Rose Edwards is a postgraduate researcher in the Department of War Studies, preparing for upgrade to PhD candidate in the field of International Relations. She holds an MA in Spanish and Politics from the University of Edinburgh (1996), an MSc in Latin American Politics from the University of London (1997), and a Mid-Career Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School (2016). She also holds the Certificate in Corporate Governance from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (2019).

Rose comes to the War Studies Department after 26 years’ UK government service, working for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including postings to British Embassies Moscow, Kyiv and Rome. In her final government role, seconded to the Cabinet Office, she designed and established the UK’s College for National Security.

Rose is keen to support purposeful engagement between academics and policy makers, in support of national security strategies.

 

Research Interests

Rose’s research interests include:

• Alliance building
• National Security
• Networks and Governance

She is also interested in the role of art in capturing and projecting international identities.

Thesis title and abstract

Under development as part of upgrade to PhD candidate status.

Supervisors

• Dr Felix Berenskotter (lead)
• Dr Nicholas Michelsen

Research Centres & Groups

• Arts and Conflict Hub
• Centre for Statecraft and National Security
• King’s Centre for the Study of Intelligence