👏 Yesterday, our students presented their final projects from the 'Hacking Defence Problems' module. Over 12 weeks, they worked with
@DefenceHQ
to design innovative solutions to address emerging threats and security challenges in technology acquisition, staff retention and more.
Are you a distinguished scholar with expertise in the field of War Studies? ⚔️
We are looking for a Professor of War Studies with an outstanding international profile to join our faculty.
Deadline: 23/10/2023
Find out more and apply👇
💡The world desperately needs curious people who want to make a difference & understand the power of knowledge.
🖱️Our online Master's will give you cutting edge insight & new ways of thinking to respond to the world's most pressing challenges.
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🇺🇦💬 Can Ukraine score a striking victory over Russia?
Dr
@ThreshedThought
says that an advance of around 25 miles at a key stretch of the front line could do it.
Read more 👇
📚🗣️ ‘An anarchy of treason’
In their latest publication, Dr Huw Dylan & Alan Burton discussed the influence of the public history of intelligence on le John Carré's early novels and connections between fact and fiction.
Explore it ⬇️
"If we want to truly understand Russia's warnings and the consequences of, let's say, giving even more territory to Russia, then we have a moral duty to know what we are condemning people to", said Dr Jade McGlynn.
Listen to her interview👇
Professor
@stephenWalt
argues that
#realism
does a better job of explaining recent world events than the main alternatives & suggests that the world would be more peaceful in general if more genuine realists were in charge. Hosted by
@KCL_CSSS
Listen here:
Delighted to announce a major £1.05M award from
@LeverhulmeTrust
to fund 15 new Doctoral Scholarships over 5 years & establish
@KingsCollegeLon
as a world-leader in understanding both the changing world order & study of international futures:
"A ‘Bastion of the North’ would clearly be a security provider, not a security consumer.”
@vvuorisalo
&
@SamuPaukkunen
write the latest Integrated Review in Context essay, a timely look at UK-Finland-Sweden relations.
Read the article👇
🇷🇺💬 Did Russia underestimate the impact of the flood?
Dr
@ThreshedThought
is almost certain Russia is responsible for the Kakhovka dam disaster. But he doesn't think "the Russians expected it to be this big and this serious."
Watch his interview 👇
🇺🇦 Ukraine has triumphantly reclaimed key pieces of territory in recent weeks, but what's the significance of the Kinburn Spit?
💬 Our Senior Visiting Research Fellow
@ThreshedThought
talks about why Ukraine has the unassuming piece of land in its sights
"Everyone focusing on the Donbas: don’t ... That’s not the play. The play is for the much more strategically important Kherson."
Dr Mike Martin
@ThreshedThought
on the advancement of Ukrainian troops towards Kherson. Via
@Forbes
#RussiaUkraineWar
🎉🍾WAR STUDIES TURNS 60!
We're delighted to kick off the celebrations for our 60th anniversary with a special launch on 6 October 18:30!
@FunmiOlonisakin
reflects on all things
#WarStudies
with Lawrence Freedman
@Lawdav
Sign up to the live-stream:
🚨We're hiring!
Vacancy: Lecturer in International History & Grand Strategy - specialising in the area of global/non-western histories, applied history and themes relating to international order.
Deadline: 19 July 2020
For more information and to apply
Why do we fight wars? And how do they impact the world? War Studies provides students with a unique opportunity to explore many of the world's biggest questions and learn from experts who are at the forefront of global events.
@KCLSecurity
@KingsSSPP
🗺️🔍 Ukrainians deploy best equipment and brigades in high-stakes battle for strategic railway junction, Tokmak.
Dr
@ThreshedThought
explains the significance of Tokmak in the ongoing military operations and some strategic dynamics of the conflict.
Has the Study of Intelligence Finally Emerged from the Shadows?
@SirDavidOmand
explores this question in his article In Praise of Intelligence Studies, highlighting the evolution of MI5, MI6, and GCHQ from secrecy to academic focus.
Explore the article:
🎬🔍 A strategic analysis of Barbie by Professor
@LawDavF
"The most interesting aspect of Barbie to a strategic analyst is the revolution of the Kens and the successful counter-revolution which leads to the restoration of the matriarchy", he writes.
👇
"The use of public intelligence has been unprecedented"
Dr Huw Dylan
@kclintelligence
on the use of public intelligence in communicating key information in the unfolding of the
#UkraineRussiaWar
Read more:
🇷🇺🔍 How did Russian Intelligence secure Putin’s Regime after failing him in Ukraine?
Dr
@thedailyHuws
, Professor
@GioeINT
and
@kloosha
published this paper exploring Russian intelligence's competencies post-invasion.
Explore it ⬇️
The King’s Intelligence and Security Group have recently launched two PhD Studentships.
For more information and to apply:
➡️ Intelligence and Wargaming -
➡️ Britain’s Cold War Intelligence History -
Deadline: 25 June ✏️
👏 We are delighted to announce that Juliette Pattinson has been appointed as Professor of War Studies at King's!
Professor Pattinson is a distinguished scholar and academic with an extensive background in Modern History.
Find out more ⬇️
On this Armistice day
@warstudies
@KCLSecurity
remembers one of its own the fallen.
Jack Sadler was an
@warstudies
graduate serving with the Honourable Artillery Company, and was killed in action in Afghanistan 13 years ago.
There is a plaque in the department to his memory.
"It is important not to focus solely on whether Russia achieves its military objectives. It is how it holds what it can seize against civilian resistance and insurgency."
@LawDavF
's foreword to our expert commentary on
#RussiaUkraineWar
➡️🖱️Read more:
Cyber security is not just about computer systems, it’s a condition of other forms of security: national security, economic security, nuclear security, space security, right down to the level of the individual & human security -
@tcstvns
@KCL_CSRG
#EmergingTech
#WarStudies60
🎉Congratulations to Dr Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho of
@warstudies
who has been awarded a knighthood for the Order of the Naval Merit from the Brazilian Navy.
🇷🇺📝
@DrJadeMcGlynn
published an article in
@guardian
discussing the drone attacks in Moscow, their implications on Russian society and governance, and the widening gap between the Kremlin's narratives and public perception.
Read it 👇
⭐️To mark the 60th anniversary of the Department of War Studies, we're launching the War Studies Futures Scholarship Programme in 2022! 🎓
The scholarship will support students with the greatest potential, regardless of background.👇
"Whatever the attempts to conceal fatalities...families and others connected to Russian soldiers will notice when their sons and husbands and neighbours return wounded, or never return at all."
@ruth_deyermond
in
@prospect_uk
on
#RussiaUkraineWar
🛡️ Should the UK’s Intelligence Agencies Be Unified for Greater Capability?
@CeliaGParker1
and Professor Michael S. Goodman examine this critical question in their new article: Moving Towards a Secret Intelligence Joint Capability?
🔗 Read it here:
"If there are non-Ukranians & Russians involved...that is effectively an internationalization of the cyber aspect of this conflict & could be treated...as a de facto escalation of the conflict beyond Ukraine's borders."
@tcstvns
on
#cyberattacks
We are saddened to hear of the death of Sir Michael Howard, the founder of our great Department of War Studies at King's College London. He will be remembered as a brilliant historian, decorated veteran and pioneer of War Studies.
💡📚 Why is cyberwarfare important in modern conflict and geopolitics?
Dr
@tcstvns
& Dr
@josephdevanny
have co-edited the 'Research Handbook on Cyberwarfare'
@elgarpublishing
, gathering insights from leading scholars and practitioners.
Explore it ⬇️
🎖️Congratulations to War Studies Visiting Professor and former Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence at the MoD, Paul Rimmer, who received a CBE in this year's New Year's Honours List for services to defence.
🎓🎉 Congratulations to all our graduates! 🎉🎓
Today we celebrate your hard work, dedication, and commitment during this journey at War Studies. We can't wait to see your impact beyond these walls.
#kclgrad
#foreverkings
#lifeatkings
#kingscollegelondon
🇬🇧🇨🇳 The UK's Intelligence & Security Committee of Parliament published its report on China.
Professor
@tcstvns
contributed oral evidence, warning about the impact of Chinese involvement in Britain's telecoms and civil nuclear sectors.
Explore it ⬇️
📚⚔️EVENT: What does history teach us about the future of war?
Our final
#WarStudies60
panel with
@LawDavF
@BeatriceHeuser
Richard Overy & Huw Bennett, explores how history has been deployed to anticipate the future of war, & why we've often got it wrong
🚨
@KCL_CGS
and the Department of War Studies, is excited to offer up to 3 three-year PhD Studentships beginning in September 2022 in History, Diplomacy and Grand Strategy.
Find out more:
Prince Harry spoke at the 2018 Veterans' Mental Health Conference at
@KingsCollegeLon
. He stressed the importance of mental resilience in the military and challenging public misconceptions about mental health among veterans.
#vmhc2018
👉 Learn more:
📚 What is the British grand strategy in the age of American hegemony?
In his new book, Dr
@w_d_james
explores how a second-tier power makes grand strategic decisions underneath the security umbrella of a superpower patron.
Explore it👇
Congratulations to Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens,
@amhitchens
, for his book, 'Incitement: Anwar al-Awlaki's Western Jihad', that has been shortlisted for the Neave Memorial Book Prize.
@TheTLS
review -
Two former War Studies students were recently appointed as advisors to
@JoeBiden
's government.
🎓 Dr Joshua Geltzer and Dr Ariane Tabatabai both completed their MA and PhD degrees at War Studies.
Are you a distinguished scholar with expertise in the field of War Studies? ⚔️
We are looking for a Professor of War Studies with an outstanding international profile to join our faculty.
Deadline: 23/10/2023
Find out more and apply👇
👩🎓🎓Next we're celebrating our postgraduate award winners.
💫🙌Many congratulations to Lydia Wachs, Emily Danby, Jisu Lee, Hannah Rose and Elizabeth Brown on your outstanding performance at MA including highest achieving dissertations. Good luck on your next steps!
📚EVENT: What does history teach us about the future of war?
Our final
#WarStudies60
panel with
@LawDavF
&
@BeatriceHeuser
Richard Overy & Huw Bennett, explores how history has been deployed to anticipate the future of war, & why we've often got it wrong.
🗣️📚 Just launched! The book 'An Introduction to War Studies' edited by Professors
@77_msg
, Rachel Kerr &
@MoranCSSS
, offers a global perspective on conflict, security, and intelligence, navigating diverse theoretical perspectives.
Find out more ⬇️
Congratulations to Dr. Samir Puri, Lecturer in International Relations, for his appointment to Assistant Head of Research and Analysis at the Ministry of Defense's think tank - The Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre 👏
@KCLSecurity
@puri_samir
I always felt that universities are sometimes better than think tanks because of their students, their engagement, their fresh and changing ideas. - Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman,
@LawDavF
"...telegrams often sacrificed background context for brevity. But cutting context has serious consequences."
Berenice Burnett, PhD Candidate
@warstudies
, explores how a poorly drafted telegram led to the downfall of the Cambridge Five.
🇺🇦🇷🇺 To mark the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,
@jsargentr
will explore logistics' impact on the War's outcome and its implications for future security.
Join us for this insightful talk!
🗓️ 24 February, 17:30 to 19:30
Introducing Dr Alan James, Senior Lecturer at War Studies & co-author of the recent book 'European Navies & the Conduct of War'. Alan is a
#historian
of
#NavalWarfare
who focuses primarily on the early modern period.
@KCLSecurity
@Laughtonunit
Learn more 👉
How might intelligence agencies strike a balance between necessary
#intelligence
activities and protecting
#democratic
values? Join Sir David Omand and Mark Phythian in an engaging debate in their latest book, "Principled Spying"
@KCLSecurity
Learn more 👉
🇵🇱🗣️“The Warsaw Uprising is an illustration of a brutal geopolitical reality”
@WandaKoscia
, an award-winning documentary filmmaker & volunteer at
@StudiumP
, underscores the importance of this historical event and shares her family's connection to it.
⬇️
📢 Join the Department of War Studies!
We're looking for a Lecturer in Intelligence Studies to support our MA programme in Intelligence and International Security and related teaching, and to undertake high-quality research.
Apply by 9 March:
Dr
@FilippaLentzos
, speaking on
@BBCNews
, about the origin of COVID-19 amid new speculation in America that the virus leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan.
Book launch: Join Sir David Omand, former Director of
@GCHQ
and Visiting Professor
@warstudies
, for the launch of his new book 'How Spies Think: 10 Lessons in Intelligence'.
📖 28 October, 6pm. Sign up now.
📣We're hiring!
Vacancy: Lecturer in International Relations with a focus on Global Politics and Technology with contribution to teaching, development of modules, and contributing to research.
Deadline: 19 July 2020
For more information and to apply
Professor Mike Goodman, new Head of the Department of War Studies and
#intelligence
expert welcomes new and returning students at the start of Welcome Week 🎥
#lifeatkings
@KCLSecurity
🇺🇸 🎓Former War Studies students Dr Joshua Geltzer and Dr Ariane Tabatabai were recently appointed as advisors to US President Joe Biden on US security and foreign policy.
🎉 We've reached 50K followers!
Thank you for your incredible support and for being a part of our War Studies Community.
We look forward to sharing more with you on the complex realm of conflict and uncovering challenges in navigating world affairs & diplomatic relations.
A special edition of Intelligence and National Security is now available
@tandfonline
, featuring articles relating to
#COVID19
, edited by Head of Department
@warstudies
Prof Michael Goodman
@77_msg
and his colleagues.
🇯🇵👏 Professor
@alessionaval
is the first academic to receive the prestigious Ambassador's Commendation from the Japanese government for enhancing security and defence ties between United Kingdom and Japan.
Read the story ⬇️
🍾🎂We were delighted to kick off 60th birthday celebrations this week with staff, students, alumni and old friends!
@FunmiOlonisakin
, Lawrence Freedman
@LawDavF
, Shitij Kapur and Mike Goodman
@77_msg
reflected on our remarkable legacy and bright future.
🔬 Dr
@FilippaLentzos
has been appointed as the Chair of a World Health Organization (WHO) advisory group that aims to shape strategies on the responsible use of life sciences and dual-use research, balancing peaceful applications with potential risks.
🗣️ Why do individuals and nation-states go to war?
In a podcast episode by
@artofmanliness
, Dr
@ThreshedThought
argues that two fundamental impulses are behind the drive to war: the drive for status and belonging.
Listen to it 👇
In its past, present and future, the most important contribution
#WarStudies
has made and will make is equipping students with knowledge so they can make meaningful contributions to society
- Professor Shitij Kapur, President and Principal of King's College London
#WarStudies60
Dr John Ferris gave this year's Saki and Michael Dockrill Memorial Lecture on the nature of 'diplomatic intelligence' and the question of how diplomatic historians have used it. This event took place on 28 Nov 2019
🔊Listen here 🔊
#Diplomacy
#historians
🎓 Congratulations to all our MA students receiving results today!
"Your resilience, the perseverance and strength you’ve shown this year will really stand you in good stead as you carry on."
📹 Watch full video -
Two decades before World War II, Germany was an utterly defeated country. How did Germany rearm itself so effectively despite the limitations imposed by the Treaty of Versailles? Join Dr Ian Johnson tonight.
👉RSVP:
👉FB-Live:
.
@KCLSecurity
and
@smhcentre
invites you to their annual lecture 2020 'Michael Howard and Clauswitz'
Professor Sir Hew Strachan will discuss Michael Howard’s interpretation of Prussian general and military theorist, Carl von Clausewitz.
Register:
📢 Join the Department of War Studies!
We're looking for a Lecturer in Intelligence Studies to support our MA programme in Intelligence and International Security and related teaching, and to undertake high-quality research.
Find out more:
🎓📺 Well done to former War Studies and History student, Sam Jackson, who was the team captain of the King's team for University Challenge this year. Although the team bowed out this week, impressively they made it as far as the quarter-finals!
🇺🇦🇷🇺 It is now battered Ukraine’s turn for an offensive
Professor
@LawDavF
highlights that "the main objective must be to convince the Russian elite of the futility of this war and the fragility of its occupation".
Read more 👇
Who were the senior generals who took 🇫🇷 through WWI, and why do we know so little about them?
📚 Professor William Philpott edited the book 'French Generals of the Great War', an original new study which takes a collective biographical approach.
NATO Engages (6/9): Partnerships, Initiatives & Operations /
Dr
@Joana_Cook
of
@ICSR_Centre
explains that
@NATO
gets its strength through the unity of its member states but the Alliance also cooperates with many non-member states. Full video 👉
#NATOEngages
🇷🇺🪖 Why is the use of cyber tools by the Russian military important?
In this article, Dr
@Marina_Miron
and Dr Rod Thornton examine the Russian military’s Information Warfare (IW) activities in cyberspace as a strategic force multiplier.
Explore it ⬇️
📢📓 Negotiating Survival Civilian–Insurgent Relations in Afghanistan
📅 25 Oct, 12:30 - 14:00
@a_a_jackson
discusses her new publication based on over 400 interviews with Taliban and civilians with Mats Berdal &
@kieranmitton
Register: