📢 Book Launch: Abiding Influence: Presidents, Nationalist Beliefs, and U.S. Policy in the Asia Pacific, 1898-1972 by Dr Giuseppe Paparella 🗓 Fri 21 Nov 2025, 17:00–19:00 📍 King’s College London, Strand Campus Click the link to sign up https://lnkd.in/eCmfVYE6
About us
CSNS is a new academic partnership between the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) and the Centre for Grand Strategy (CGS), based within the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. Both centres have now concluded their independent work to bring CSNS into existence. CSNS will build upon the existing strengths of ICSR and CGS – both known for producing pioneering and world-class research – establishing a new way of thinking about international affairs and national security, with an emphasis on integrated and long-term strategic thinking. CSNS will have an outward-facing role, working with policymakers on pressing issues of real-world significance. It will use historical and other innovative approaches to better understand the immense challenges of our current age – on issues from terrorism and extremism to great power competition and the rapid pace of technological change.
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https://csns.uk/
External link for Centre for Statecraft & National Security
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- Research Services
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- 11-50 employees
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Employees at Centre for Statecraft & National Security
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Inna Rudolf
Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation
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Andrew Ehrhardt
Lecturer in Foreign Policy and Director of Research and Programmes, Centre for Statecraft and National Security, King’s College London
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Daniel Skeffington
Ph.D. Candidate in War Studies, King’s College London | Parliamentary Researcher, House of Lords
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Dr Jade McGlynn
Author and academic (KCL) working on Russia, Ukraine, memory and propaganda
Updates
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Why Populist Leaders Love Dead Soldiers and Hate Live Officers Find out on Tue 25 Nov 2025 (17:30–18:45) with Prof. Ronald Krebs! A powerful talk on politics, nationalism, and the military. For more information and to sign up: https://lnkd.in/esDA593b
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Why do humans fight, lose, and win wars? Join us for the launch of Nicholas D Wright's new book 'Warhead: How the Brain Shapes War and War Shapes the Brain', as he explains how our brains are wired for conflict and survival. This event will be moderated by Nafees Hamid, PhD for the XCEPT research programme. 📅 Weds 3rd Dec, 17:00-18:30 GMT 📍 Bush House, Strand Campus 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/e553pM8e
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📸 Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr Kori Schake and Prof Francis J. Gavin for our Engelsberg Annual Lecture in Applied History. Thank you both for this captivating conversation, which was chaired by our very own Prof John Bew!
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Had a great time recording a podcast with Roddy Brett on his new book "Victim-Centered Peacemaking: Colombia's Santos-FARC-EP Peace Process" (https://lnkd.in/eFz5wBQe). Check out his book and stay tuned for our podcast episode on Breaking Cycles of Violence for Department of War Studies, Centre for Statecraft & National Security, & XCEPT.
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This XCEPT podcast episode will be published on the Department of War Studies podcast next month. Make sure you're following our new Centre for Statecraft & National Security LinkedIn page to stay up to date with our work
Had a great time recording a podcast with Roddy Brett on his new book "Victim-Centered Peacemaking: Colombia's Santos-FARC-EP Peace Process" (https://lnkd.in/eFz5wBQe). Check out his book and stay tuned for our podcast episode on Breaking Cycles of Violence for Department of War Studies, Centre for Statecraft & National Security, & XCEPT.
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Historian | U.S. Foreign Policy & Grand Strategy | Assistant Professor, U.S. Army War College
It was great to be in the UK last week speaking about my book - WARRIORS IN WASHINGTON: HENRY STIMSON, THE US ARMY, AND THE POLITICS OF AMERICAN POWER IN WORLD WAR II (Cambridge University Press & Assessment)! Thank you to my hosts at Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, Department of International History, LSE, and Centre for Statecraft & National Security, King's College London. They were incredible events with fantastic audiences and questions and thanks to everyone who came out to join us!
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📆 Join us for our Engelsberg Annual Lecture in Applied History, coming up later this month! This year, we are honoured to host speakers Dr Kori Schake & Prof Francis J. Gavin 🕡 30 Oct, 18:30–20:00 GMT 📍 Strand Campus Registration is now open 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSzTKEBF
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I was very honoured to speak at the Salzburg Global conference this year on Polarization and Violent Threats to Democratic Systems. A point I made was that we can’t have community resilience if we don’t have community. Everyone - far-left, far-right, extremists, and all in-between - agrees that atomization is a major societal issue. But they all have vastly different solutions. No movement can succeed without a compelling vision for what a future community looks like. I can imagine what the far-right or jihadis vision of a community looks like; and I don’t want it. What’s a centre left vision? It can’t be coworking spaces, run clubs, yoga groups, or farmers markets. Without that clear and compelling vison they will be lost at sea.
When was the last time you felt truly heard? Across the world, people are experiencing a growing sense of disconnection, a feeling that their voices matter less and that the spaces where community once thrived are disappearing. This atomization—the splintering of society—creates isolation that undermines belonging and weakens trust. At our recent session on Polarization and Violent Threats to Democratic Systems, we spoke with Michael Shipler, Nafees Hamid, PhD, and Amit Ahuja about how this disconnection shapes societies today, and how dialogue, trust, and strong institutions can help rebuild resilience and cohesion. 🎥 Watch highlights from the discussion and join us as we work to #ChangeTheConversation on polarization and democracy. #SalzburgGlobal