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 Struggle for the City—Urban Recovery and Dispossession in Mosul and Damascus
By Dr Craig Larkin “A walk through the old city of Mosul, Iraq, reveals an urban landscape still scarred by…
Jihad, Sects & the City: Interviewing Tripoli’s ex-IS fighters
By Dr Craig Larkin We recorded hours of conversations with several former Islamic State (IS) fighters from Lebanon who opened…
Visions of a New Syria
Efforts to craft a new identity for Syria will mean little if its government cannot get a grip on spiralling…
(Re) Assessing the Threat from Incel Violence: A Study of Violent Incel-Related Federal Cases in America
This article reassesses claims that the Incel movement constitutes a form of terrorism by examining its ideology, patterns of violence,…
Is the Islamic Republic on Borrowed Time?
The troubled history of the Arab Spring sheds light on the fate of Iran’s uprising. It explains why the Islamic…
Aid Cuts, Differentiated Assistance, and Implications for Fatherhood in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
By Dr Heidi Riley, Peter Kidi, and Clara May Centring local knowledge and voices is key to conducting impactful research.…
Inside the White House Situation Room
Hillary Clinton and others explore the psychology behind the decisions that shape history It is one of the defining images…
Thresholds of Survival: The Resistance in Occupied Ukraine
The 2024 CSIS report Crossing Thresholds traced the emergence of diverse forms of resistance in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories between…
Extremist Nasheeds: Emerging Subcultures and the Cultivation of Radical Online Communities in Southeast Asia
This Insight relies on open-source intelligence to examine how nasheeds – Islamic hymns – are...
Undermoderated and Overlooked: Arabic Online Content on the Bondi Beach Attack
Following the heinous attack on members of the Jewish community celebrating Chanukkah on Bondi Beach...
Warning Behaviours for Right-Wing Violent Radicalisation on Online Platforms: Conceptual Challenges and Empirical Findings
This Insight draws on data from the RadiGaMe project and is funded by the German...
Group Dynamics in Far-Right Telegram Communities: A (Worthy) Challenge for Radicalisation Research
This Insight draws on data from the RadiGaMe project and is funded by the German...
Extremist Content Curation: Moderation Challenges on Pinterest and Means to Move Forward
On 17 October 2025, the Coimisiún na Meán – Ireland’s agency for developing and regulating...
From Confusion to Extremism: How Deepfakes Facilitate Radicalisation
On 14 December 2025, two gunmen opened fire on a public Hanukkah celebration attended by...
Telegram Stars: Exploring Micropayment Exploitation, Digital Goods and the Evolving Tactics of Terrorist Financing
Over the past decade, terrorist organisations have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to adapt to disruption...
Shock and Awe: Geopolitical Disruption and Terrorist Narrative Opportunism Online
The US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, generated a...
Events
Internationalism and/as Realpolitik: A Historical Perspective from Weimar Germany with Dr Sandra Ricker