Research centre based within @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social‬. Formerly International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) & Centre for Grand Strategy (CGS). RTs ≠ endorsements.https://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mvpr72fuks2b🛡️ Prof Alessio Patalano said: "The sensors make the seabed slightly more transparent, making it easier to understand where to operate, how to operate, and against whom you are operating." https://metro.co.uk/2026/09/16/microphones-will-help-protect-uks-65-000-000-000-undersea-cables-putin-29612449/17 Sep 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpr72fuks2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mvn2d7n34c22📝 NEW | AUKUS Renewed: Confronting Resilience Failures and Reframing the Narrative We are delighted to launch a new Report by @sophgaston.bsky.social, exploring how the AUKUS pact captures institutional attention but fails to secure strategic momentum. Read more below 👇 https://csns.uk/2026/09/16/aukus-renewed-confronting-resilience-failures-and-reframing-the-narrative/16 Sep 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvn2d7n34c22https://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mvmow45ods27Prof Alessio Patalano joined TaiwanPlus for a superb conversation on PH Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro’s comments regarding Chinese behaviour in the South China Sea. China’s note backfired spectacularly Alessio’s insight starts at the 18-minute mark 📺👇 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0EUzMTWi_w16 Sep 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmow45ods27https://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mvhsrclgzc2f🔔Last chance to sign up for Thursday's Book Launch Dr Hugo Bromley and Prof Brendan Simms's new book: British Statecraft and the Baltic Sea Region: A Documentary History 📅 Thu, 17 Sep, 17:00-18:15 📍 King's College London https://csns.uk/event/british-statecraft-and-the-baltic-sea-region-a-documentary-history/14 Sep 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhsrclgzc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mvhrry4km22gLast chance to sign up for Wednesday’s webinar ⏳ Join Dr Fiona McEwen and Dr Craig Larkin for ‘The tangle of trauma: how moral injury can delay peace in conflict-affected societies’ @warstudieskcl.bsky.social https://csns.uk/event/the-tangle-of-trauma-how-moral-injury-can-delay-peace-in-conflict-affected-societies/14 Sep 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhrry4km22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mv5pnf2tw22pRobin Williams, Indiana Jones… and al-Qaeda. XCEPT Research and Policy Director Nafees Hamid questions the weight of science against the power of our stories to tell us who we are – and tells his own story. Read the interview here: https://csns.uk/2026/09/10/interview-nafees-hamid-xcept/ @warstudieskcl.bsky.social10 Sep 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5pnf2tw22phttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mv3ol5cmxs2o🏴‍☠️ Prof Alessio Patalano said one factor in increasing piracy is the slow circulation of shipping around the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia, adjacent to the Bab al-Mandab route, which is being used as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trumps-war-iran-driving-pirate-attacks-474603409 Sep 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3ol5cmxs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3muykpkhyzk26Have you registered yet? Join our XCEPT webinar 'The Tangle of Trauma: how moral injury can delay peace in conflict-affected societies’ with Dr Fiona McEwen and Dr Craig Larkin on 16 September at 1pm. @warstudieskcl.bsky.social https://csns.uk/event/the-tangle-of-trauma-how-moral-injury-can-delay-peace-in-conflict-affected-societies/08 Sep 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3muykpkhyzk26https://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mujjo4gf4c24🚨Last chance to register🚨 Join us next Tuesday for our upcoming discussion on ‘How Transactional Diplomacy Shatters a World Order: From Napoleon to NATO’ with Dr Ziyi ‘Emily’ Wang 📅8 Sep, 17:00 – 18:15 📍King's College London https://csns.uk/event/how-transactional-diplomacy-shatters-a-world-order-from-napoleon-to-nato/02 Sep 2026 08:34 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujjo4gf4c24https://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3muhuixar5c2p🗣️ Alessio Patalano was interviewed by @wsj.com to discuss the latest developments in the Strait of Hormuz, emphasising two key factors shaping the strategic environment: risk tolerances and impact on shipping. Read below 👇 https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/mine-warfare-with-iran-hampers-u-s-efforts-to-win-control-of-hormuz-45abc6b0?st=dZWk9p&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink01 Sep 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhuixar5c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mugz6pqsyc2iWhat role does alcohol play in South Sudan? Like in many places, it’s a cause and effect of violence. But against the backdrop of civil war trauma and scarcity of daily resources, it's making breaking cycles of violence harder. New XCEPT blog co-authored by Lokai, who ran interviews in Kapoeta 👇 https://csns.uk/2026/09/01/alcohol-violence-south-sudan01 Sep 2026 08:34 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugz6pqsyc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mu2fnc3uxs2t🎧 WEBINAR registration now live. Join us online on 16 September for 'The tangle of trauma: how moral injury can delay peace in conflict-affected societies' with Dr Fiona McEwen and Dr Craig Larkin. Secure your place 👇 https://csns.uk/event/the-tangle-of-trauma-how-moral-injury-can-delay-peace-in-conflict-affected-societies/27 Aug 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2fnc3uxs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mtym4tsxr226Don't miss our upcoming discussion on ‘How Transactional Diplomacy Shatters a World Order: From Napoleon to NATO’ with Dr Ziyi ‘Emily’ Wang 📅 8 Sep, 17:00 – 18:15 📍 King's College London https://csns.uk/event/how-transactional-diplomacy-shatters-a-world-order-from-napoleon-to-nato/26 Aug 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtym4tsxr226https://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mtyi6swd6s26Join us for the launch of Dr Hugo Bromley and Prof Brendan Simms's new book: British Statecraft and the Baltic Sea Region: A Documentary History 📅 Thu, 17 Sep, 17:00-18:15 📍 King's College London https://csns.uk/event/british-statecraft-and-the-baltic-sea-region-a-documentary-history/26 Aug 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyi6swd6s26https://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mty44zyias26🗣️ “There is now a risk of an acute crisis across different theaters brought about by the shortage of interceptors and missile defense” Prof John Bew told @wsj.com https://www.wsj.com/world/us-weapons-stockpile-d869e58a26 Aug 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty44zyias26https://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mtvpew63as2k📝 NEW | A fatal car crash and a censored rap album, seemingly unrelated and a year apart, have sparked what could be the largest revolt of Vietnam’s youth in living memory. Read Dr Nils Mallock's new piece for @uk.theconversation.com below 👇 https://theconversation.com/tree-of-justice-protest-how-vietnamese-youth-are-mobilising-online-to-hold-the-powerful-to-account-29007625 Aug 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvpew63as2khttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mtdvkc5bi22k“If you think you've heard about this before, just forget everything you think you know” New podcast episode, 'The Divided Brain', with Dr Iain McGilchrist and Dr Nafees Hamid about the impacts of left-brain and right-brain thinking on society. 🎙️Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/warstudies/the-divided-brain-with-dr-iain18 Aug 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdvkc5bi22khttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3msxp2gosxs2l🗣️ "I think the ultimate aim was not achievable given Putin's commitment to the war and Russian society's general apathy to and accommodation of the war," Dr Jade McGlynn told @kyivindependent.com. https://kyivindependent.com/did-ukraines-40-day-campaign-against-russia-change-anything/13 Aug 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxp2gosxs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3msv2p3zvr22h"This incident highlights one specific challenge: deeply interdependent supply chains in which China sits at the core of elements of our everyday life and which, in some cases, could have genuine information security repercussions," Prof Alessio Patalano told @telegraph.co.uk. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/10/china-infiltration-of-our-special-forces-sbs/12 Aug 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv2p3zvr22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mssadsh2dk2cNew journal article: Adverse childhood experiences and violent extremism 👇 In the complex web of human experience, how can we know what is likely to lead some people to violent extremism more than others? Our team asks how earlier years play a role. https://csns.uk/2026/08/10/adverse-childhood-experiences-violent-extremism/11 Aug 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssadsh2dk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3msq47yyztc27"They expand the number of platforms that can bring the fight deep into an enemy’s territory, and as such opponents will have to contend with more assets they have to track, or at least try to," Prof Alessio Patalano told @cnn.com. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/08/world/us-navy-guided-missile-submarines-china-intl-hnk-ml10 Aug 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq47yyztc27https://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3msgd74e3x22m📺 NEW | Dr Shiraz Maher and Johanna Inness's Impact Prize-winning work examines the detention in Syria of more than 56,000 women and children, as well as a further 12,000 men associated with ISIS. @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social produced a video about their project below ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYkLAsekamo06 Aug 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgd74e3x22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3msdlc2e5bs2p🗣️ Baghdad has a central dilemma in its efforts to curb armed groups, Dr Inna Rudolf said. The push for disarmament is intended to strengthen state authority, but foreign military action can reinforce claims by the militias that their weapons are necessary to defend Iraq, she added. https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/01/iraqs-al-zaidi-faces-impossible-task-to-disarm-iran-backed-militias/05 Aug 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdlc2e5bs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3msaln4acgk2l6 years after the #Beirut port tragedy, one of the world’s biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanon continues to feel the aftershock. Maya Yamout – researcher and a survivor of the blast – talks about impunity, collective trauma and the unfinished pursuit of justice in this new XCEPT blog post 👇 https://csns.uk/2026/08/03/six-years-beirut-port-explosion/04 Aug 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3msaln4acgk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3ms6lpds3mc2f📝 NEW | How Has the War Reshaped Russian Views? We are delighted to launch a new @csns-uk.bsky.social Report on how Russians’ relationship to the conflict has changed over the past years. Written by Dr Jade McGlynn, Kimberly Metcalf & Dr Alexander Shulga. Read more below 👇 https://csns.uk/2026/08/03/how-has-the-war-reshaped-russian-views/03 Aug 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6lpds3mc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mrufonlixk2mIn a 2022 study, researchers Dr Lorenzo Vidino and Dr Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens note that jihadis have executed successful attacks against LGBTQIA+ targets in Florida (2016), Germany (2020), and Norway (2022), with other attacks foiled in France, the Netherlands, the US, and the UK. https://www.meforum.org/fwi/fwi-research/police-shoot-dead-islamist-who-attacked-lgbt-revelers-at-berlin-pride-parade30 Jul 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrufonlixk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mrozpb5rpk2wThis week marks 12 years since the 490-day Arsal kidnappings in Lebanon – the crisis where jihadists invited hostages’ families to visit. What can we learn from speaking to the families about hostage-takers motivations? XCEPT’s @rajanbasra.bsky.social shares his thoughts ⬇️ https://csns.uk/2026/07/28/motivations-of-jihadists-in-hostage-crisis/28 Jul 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrozpb5rpk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mrmz325jd22wFor Prof Alessio Patalano, Canada’s accession is significant, not because it changes the programme today, but because it shows that the Global Combat Air Programme could expand beyond its founding members without altering its governance. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3361465/canada-becomes-first-observer-british-italian-japanese-gcap-fighter-jet-project27 Jul 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmz325jd22whttps://bsky.app/profile/csns-uk.bsky.social/post/3mrczlgpcjc2x📺 NEW | @rajanbasra.bsky.social's Impact Prize-winning work develops open-source methods to support investigations into online extremism, organised crime and the threat posed by 3D-printed firearms. @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social produced a short video about his project below ⬇ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kxOOxUPlaM23 Jul 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:bc6e2s7r7uorltsrljnfeeym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrczlgpcjc2x