A leading academic institution in the heart of London, we are focused on the past, present, and future of statecraft, national security, and international order.
Who We Are
The Centre for Statecraft and National Security (CSNS) brings greater depth and expertise to the making of national security policy today, through research-led professional development and direct engagement with policymakers.
Based within the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, CSNS was founded in 2025 following the merger of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and the Centre for Grand Strategy.
What We Do
The Centre for Statecraft and National Security (CSNS) is devoted to a new way of thinking about international affairs and national security, with an emphasis on integrated approaches and long-term strategic thinking.
The Centre is committed to working with policymakers on pressing issues of real-world significance. It uses 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.
The Role of the Diaspora in the Conflict in Jonglei State: The Case of Greater Akobo
By Chuol Gew Nhial Ngeprial In April 2025, the leader of the White Army Youth in Akobo, South Sudan, met…
‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’: Counting the Cost of Lebanese Nostalgia
By Maria El Sammak While walking through the streets of Hamra, Beirut, in autumn this year, I came across an…
A Grand Strategy of Peace: Britain and the Creation of the United Nations Organization, 1939-1945
A Grand Strategy of Peace is the first detailed account of Britain’s role in the creation of the United Nations…
A New Era for Lebanon: Can an End to Political Posters in Beirut Challenge Sectarian Divides?
By Brontë Philips *Pseudonyms have been used throughout to protect the identity of those interviewed. On 9 April 2025, two…
Q&A with Dr Costanza Torre
Dr Costanza Torre is the lead researcher on the South Sudan branch of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends…
The Impact of Trauma Survey: Breaking Cycles of Trauma and Violence
By Sam Hibbs Global conflicts have doubled over the past five years. In 2024, one in eight people were exposed…
Beyond the Unity of Arenas: Understanding the Agency and Domestic Motivations of Iraq’s Shi’a Resistance Militants
In this interview, Clara May, Communications Manager for the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) project at King’s College…
Shifting Loyalties: Understanding Fighter Motivations in Syria’s Transitional Phase
XCEPT Policy Brief By Dr Rahaf Aldoughli Following the fall of the Assad regime, and the establishment of a new…
The Jakarta Bombing: Youth Digital Radicalisation and the Urgent Need for Adaptive PCVE Responses
This Insight analyses the digital influences, memetic behaviours, and visual-symbolic cues that underpinned the explosion...
The Nordic Front of ‘764’: Trends, Drivers, and Countering Youth Exploitation and Radicalisation
This Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Addressing Youth Radicalization and...
Cutting a Hydra’s Head: Infrastructure-Level Content Moderation and the Case of Kiwi Farms
On 18 November 2025, the popular Content Delivery Network (CDN) and Distributed Denial of Service...
Cosplaying Columbine: How Memetic Violence Transformed Southeast Asia’s Extremist Threat
The 7 November 2025 attack at Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri 72 (SMAN 72) in North...
Participatory Memetic Violence: Legend, Ostension, and Ideologically Diffuse Violence
Folk studies are not a source of analysis often used in the P/CVE space. However,...
Monetising Misogyny: Engagement Farming and the Tactics Behind Incendiary Online Content
This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series, aligning with the...
Digital Weaponisation: Taliban Propaganda and Narrative Warfare on X
The Pakistani state and Afghan Taliban forces recently clashed along the Durand Line—one of the...
The Feed That Shapes Us: Extremism and Adolescence in the Age of Algorithms
This Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Addressing Youth Radicalization and...
