Publications

  • Jul092026

    What Can the UK Learn From the Maritime Dimension of America’s War in Iran?

    The shortcomings in the UK’s use of maritime power during the US war with Iran will provide lessons to the…

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  • Jul082026

    The Global Crises Andy Burnham Cannot Escape

    The PM-in-waiting will find himself stretched between Manchester, Westminster and the international stage By all accounts, Andy Burnham thinks Keir…

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  • Jul012026

    The Worlds that Islam Made

    Throughout its history, Islam has been a motor of change and transformation, a protean force defined as much by its…

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  • Jun192026

    The Trap Closes: How Russia Suppresses Resistance in Occupied Ukraine and How We Can Still Help

    Resistance to Russian occupation in Ukraine is real, documented, and ongoing, but it must operate under conditions of heavy surveillance…

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  • Jun122026

    Japan Bets on Arms Exports for Economic Resilience and Security

    Japan’s lift of its ban on arms exports marks another stage in the country’s gradual transformation into a more proactive…

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  • Jun112026

    Building Syria’s New Ministry of Interior

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    By Gregory Waters Executive Summary: Syria’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) was built up from a small core of experienced and…

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  • May212026

    Surviving Russia’s Surveillance State

    Russia’s sophisticated system of repression in occupied Ukraine must force resistance to adapt.

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  • May192026

    British Strategic Defence Reviews: The Jellyfish Model of Policymaking

    Britain’s strategic defence and security reviews are regularly characterised as failures. This article presents original empirical data from UK policymakers…

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  • May112026

    Who Wants Hezbollah to Stay Armed?

    A new study by XCEPT researchers Nils Mallock and Nafees Hamid, published in Foreign Policy, presents empirical evidence on why…

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  • Apr232026

    Applied History in Practice

    A Case Study in Applied History: Commissioning Historical Papers for the UK’s National Security Secretariat By Dr Andrew Ehrhardt, Dr…

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