Dr Nils MallockThe Psychology of Peaceful and Violent Protest: Research Insights from Iraq and Beyond
Read moreBy Nils Mallock Understanding why people participate in political protest – and why some turn to violence while others remain…
Dr Inna RudolfA Farewell to Arms? Challenges and Preconditions for Hezbollah’s Demilitarisation
Read moreBy Inna Rudolf This briefing note considers whether Hezbollah can be sustainably demilitarised amid the current US-Israel-Iran escalation and its…
CSNSAmbassador General Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s Speech at King’s College London, 25 March 2026
Read moreOn Wednesday, 25 March 2026, we had the pleasure of hosting General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United…
Dr Shiraz MaherAmerica’s Paradoxical War in Iran
Read moreLessons from the War on Terror and the Arab Spring suggest that President Trump’s siege of the Islamic Republic may…
XCEPT ProgrammePsychological Intergroup Interventions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States: Why They Matter, What Works, What Doesn’t and How to Deploy Safely
Read moreBy Andrés Casas and Boaz Hameiri Executive Summary We highlight a central paradox: many psychological intergroup interventions in fragile and…
XCEPT ProgrammeExploring the Role of Identity in Reconciliation and Radicalisation
Read moreBy Sarah Carver The Rwandan Civil War (1990-1994), which was fought between the army and the Rwandan Patriotic Front…
Dr Nils MallockBeyond Recognition: Research Insights to Address Future Challenges in Palestine and Israel
Read moreBy Nils Mallock Amid catastrophic levels of violence, displacement and destruction, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict has found itself in a new…
Prof John Bew CMGDon’t Let Britain Decline
Read moreThe Fourth Great Disruption is here In 1940, John Maynard Keynes cut a frustrated figure. It was clear to him…
XCEPT ProgrammePromoting Reconciliation: Lessons from the Social Psychology of Extremism and Forgiveness
Read moreBy Alexandra Vázquez Botana and Sam Hibbs This Policy Brief highlights policy recommendations to promote reconciliation between antagonistic groups, drawing…
XCEPT ProgrammePsychosocial Antecedents of Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Extremism
Read moreBy Alexandra Vázquez Botana This paper examines some of the factors that determine extremism and the willingness to forgive and…
