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20 May 2026 Dr Giuseppe Paparella elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Dr Giuseppe Paparella, Lecturer in East Asian Security in the Department of War Studies at King’s,…
14 May 2026 King's and Cranfield University propose merger to support UK national capability and resilience Today (14 May 2026) King’s College London and Cranfield University have announced the news that the…
28 May The war business: British shipping and the First World War 28 May 2026 This paper develops an alternative account of the wartime relationship between ships, shipowners,…
1 Jun Navigating New Waters: The Rise of Private Maritime Security Companies 01 June 2026 Explore the structural factors that have led to the resurgence of PMSCs in the late 20th and early…
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