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The Putin-factor
Lesia Dubenko This Sunday the Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a stunning 76,66% of support during the presidential election in Russia. In his post-victory speech at the Manezhnaya square he encouraged a cheering crowd to proceed with Russia’s development: “We are destined for success.” While that is yet to… Listen ⇢
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Has EU lost its ‘carrot’?
Lesia Dubenko graduated from Lund University with a Master’s in European Affairs and now is a journalist in Ukraine The EU’s foreign policy has previously developed by offering benefits. But with troubles in Poland and Hungary and ambiguous expansion policy, will Brussels open a new page in its ‘carrots and… Listen ⇢
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The Westphalian system in crisis: The rise of neo-tribalism
By Linda Schlegel – Linda holds an MA in Terrorism, Security and Society from King’s College London The relatively stable post-Cold War international order and the steady growth of internationalization and political, economic and social globalization have increasingly led to challenges in the last two decades. The terror attacks on the… Listen ⇢
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PS21 Event Writeup – ‘Imagining Britain in 2030’
What will Britain look like by 2030? How will Brexit have played out or will the process be still ongoing? Will Great Britain’s map have changed or will greater devolution have resulted in a tweaking of borders? What kind of government might be in power? A panel of experts gathered… Listen ⇢
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‘Virtual jihad’: What is the role of terrorist organizations in online-radicalization?
By Linda Schlegel – Linda holds an MA in Terrorism, Security and Society from King’s College London Photo Credit: User: Colin https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Colin/Objects#/media/File:Backlit_keyboard.jpg In recent years, Europe has seen a stark increase in so-called homegrown terrorist attacks attributed to or claimed by the so-called Islamic State (IS). From Nice to Berlin and… Listen ⇢
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Iraq and Kurdistan: Untying the Gordian Knot
Peshmerga forces outside Kirkuk in 2014. Photo credits: By Boris Niehaus – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33574038 By Gautham Ashok. Gautham holds an MA in International Conflict Studies from King’s College London. Just as the dust is slowly settling on a nine-month long campaign to drive the Islamic State… Listen ⇢
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Britain’s sorry return to imperial ignorance
By Tim Abington. Tim is currently pursuing an undegraduate degree in International Relations at the University of Birmingham. The partition of India is of one of Britain’s most monumental colonial blunders. It is an overwhelming testament to the horror that can be caused by a state’s lack of foresight; lack… Listen ⇢
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Why Al-Qaeda has lost support amongst Western jihadists
The scene at Saadallah Al-Jabiri Square in Aleppo after the attacks in 2012, attributed to Al-Nusra. Photo credits: Zyzzzzzy – http://www.flickr.com/photos/81399520@N00/8049978198, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21884168 By Jakob Guhl. Jakob completed his undergraduate studies with a BA in Political Science and Religious Studies from Goethe University Frankfurt. Currently, he is pursuing… Listen ⇢
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From ‘good boy’ to terrorist: What is the appeal of ISIS?
Westminster, 23 March 2017. Photo credits: Prioryman – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org By Linda Schlegel. Linda is a trainee at the Council of Europe. The so-called Islamic State has dominated and continues to dominate headlines with the recent Barcelona attacks, for which it claimed responsibility. Although the question… Listen ⇢
Executive Director, Peter Apps.
Peter Apps is executive director of the Project for Study of the 21st Century (PS21), a global defence columnist for Reuters and presenter of the “Facing Coming Storms” global defence podcast from PS21 and the British Army’s think tank the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR).
