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.
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.…
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…
Escape The Void: Responding to Youth-Led Nihilistic Violence
This Insight was published as part of GIFCT’s Working Group on Addressing Youth Radicalization and Mobilization (AYRM)....
“Agentic Smurfing”: How AI-Autonomous Micro-Laundering is Outpacing Traditional Terrorist Financing Detection
The convergence of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency has created a new threat to counter-terrorism financing...
The Moscow Oblast School Stabbing: Digital Rehearsal, Gaming Communities, and Youth Pathways to Violence
In the morning on 16 December 2025, local police were called to a school in...
From Defence to Offence: How Anti-Drone Technologies Are Empowering Militants in a New Era of Coordinated Drone Warfare
In 2025, Pakistani security forces witnessed at least 405 quadcopter attacks by Islamists Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP)...
3D-Printed Warfare: A New Phase in Jihadist “Do-It-Yourself” Innovation Targeting the West?
This Insight analyses potential security threats associated with the use of 3D-printing technologies for the...
The Moscow Oblast School Stabbing: Understanding Hybrid Radicalisation and Transnational Online Subcultures
The fatal stabbing of a 10-year-old Tajik immigrant schoolboy in the Odintsovo district of Moscow...
Testing Resilience: Can the Proposed EU Drone Wall Defend Against Extremist Actors?
The European Union is developing a “Drone Wall”, officially named the European Drone Defence Initiative,...
Understanding Cyberhacktivist Radicalisation: A Socio-Psychological Approach
Note: The following Insight draws on research conducted by Sonja Belkin and Kristy Sakano under...