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The War Studies Group comprises around 80 faculty and associated researchers and over 200 graduate research students, who come from a broad range of disciplines, including military and international history, political science, international relations theory, international law, sociology and psychology. The Head of the Department is Professor Mervyn Frost.
Offices are based on the Strand and in Strand Bridge House.
Current Academic Staff
Colonel Alexander Alderson Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Dr Simon Anglim, Teaching Fellow
Dr Claudia Aradau , Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Dr Damla Aras , Visiting Research Associate
Prof Mats Berdal , Professor of Security & Development
Dr David Betz , Senior Lecturer in War Studies
Dr John Bew, Reader in History & Foreign Policy
Dr Robert Bieber, Visiting Research Fellow
Prof Didier Bigo, Professor of International Relations
Mr Norman Bird, Visiting Research Fellow
Dr Neville Bolt Teaching Fellow & Research Associate
Prof Brian Bond, Emeritus Professor, former Head of Department
Prof Wyn Bowen, Professor of Non-Proliferation & International Security
Dr Ahron Bregman, Teaching Fellow
Dr Peter Busch, Senior Lecturer in Media & War
Dr Rudra Chaudhuri, Lecturer in South Asian Security & Strategic Studies
Dr Christine Cheng, Lecturer in International Relations
Amb. Denis Corboy , Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Prof Christopher Dandeker, Professor of Military Sociology
Dr Chiara De Franco , Research Associate
Dr Ruth Deyermond , Lecturer in Post-Soviet Security & International Relations.
Prof Michael Dockrill, Emeritus Professor
Dr Huw Dylan, Lecturer in Intelligence Studies & International Security
Dr David Easter . E-Lecturer for the War in the Modern World Online MA
Prof Theo Farrell, Professor of War in the Modern World.
Dr Marcus Faulkner , Teaching Fellow
Dr Massimiliano Fiore, Teaching Fellow
Dr David Fisher, Teaching Fellow
Dr Frank Foley, Visiting Fellow
Dr John Freeman, Visiting Professor
Prof Mervyn Frost , Professor of Ethics in International Relations
Prof John Gearson, Professor of National Security Studies
Dr Michael Goodman , Reader in Intelligence & International Affairs
Prof James Gow, Professor of International Peace & Security,
Ms Jacqueline Gower, Teaching Fellow
Dr Stuart Griffin, Head of Defence Studies Department
Dr Alan Heyes, Visiting Professor
Dr Christopher Hobbs, Leverhulme Research Fellow
Prof Brian Holden-Reid, Professor of American History & Military Institutions
Dr Jan Willem Honig, Senior Lecturer in War Studies
Prof Sir Michael Howard, Emeritus Professor & Co-founder of the Department
Dr Anthony Insall, Visiting Research Fellow
Prof Vivienne Jabri, Professor of International Politics
Dr Alan James, Senior Lecturer in Naval History
Prof Bhupendra Jasani, Visiting Professor
Dr Julian Jeandesboz, Research Associate
Prof Edgar Jones, Teaching Fellow, Institute of Psychiatry
Dr Rachel Kerr, Senior Lecturer in War Crimes & E-Lecturer
Dr Benjamin Kienzle, Marie Curie Research Fellow
Dr Kristian Krieger, Research Associate
Dr Natasha Kuhrt, Lecturer in International Peace & Security
Prof Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History
Prof Sir Lawrence Freedman, Vice-Principal (Strategy & Development)
Prof Richard Ned Lebow, Professor of International Political Theory
Dr Reinoud Leenders, Reader in International Relations & Middle East Studies
Prof Anatol Lieven, Chair of International Relations & Terrorism Studies
Dr Jessica Lincoln, Teaching Fellow
Prof Joseph Maiolo, Professor of International History
Dr Susan Martin, Lecturer in Science & Security
Dr Anna Matveeva, Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Prof Anand Menon, Professor of West European Politics
Prof Christoph Meyer, Professor of European & International Politics
Dr Milena Michalski, Research Associate
Dr Kieran Mitton, Lecturer in International Relations
Dr Matthew Moran, Research Associate, Centre for Science & Security
Mr Simon Mundy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Dr John Nagl, Visiting Professor
Prof Peter Neumann, Professor of Security Studies
Dr Nicholas Michelsen, Lecturer in International Relations Theory
Prof Sir David Omand, Visiting Professor
Dr Zoran Pajic , Visiting Professor
Dr Alessio Patalano, Lecturer in East Asian Warfare & Security
Dr Preeti Patel , Lecturer in Global Health & Security
Dr Julia Pearce , Research Associate
Dr Friedbert Pfluger, Visiting Professor
Prof William Philpott, Professor of the History of Warfare
Prof Michael Rainsborough, Professor of Strategic Theory
Dr Thomas Rid, Reader in War Studies
Dr Brooke Rogers, Senior Lecturer in Risk & Terror
Prof Philip Sabin, Professor of Strategic Studies
Dr Domitilla Sagramoso, Lecturer in Security & Development
Mr Paul Schulte, Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Dr Jane Sharp, Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Ms Emma Sky, Visiting Professor
Prof John Simpson, Visiting Professor
Prof Jack Spence OBE, Professor of Diplomacy
Dr John Stone, Senior Lecturer in Military Strategy
Dr Oisín Tansey, Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Major General J H A Thompson CB OBE, Visiting Professor
Dr David Ucko, Adjunct Fellow for Conflict, Security & Development Group
Prof Guglielmo Verdirame. Professor of International Law
Prof Laurence G Williams FREng, Visiting Professor
Dr Karl Yden, Visiting Research Fellow
Dr Zahbia Yousuf, Teaching Fellow