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Ofer Fridman

Dr Ofer Fridman

Senior Lecturer in War Studies

  • Director of Operations, King’s Centre for Strategic Communications (KCSC)

Research interests

  • Conflict
  • Security

Contact details

Biography

Dr Ofer Fridman joined King’s in 2016, after completing his PhD at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Reading.

Ofer’s research focuses on the intersection between strategic communications, military thinking and contemporary conflicts, including information confrontations, with particular focus on Russia.

Ofer is member of the Canadian Network on Information and Security (CANIS) at the University of Calgary, and member of the editorial board at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT).

Qualifications:

PhD Politics, University of Reading, UK.

MA Counter–Terror and Homeland Security, Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya (IDC).

BA Military History and Security Studies, Hebrew University Jerusalem.

Research Interests

  • Strategic Communications
  • Russian Military Thought
  • Contemporary Conflicts

Teaching

PhD Supervision

First Supervisor:

  • Kaitlin Essig
  • Matthew Fecteau

Second Supervisor: 

  • Alicia Wanless
  • Monica Gill

Publications

 

News

Sharing our expertise and insights on the war on Ukraine

Researchers and academics in our Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy are using their expertise to inform discussion and debate around Russia’s invasion...

ukraine and russia's flags painted on broken concrete

Major new study published on disinformation in the Western Balkans

A new report on disinformation in the Western Balkans, authored by King's academics, was presented to the European Parliament on 3 December 2020.

letter tiles spelling out the words fake news

Events

12Aprklaus-wright-russia-unsplash

Understanding the Russian Audiences - a symposium

The symposium aims to explore the current state of Russian society two years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Please note: this event has passed.

19Febux-gun-5Mj4PO7KIFc-unsplash

Enemy Civilian Casualties: Politics, Culture, and Technology

A seminar by Ofer Fridman, Lecturer in War Studies

Please note: this event has passed.

Features

Sharing our expertise and insights on the war on Ukraine

Researchers and academics in our Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy are using their expertise to inform discussion and debate around Russia’s invasion...

ukraine russia banner size

News

Sharing our expertise and insights on the war on Ukraine

Researchers and academics in our Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy are using their expertise to inform discussion and debate around Russia’s invasion...

ukraine and russia's flags painted on broken concrete

Major new study published on disinformation in the Western Balkans

A new report on disinformation in the Western Balkans, authored by King's academics, was presented to the European Parliament on 3 December 2020.

letter tiles spelling out the words fake news

Events

12Aprklaus-wright-russia-unsplash

Understanding the Russian Audiences - a symposium

The symposium aims to explore the current state of Russian society two years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Please note: this event has passed.

19Febux-gun-5Mj4PO7KIFc-unsplash

Enemy Civilian Casualties: Politics, Culture, and Technology

A seminar by Ofer Fridman, Lecturer in War Studies

Please note: this event has passed.

Features

Sharing our expertise and insights on the war on Ukraine

Researchers and academics in our Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy are using their expertise to inform discussion and debate around Russia’s invasion...

ukraine russia banner size