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Mr Aleix Nadal

PhD Student

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Biography

Aleix Nadal is a PhD candidate at the Freeman Air and Space Institute and the Defence Studies Department, King’s College London. His research examines the evolving posture of the British Armed Forces on outer space since the end of the 1991 Gulf War, also known as the first space war, and how they interacted with senior policymakers to shape the British defence space strategy. The project aims to ascertain the degree to which the United States has historically shaped the Royal Air Force´s military thinking on space. Aleix holds an MA degree in European Politics and International Relations from Maastricht University and has previously worked as an intern in the European Space Policy Institute (Vienna) and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (Rome).

His research interests include:

  • Space security
  • Space policy
  • Strategic arms control
  • Nuclear policy and non-proliferation
  • UK security and defence policy
  • EU security and defence policy
  • Military innovation 

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PhD students to host military innovation and defence workshop at King's

Researchers are invited to present their work on military innovation at the workshop held in May.

Military Innovation

Research

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Freeman Air and Space Institute

Freeman Air & Space provides independent, original knowledge and analysis of air and space power issues.

News

PhD students to host military innovation and defence workshop at King's

Researchers are invited to present their work on military innovation at the workshop held in May.

Military Innovation