Dr Shiraz MaherThe Fall of Ayatollah Khamenei
Read moreHe became the gravedigger of the revolution that he helped lead In many respects, the story of Ayatollah Ali Hosseini…
XCEPT ProgrammeThe Struggle for the City: Urban Recovery and Dispossession in Mosul and Damascus
Read moreBy Dr Craig Larkin “A walk through the old city of Mosul, Iraq, reveals an urban landscape still scarred by…
Dr Jade McGlynnRussia’s Empire of Ruins
Read moreFrom blackouts in Kherson to water shortages in Luhansk, Russia’s new imperial domains in Ukraine’s occupied territories are in turmoil.…
XCEPT ProgrammeJihad, Sects & the City: Interviewing Tripoli’s Ex-IS fighters
Read moreBy Dr Craig Larkin We recorded hours of conversations with several former Islamic State (IS) fighters from Lebanon who opened…
- Dr Shiraz Maher
Visions of a New Syria
Read moreEfforts to craft a new identity for Syria will mean little if its government cannot get a grip on spiralling…
Dr Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens(Re) Assessing the Threat from Incel Violence: A Study of Violent Incel-Related Federal Cases in America
Read moreThis article reassesses claims that the Incel movement constitutes a form of terrorism by examining its ideology, patterns of violence,…
CSNSUnderstanding Success: Why Certain Ukrainian Military Formations Run Consistently Successful Recruitment Campaigns
Read moreBy Jimmy Rushton Key Points: Ukrainian military units recruit in a competitive marketplace. Volunteers have considerable choice over where they…
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Ukraine Strategic Communications: Narratives and Approaches in Recruitment/Mobilisation
Read moreBy anonymous strategic communications specialists Key Points: The Strategic Imperative: As the war extends into 2026, the ability of the…
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Making the Ukrainian Army Attractive Again: The Need for a Second Civil Wave
Read moreBy Dr Alexander Shulga Key Points: After four years of high-intensity war, Ukraine cannot sustain its defence without sufficiently expanding…
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Council of Servicemembers’ Representatives (CSR)
Read moreBy anonymous soldiers serving in the Ukrainian military since 2022 Key Points: The war of attrition has exposed not only…
