War Studies
@warstudieskcl.bsky.social
The Department of War Studies at King's College London | Contact: [email protected]
Website: kcl.ac.uk/warstudies
Podcast: https://bit.ly/WarStudiesPodcast
Website: kcl.ac.uk/warstudies
Podcast: https://bit.ly/WarStudiesPodcast
📜 2025 Sir Michael Howard Annual Lecture - Resistance: The Underground War in Europe, 1939-1945
📅 03 Dec | 📍Bush House
Dr Halik Kochanski will explain how and why all across Nazi-occupied Europe some people decided to resist the Third Reich.
🎟️ RSVP: ow.ly/Bbne50X5C5l
📅 03 Dec | 📍Bush House
Dr Halik Kochanski will explain how and why all across Nazi-occupied Europe some people decided to resist the Third Reich.
🎟️ RSVP: ow.ly/Bbne50X5C5l
October 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
📜 2025 Sir Michael Howard Annual Lecture - Resistance: The Underground War in Europe, 1939-1945
📅 03 Dec | 📍Bush House
Dr Halik Kochanski will explain how and why all across Nazi-occupied Europe some people decided to resist the Third Reich.
🎟️ RSVP: ow.ly/Bbne50X5C5l
📅 03 Dec | 📍Bush House
Dr Halik Kochanski will explain how and why all across Nazi-occupied Europe some people decided to resist the Third Reich.
🎟️ RSVP: ow.ly/Bbne50X5C5l
📢 Join the public launch of the new CBRN Disinformation Tracker - an interactive resource demonstrating disinformation's impact on WMD disarmament debates
Developed by King's Dr @filippalentzos.bsky.social & Dr Gemma Bowsher
📅 20 Oct 2025
🕒 15.00 GMT | 10.00 EST
🔗 bit.ly/4hrUgM1
Developed by King's Dr @filippalentzos.bsky.social & Dr Gemma Bowsher
📅 20 Oct 2025
🕒 15.00 GMT | 10.00 EST
🔗 bit.ly/4hrUgM1
October 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
📢 Join the public launch of the new CBRN Disinformation Tracker - an interactive resource demonstrating disinformation's impact on WMD disarmament debates
Developed by King's Dr @filippalentzos.bsky.social & Dr Gemma Bowsher
📅 20 Oct 2025
🕒 15.00 GMT | 10.00 EST
🔗 bit.ly/4hrUgM1
Developed by King's Dr @filippalentzos.bsky.social & Dr Gemma Bowsher
📅 20 Oct 2025
🕒 15.00 GMT | 10.00 EST
🔗 bit.ly/4hrUgM1
🎨 The Guardian (@theguardian.com) cartoonist Ella Baron’s exhibition reveals the unseen toll of the #UkraineWar through intimate drawings and testimonies—capturing trauma, memory & hope.🖊️
“There’s nothing left to draw of an amputated limb but memories.” — Ella Baron
🔗Register: bit.ly/4g99jJJ
“There’s nothing left to draw of an amputated limb but memories.” — Ella Baron
🔗Register: bit.ly/4g99jJJ
September 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎨 The Guardian (@theguardian.com) cartoonist Ella Baron’s exhibition reveals the unseen toll of the #UkraineWar through intimate drawings and testimonies—capturing trauma, memory & hope.🖊️
“There’s nothing left to draw of an amputated limb but memories.” — Ella Baron
🔗Register: bit.ly/4g99jJJ
“There’s nothing left to draw of an amputated limb but memories.” — Ella Baron
🔗Register: bit.ly/4g99jJJ
Dr Domitilla Sagramoso discusses the broader implications of the #SCOSummit, noting that it sends a clear message that "the policy of the United States to decouple Russia from China is really not being very successful."
⏯️Watch:https://bit.ly/3UYuKUc
#SCO2025 @dsagramoso.bsky.social
⏯️Watch:https://bit.ly/3UYuKUc
#SCO2025 @dsagramoso.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Dr Domitilla Sagramoso discusses the broader implications of the #SCOSummit, noting that it sends a clear message that "the policy of the United States to decouple Russia from China is really not being very successful."
⏯️Watch:https://bit.ly/3UYuKUc
#SCO2025 @dsagramoso.bsky.social
⏯️Watch:https://bit.ly/3UYuKUc
#SCO2025 @dsagramoso.bsky.social
Dr Natasha Kuhrt describes the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (#SCO) as a "loose grouping" with "disparate interests", emphasising that it "is not an organisation like #NATO" & doesn't function as a collective security or defence alliance.
⏯️ bit.ly/45KkUeG
#SCOSummit @natashakuhrt.bsky.social
⏯️ bit.ly/45KkUeG
#SCOSummit @natashakuhrt.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Dr Natasha Kuhrt describes the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (#SCO) as a "loose grouping" with "disparate interests", emphasising that it "is not an organisation like #NATO" & doesn't function as a collective security or defence alliance.
⏯️ bit.ly/45KkUeG
#SCOSummit @natashakuhrt.bsky.social
⏯️ bit.ly/45KkUeG
#SCOSummit @natashakuhrt.bsky.social
Dr Lukasz Olejnik reveals that AI-driven propaganda systems can now be easily deployed, from laptops to cloud rentals. These systems, powered by small open language models, can generate political messaging with minimal human input.
➡️ bit.ly/4nar8dJ
@lukaszolejnik.bsky.social #AI #Cybersecurity
➡️ bit.ly/4nar8dJ
@lukaszolejnik.bsky.social #AI #Cybersecurity
September 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Dr Lukasz Olejnik reveals that AI-driven propaganda systems can now be easily deployed, from laptops to cloud rentals. These systems, powered by small open language models, can generate political messaging with minimal human input.
➡️ bit.ly/4nar8dJ
@lukaszolejnik.bsky.social #AI #Cybersecurity
➡️ bit.ly/4nar8dJ
@lukaszolejnik.bsky.social #AI #Cybersecurity
The US's absence from #PacificFutureForum has sparked concern among experts.
Prof Alessio Patalano called it “remarkable” that the US missed “the opportunity to be on stage alongside #NATO and East Asian allies to discuss the value of ever-closer ties.”
➡️Read more: bit.ly/45VKnAz
Prof Alessio Patalano called it “remarkable” that the US missed “the opportunity to be on stage alongside #NATO and East Asian allies to discuss the value of ever-closer ties.”
➡️Read more: bit.ly/45VKnAz
September 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The US's absence from #PacificFutureForum has sparked concern among experts.
Prof Alessio Patalano called it “remarkable” that the US missed “the opportunity to be on stage alongside #NATO and East Asian allies to discuss the value of ever-closer ties.”
➡️Read more: bit.ly/45VKnAz
Prof Alessio Patalano called it “remarkable” that the US missed “the opportunity to be on stage alongside #NATO and East Asian allies to discuss the value of ever-closer ties.”
➡️Read more: bit.ly/45VKnAz
📄Read the full analysis by Dr Zeno Leoni and Dr Geraint Hughes:
“A ‘Reverse Kissinger’? Why Trump’s Anti-China Rapprochement with Russia Is Likely to Fail”
➡️ bit.ly/4lWoO9d
“A ‘Reverse Kissinger’? Why Trump’s Anti-China Rapprochement with Russia Is Likely to Fail”
➡️ bit.ly/4lWoO9d
September 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
📄Read the full analysis by Dr Zeno Leoni and Dr Geraint Hughes:
“A ‘Reverse Kissinger’? Why Trump’s Anti-China Rapprochement with Russia Is Likely to Fail”
➡️ bit.ly/4lWoO9d
“A ‘Reverse Kissinger’? Why Trump’s Anti-China Rapprochement with Russia Is Likely to Fail”
➡️ bit.ly/4lWoO9d
Dr Zeno Leoni says Trump’s idea to “un-unite” Russia and China misreads today’s geopolitics.
Unlike the Cold War, Russia and China now share a stable partnership. The US should focus on strengthening alliances and managing competition with China.
🔗Read: bit.ly/3HCwaka
Unlike the Cold War, Russia and China now share a stable partnership. The US should focus on strengthening alliances and managing competition with China.
🔗Read: bit.ly/3HCwaka
September 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Dr Zeno Leoni says Trump’s idea to “un-unite” Russia and China misreads today’s geopolitics.
Unlike the Cold War, Russia and China now share a stable partnership. The US should focus on strengthening alliances and managing competition with China.
🔗Read: bit.ly/3HCwaka
Unlike the Cold War, Russia and China now share a stable partnership. The US should focus on strengthening alliances and managing competition with China.
🔗Read: bit.ly/3HCwaka
Canadian PM reiterates funding support for Ukraine including $3.5m for a project fighting WMD disinformation, co-led by Associate Prof Filippa Lentzos of the Department of War Studies.
More: 🔗 bit.ly/4oY35At
@filippalentzos.bsky.social
#WMDDisinformation #Disinformation #Propaganda #WMD
More: 🔗 bit.ly/4oY35At
@filippalentzos.bsky.social
#WMDDisinformation #Disinformation #Propaganda #WMD
September 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Canadian PM reiterates funding support for Ukraine including $3.5m for a project fighting WMD disinformation, co-led by Associate Prof Filippa Lentzos of the Department of War Studies.
More: 🔗 bit.ly/4oY35At
@filippalentzos.bsky.social
#WMDDisinformation #Disinformation #Propaganda #WMD
More: 🔗 bit.ly/4oY35At
@filippalentzos.bsky.social
#WMDDisinformation #Disinformation #Propaganda #WMD
Dr Rod Thornton and Dr Marina Miron highlight Ukraine’s western #Donetsk “fortress belt” as a crucial defence against Russia.
“If Kyiv does accede, though, then this may amount to #Ukraine accepting its overall defeat. It may, indeed, lose the war.”
➡️Read more: bit.ly/4lSppIU
“If Kyiv does accede, though, then this may amount to #Ukraine accepting its overall defeat. It may, indeed, lose the war.”
➡️Read more: bit.ly/4lSppIU
September 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Dr Rod Thornton and Dr Marina Miron highlight Ukraine’s western #Donetsk “fortress belt” as a crucial defence against Russia.
“If Kyiv does accede, though, then this may amount to #Ukraine accepting its overall defeat. It may, indeed, lose the war.”
➡️Read more: bit.ly/4lSppIU
“If Kyiv does accede, though, then this may amount to #Ukraine accepting its overall defeat. It may, indeed, lose the war.”
➡️Read more: bit.ly/4lSppIU
RUSI @rusi.bsky.social invited experts to discuss strengthening UK cyber defences ahead of the new cyber strategy.
Dr @joedevanny.bsky.social emphasises doing more with existing resources through strategic collaboration across government, industry & international partners.
🔗Read: bit.ly/423GwQT
Dr @joedevanny.bsky.social emphasises doing more with existing resources through strategic collaboration across government, industry & international partners.
🔗Read: bit.ly/423GwQT
August 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
RUSI @rusi.bsky.social invited experts to discuss strengthening UK cyber defences ahead of the new cyber strategy.
Dr @joedevanny.bsky.social emphasises doing more with existing resources through strategic collaboration across government, industry & international partners.
🔗Read: bit.ly/423GwQT
Dr @joedevanny.bsky.social emphasises doing more with existing resources through strategic collaboration across government, industry & international partners.
🔗Read: bit.ly/423GwQT
🎧 New Podcast – The Untold Story of Chinese Naval Officers in D-Day
📺 Watch on YouTube: bit.ly/45QBng8
🎧 Listen to the podcast:
☁️ bit.ly/4678EoF
🟢 bit.ly/4lKUvSz
🍎 bit.ly/46cyFTq
📅 Just a few days left to catch the exhibition—don’t miss it!
🔗Learn more: bit.ly/46cIG36
📺 Watch on YouTube: bit.ly/45QBng8
🎧 Listen to the podcast:
☁️ bit.ly/4678EoF
🟢 bit.ly/4lKUvSz
🍎 bit.ly/46cyFTq
📅 Just a few days left to catch the exhibition—don’t miss it!
🔗Learn more: bit.ly/46cIG36
August 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🎧 New Podcast – The Untold Story of Chinese Naval Officers in D-Day
📺 Watch on YouTube: bit.ly/45QBng8
🎧 Listen to the podcast:
☁️ bit.ly/4678EoF
🟢 bit.ly/4lKUvSz
🍎 bit.ly/46cyFTq
📅 Just a few days left to catch the exhibition—don’t miss it!
🔗Learn more: bit.ly/46cIG36
📺 Watch on YouTube: bit.ly/45QBng8
🎧 Listen to the podcast:
☁️ bit.ly/4678EoF
🟢 bit.ly/4lKUvSz
🍎 bit.ly/46cyFTq
📅 Just a few days left to catch the exhibition—don’t miss it!
🔗Learn more: bit.ly/46cIG36
Dr @bencenemeth.bsky.social highlights a marked shift in perceptions of the Chinese military. Once seen as large but outdated, it is now “either reached or is nearing military parity” with the US in key areas, marking a “dramatic shift.”
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4n6i61p
#ChinaMilitary #IndoPacific
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4n6i61p
#ChinaMilitary #IndoPacific
August 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Dr @bencenemeth.bsky.social highlights a marked shift in perceptions of the Chinese military. Once seen as large but outdated, it is now “either reached or is nearing military parity” with the US in key areas, marking a “dramatic shift.”
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4n6i61p
#ChinaMilitary #IndoPacific
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4n6i61p
#ChinaMilitary #IndoPacific
Dr Joe Devanny (@joedevanny.bsky.social) explains that "using #foreignfighters is a way for #Russia to increase numbers while mitigating the domestic costs of the war."
However, he adds that many have been recruited through coercion and false promises.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4mR1eeL
#UkraineWar
However, he adds that many have been recruited through coercion and false promises.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4mR1eeL
#UkraineWar
August 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Dr Joe Devanny (@joedevanny.bsky.social) explains that "using #foreignfighters is a way for #Russia to increase numbers while mitigating the domestic costs of the war."
However, he adds that many have been recruited through coercion and false promises.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4mR1eeL
#UkraineWar
However, he adds that many have been recruited through coercion and false promises.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4mR1eeL
#UkraineWar
Beyond its resources, Putin's #Donbas demand may be a tactic, according to Prof Michael Clarke, to provoke Ukraine’s refusal, shift blame to #Zelensky, and reduce US support—thereby making it easier for #Russia to advance its broader objectives in #Ukraine.
🎧Listen now:
bit.ly/4g6fCxP
🎧Listen now:
bit.ly/4g6fCxP
August 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Beyond its resources, Putin's #Donbas demand may be a tactic, according to Prof Michael Clarke, to provoke Ukraine’s refusal, shift blame to #Zelensky, and reduce US support—thereby making it easier for #Russia to advance its broader objectives in #Ukraine.
🎧Listen now:
bit.ly/4g6fCxP
🎧Listen now:
bit.ly/4g6fCxP
Dr Natasha Kuhrt explores Russia’s economic influence amid the #UkraineWar and China’s growing investments in #CentralAsia. It also examines evolving security dynamics, with Russia’s traditional role challenged by China’s expanding engagement.
🔗Read more:
bit.ly/4oIkHzV
@natashakuhrt.bsky.social
🔗Read more:
bit.ly/4oIkHzV
@natashakuhrt.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Dr Natasha Kuhrt explores Russia’s economic influence amid the #UkraineWar and China’s growing investments in #CentralAsia. It also examines evolving security dynamics, with Russia’s traditional role challenged by China’s expanding engagement.
🔗Read more:
bit.ly/4oIkHzV
@natashakuhrt.bsky.social
🔗Read more:
bit.ly/4oIkHzV
@natashakuhrt.bsky.social
Dr Samir Puri explains, “The standout factor was the presence of European leaders who had travelled to Washington DC in a show of solidarity, the biggest display of Western unity in the cause of backing #Ukraine...”
➡️Read more: bit.ly/45GVwFr
#UkraineWar #PeaceDeal #SecurityGuarantees
➡️Read more: bit.ly/45GVwFr
#UkraineWar #PeaceDeal #SecurityGuarantees
August 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Dr Samir Puri explains, “The standout factor was the presence of European leaders who had travelled to Washington DC in a show of solidarity, the biggest display of Western unity in the cause of backing #Ukraine...”
➡️Read more: bit.ly/45GVwFr
#UkraineWar #PeaceDeal #SecurityGuarantees
➡️Read more: bit.ly/45GVwFr
#UkraineWar #PeaceDeal #SecurityGuarantees
What really came out of the Trump–Putin summit in #Alaska?
In his latest analysis, Sir Lawrence Freedman examines the miscommunications, symbolic optics and the shift in focus from ceasefire negotiations to discussions of a final settlement.
🔗Read more:
bit.ly/4oDHY6l
In his latest analysis, Sir Lawrence Freedman examines the miscommunications, symbolic optics and the shift in focus from ceasefire negotiations to discussions of a final settlement.
🔗Read more:
bit.ly/4oDHY6l
August 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
What really came out of the Trump–Putin summit in #Alaska?
In his latest analysis, Sir Lawrence Freedman examines the miscommunications, symbolic optics and the shift in focus from ceasefire negotiations to discussions of a final settlement.
🔗Read more:
bit.ly/4oDHY6l
In his latest analysis, Sir Lawrence Freedman examines the miscommunications, symbolic optics and the shift in focus from ceasefire negotiations to discussions of a final settlement.
🔗Read more:
bit.ly/4oDHY6l
Will the #Alaska summit change the course of the war in Ukraine?
Prof Michael Clarke says Russia’s message has been consistent & grown tougher over time, while American preparations were chaotic, leading to ambiguity around the summit’s outcome.
Watch:
bit.ly/4mQENGL
@mikeclarke2020s.bsky.social
Prof Michael Clarke says Russia’s message has been consistent & grown tougher over time, while American preparations were chaotic, leading to ambiguity around the summit’s outcome.
Watch:
bit.ly/4mQENGL
@mikeclarke2020s.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Will the #Alaska summit change the course of the war in Ukraine?
Prof Michael Clarke says Russia’s message has been consistent & grown tougher over time, while American preparations were chaotic, leading to ambiguity around the summit’s outcome.
Watch:
bit.ly/4mQENGL
@mikeclarke2020s.bsky.social
Prof Michael Clarke says Russia’s message has been consistent & grown tougher over time, while American preparations were chaotic, leading to ambiguity around the summit’s outcome.
Watch:
bit.ly/4mQENGL
@mikeclarke2020s.bsky.social
What does the #Alaska summit suggest about US–Russia relations & global stability?
“It tells the world that the Trump administration does not consider the Russian government to be an adversary, but a partner and perhaps a friend.” - Dr @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social
🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/trump-putin-...
“It tells the world that the Trump administration does not consider the Russian government to be an adversary, but a partner and perhaps a friend.” - Dr @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social
🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/trump-putin-...
August 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What does the #Alaska summit suggest about US–Russia relations & global stability?
“It tells the world that the Trump administration does not consider the Russian government to be an adversary, but a partner and perhaps a friend.” - Dr @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social
🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/trump-putin-...
“It tells the world that the Trump administration does not consider the Russian government to be an adversary, but a partner and perhaps a friend.” - Dr @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social
🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/trump-putin-...
Dr @paulmcgarr.bsky.social draws on newly declassified British documents to reveal how, during the #ColdWar, India’s Congress government, the CIA & British intelligence took covert actions to undermine the Communist Party of India in #Kerala in the late 1950s.
Read more:
bit.ly/3JjPwe6
Read more:
bit.ly/3JjPwe6
August 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Dr @paulmcgarr.bsky.social draws on newly declassified British documents to reveal how, during the #ColdWar, India’s Congress government, the CIA & British intelligence took covert actions to undermine the Communist Party of India in #Kerala in the late 1950s.
Read more:
bit.ly/3JjPwe6
Read more:
bit.ly/3JjPwe6
The NuFor: Nuclear Forensics Conference 2025 is being held 7-9 October. We are proudly supporting this event!
Find out more here:
iop.eventsair.com/nufor2025/
#NuFor2025 #nuclearsecurity
Find out more here:
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#NuFor2025 #nuclearsecurity
August 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The NuFor: Nuclear Forensics Conference 2025 is being held 7-9 October. We are proudly supporting this event!
Find out more here:
iop.eventsair.com/nufor2025/
#NuFor2025 #nuclearsecurity
Find out more here:
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#NuFor2025 #nuclearsecurity
How can #disinformation shape public perception?
A report claiming Russia captured UK operatives was false. The image was AI-generated; the individuals don’t exist.
"Disinformation doesn't need to be sophisticated to have an impact." - Dr @joedevanny.bsky.social.
Read more:
🔗 bit.ly/4mFOdEQ
A report claiming Russia captured UK operatives was false. The image was AI-generated; the individuals don’t exist.
"Disinformation doesn't need to be sophisticated to have an impact." - Dr @joedevanny.bsky.social.
Read more:
🔗 bit.ly/4mFOdEQ
August 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
How can #disinformation shape public perception?
A report claiming Russia captured UK operatives was false. The image was AI-generated; the individuals don’t exist.
"Disinformation doesn't need to be sophisticated to have an impact." - Dr @joedevanny.bsky.social.
Read more:
🔗 bit.ly/4mFOdEQ
A report claiming Russia captured UK operatives was false. The image was AI-generated; the individuals don’t exist.
"Disinformation doesn't need to be sophisticated to have an impact." - Dr @joedevanny.bsky.social.
Read more:
🔗 bit.ly/4mFOdEQ
📄To understand more about the implications of AUKUS on global security, read the paper by Dr Sarah Tzinieris and Dr Zeno Leoni here:
bit.ly/413kopm
bit.ly/413kopm
August 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
📄To understand more about the implications of AUKUS on global security, read the paper by Dr Sarah Tzinieris and Dr Zeno Leoni here:
bit.ly/413kopm
bit.ly/413kopm