: 'Breaking the New Axis: A U.S. Grand Strategy for Eurasia'. 📅 Wed 29 Apr, 17:00-18:15 📍 King's College London