War Studies@warstudies

The Department of War Studies at King's College London. 🎙️Listen to the War Studies Podcast: kcl.ac.uk/warstudies/war-stu…

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Joined August 2009
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Join us for a discussion with Heike Krieger on the prohibition of the use of force and the future of the Liberal International Order. 🗓️ 1 October | 🕓 16:30 |📍Strand Campus 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4jaoQfH
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What was the naval war in the Baltic really like during 1914–1915? Join us to explore the opening campaign of the First World War in the Baltic, including naval strategy, technology and intelligence. 🗓️ 22 Oct | 🕕 17:00 | 📍Strand Campus and Online 🔗: bit.ly/4qRm8h3
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This workshop brings together academia, government and industry to explore these challenges and discuss opportunities for collaboration, with a particular focus on the AUKUS partnership. 🗓️ 15 Oct | 🕙 10:00-15:00 | 📍Strand Campus 🔗bit.ly/3UZVjLY
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This exhibition presents global youth art and poetry (ages 9-18) on conflict, peace, and reconciliation. Open at all times to King’s staff/students; public access from 15:00-17:00 between 19-23 Oct. Opening: 🗓️ 14 Oct | 🕡 18:30-21:00 | 📍Strand Campus 🔗bit.ly/4yRYkwh
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Is #Europe's fear of escalation empowering #Putin? Prof David Gioe notes #Russia operates in the "grey zone" below conventional war. Western hesitation may prolong the status quo and invite further escalation, as it signals weakness. 🔗bit.ly/3VOf2OM #GreyZone
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The Anglo-Brazilian Society and King’s College London welcome Brazilian historian Marcos Juliano Ofenbock for the launch of his new book, From Eton to Brazil: The Hidden Life of a Nineteenth-Century Pirate. 🗓️ 15 Oct | 🕕 18:00 | 📍Strand Campus 🔗: bit.ly/4gCe9zS
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🎓 Join King’s College London & PwC for a 2.5-day Executive Education Programme in Crisis Leadership, 18-20 Nov 2026. Build board-level resilience, decision-making & crisis readiness through expert insight, case studies and wargaming.🧠 🎯 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/4gtJFRI
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📕 Book Launch! The boundaries between peace and war are increasingly blurred. Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood examines how conflict has moved beyond battlefields, and outlines a roadmap to step back from the brink. 🗓️ 7 Oct | 🕕 18:00-19:30 | 📍Strand Campus 🔗 bit.ly/3Vqvtkf
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Can #Trump’s proposed “energy ceasefire” between #Russia and #Ukraine work? War Studies researcher Christopher Pool suggests that the truce is more likely to be agreed because of pressures on both Ukraine and Russia caused by the war itself. 🔗bit.ly/4Aq10mF
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King’s has been ranked 4th in the UK for International Relations in The Guardian University Guide 2026 🎓 The ranking includes eight King’s undergraduate programmes across IR, War Studies, Politics, History and International Development. 🔗: bit.ly/4hIRraQ
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📖 Book Talk! Join us to examine how the Final Act was negotiated, why the talks succeeded, and what lessons it holds for contemporary international conflicts. 🗓️ 5 October | 🕧 12:30-14:00 | 📍Strand Campus 🔗Register here: bit.ly/4iKGDdj
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Join the Military Innovation Network for its Welcome Event, bringing together students and researchers interested in military and defence innovation. 🗓️ 01 Oct | 🕕 18:00 | 📍Strand Campus and Online 🔗: bit.ly/4yFeads
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How has cybersecurity become a tool of secret statecraft? Jon Lindsay, Associate Professor at Georgia Tech, explores the history of cyber operations, from WWII codebreaking to the weaponisation of pagers. 📅 27 October | 🕐 13:00 | 📍 Strand Campus 🔗: bit.ly/46cnk5i
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I reflect on a case study at the heart of my research: what navies losing their voice reveals about defence organisation and a state’s capacity for national strategy. The article also introduces some of the wider questions explored in one of my forthcoming books. jameswesmith.space/p/why-nav…

Why Navies Stop Being Heard

What the loss of a naval voice in Government reveals about national strategy and defence organisation.

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ICYMI: Last week’s @XCEPT_Research webinar with Dr Fiona McEwen and Dr Craig Larkin, discussing how moral injury in civilians slows the peace process after conflict. csns.uk/2026/09/17/tangle-of…

Tangle of Trauma Webinar Recording

Recording of the XCEPT team's webinar 'The Tangle of Trauma: How Moral Injury Can Delay Peace in Conflict-Affected States' available now.

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Join Dr Charles Glaser for a seminar exploring the debate around nuclear damage limitation, countervalue deterrence, and the risks of nuclear escalation. 🗓️ 29 Oct | 🕑 14:00 | 📍 Strand Campus 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4gNBezq
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How will new investment be translated into military capability, industrial capacity & technological advantage? Join @freeman_air for an online discussion to explore the implications of the UK Government's Defence Investment Plan for air & space power 🔗 kcl.ac.uk/events/from-invest…
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RT @James_WE_Smith: New Article: 'Defence Organisation Must Change: Before Defeat Forces It.' It's time to think beyond the Pentagon and…

Defence Organisation Must Change: Before Defeat Forces It.

It’s time to think beyond the Pentagon and the Ministry of Defence. Radical change in defence organisation is long overdue.

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Join Grahame Aldous KC for a look at how the capture of ships and cargo evolved from an “ancient custom” into an important part of Nelson’s navy and the wider war effort. 📅 08 October | 🕔 17:00 | 📍 Strand Campus 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4hTlWvr
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The Anglo-Brazilian Society and King’s College London welcome Brazilian historian Marcos Juliano Ofenbock for the launch of his new book, From Eton to Brazil: The Hidden Life of a Nineteenth-Century Pirate. 🗓️ 15 Oct | 🕕 18:00 | 📍Strand Campus 🔗: bit.ly/4gCe9zS
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