International Peace & Security

Lisa
South Africa
International Peace & Security MA
I chose to do my postgraduate studies at King’s due to the outstanding international reputation, and high graduate employability. Not only is my course unique to King’s, so is its War Studies Department; and this along with it being located in the centre of London (which offers so many opportunities complimentary to my studies) attracted me to the College.



Studying at King’s and living in London has also given me the chance to meet so many different people from across the globe and get involved in a range of activities, and this really serves to broaden my horizons. I have observed Parliament from the Strangers Gallery, and have attended a public lecture by the Chilean President. I have even secured an internship with the type of company I would like to work for after my studies.



All these factors combine to give me such a well-rounded and fulfilling educational experience, which I could not receive at home in South Africa. It is for these reasons that I would recommend King’s to anyone.

Dr Natasha Kuhrt
International Peace & Security MA
Dr Kuhrt is acting director of the IPS programme for Professor James Gow.

 

Dr Kuhrt has a BA in Russian and German, an MA in Soviet Studies, and a PhD (2000) in Russian Foreign and Security Policy. Current research interests include Russian and post-Soviet foreign and security policies; post-Soviet debates on international relations; regional security complexes, especially in Central Asia and the Asia-Pacific; the persistence of nationalism; issues of sovereignty and debates on intervention/human rights; dimensions of Russian Great-Powerness and Russia and humanitarian intervention. Dr Kuhrt is a member of the Post-Soviet Space research group. I She recently published 'nternational Law, Security and Ethics: Policy Challenges in the Post 9/11 World' by Routledge. Co-edited by Aidan Hehir, and Andrew Mumford. (May 2011)

Dr Kuhrt teaches the MA International Peace and Security core course, 'Contemporary Security Issues'. She also runs the optional postgraduate module 'Nationalism and Security'.

The Co-Director of the Programme is Dr Guigelmo Verdirame whose expertise cover a wide range of areas within the field of public international law. He holds a Laurea in Giurisprudenza (University of Bologna), an LLM (London), an MA (Oxon), and PhD (London School of Economics)and is Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. As a practising barrister since 2006 and, before that as a consultant, he has advised governments, companies and non-governmental organisations on public international law.