Prof Alessio PatalanoJapan Bets on Arms Exports for Economic Resilience and Security
Read moreJapan’s lift of its ban on arms exports marks another stage in the country’s gradual transformation into a more proactive…
CSNSBuilding Syria’s New Ministry of Interior
Read moreBy Gregory Waters Executive Summary: Syria’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) was built up from a small core of experienced and…
Dr Jade McGlynnSurviving Russia’s Surveillance State
Read moreRussia’s sophisticated system of repression in occupied Ukraine must force resistance to adapt.
Dr Nils Mallock and Dr Nafees HamidWho Wants Hezbollah to Stay Armed?
Read moreA new study by XCEPT researchers Nils Mallock and Nafees Hamid, published in Foreign Policy, presents empirical evidence on why…
Dr Andrew Ehrhardt and Dr Maeve RyanApplied History in Practice
Read moreA Case Study in Applied History: Commissioning Historical Papers for the UK’s National Security Secretariat By Dr Andrew Ehrhardt, Dr…
- Dr Shiraz Maher
How to Make Peace in the Middle East
Read moreThose attempting to secure a diplomatic bargain between the United States and Iran should draw lessons from the historic peace…
Prof Alessio Patalano“Strategic Warning Time”: Britain’s Taiwan Challenge
Read moreEdited by Prof Alessio Patalano and Dr Oliver Yule‑Smith Executive Summary: The study finds that we are in a period…
Dr Alexander Meleagrou-HitchensHow Jihadism Takes Root in Liberal Democracies
Read moreThe ISIS caliphate may have fallen, but the allure of Islamic holy war is still a potent force—even in the…
Dr Inna RudolfIraq’s Shi’a Warriors: From Battlefield to Parliament
Read moreBy examining the PMU’s self-positioning as a pillar of Iraq’s defence infrastructure, this book offers a critical perspective on the…
Prof John Bew CMGWhat’s Britain’s Place in the Post-Iran World Order?
Read moreMidway through James Joyce’s Ulysses, the character J.J. O’Molloy tips his hat to ‘Our watchful friend, the Skibbereen Eagle’, a…
