A leading academic institution in the heart of London, we are focused on the past, present, and future of statecraft, national security, and international order.
Who We Are
The Centre for Statecraft and National Security (CSNS) brings greater depth and expertise to the making of national security policy today, through research-led professional development and direct engagement with policymakers.
Based within the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, CSNS was founded in 2025 following the merger of the International Centre for Radicalisation and the Centre for Grand Strategy.
Our team are all academics with extensive experience of engaging directly with policymakers and other stakeholders, who seek a deeper understanding of the challenges of national and international security, both from within and beyond the UK.
CSNS is part of the Ax:son Johnson Institute of Statecraft and Diplomacy, a consortium of academic institutions that seek to foster historically informed statecraft.
What We Do
CSNS is devoted to a new way of thinking about international affairs and national security, with an emphasis on integrated approaches and long-term strategic thinking.
The Centre is committed to working with policymakers on pressing issues of real-world significance. It uses historical and other innovative approaches to better understand the immense challenges of our current age – on issues from terrorism and extremism to great power competition and the rapid pace of technological change.
CSNS engages in producing world-class, impact-orientated research on the past, present and future of statecraft and national security. From that basis, we seek to transfer knowledge to those involved in the making of national security through a variety of methods such as producing policy and position papers, thematic closed-door workshops, large scale public events, bespoke professional programmes, and advanced education.
The work of CSNS is organised around four major themes that reflect today’s national and international security environment:
- Strategy & Statecraft
- Defence & Deterrence
- Terrorism & Extremism
- Technology & Transnational Challenges
