Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy

Defence & Diplomacy

The Defence and Diplomacy research theme brings together a wide variety of scholars who study diplomacy in its different manifestations, international security cooperation and defence policies at the national and international level. The theme aims to cover all research on security and defence relations between international actors.

The community functions as an inclusive hub for collaborative research projects, fruitful knowledge exchange and mentor support amongst PhD students, early career researchers and senior academics working on Defence and Diplomacy.

Associated Programmes

Members examine relevant historical and contemporary issues from national, bilateral, minilateral and multilateral perspectives.

Prominent research topics include:

British defence and security policy
European security
Transatlantic relations
Defence economics
Arms control negotiations
Diplomatic knowledge production and analysis
Cold War history
International organisations such as the EU, NATO, the UN Security Council and the Western European Union (WEU)

Julia Balm

PhD Candidate
Dr Philip Berry

Visiting Research Fellow
Moritz Brake

PhD Candidate
Dr Pablo de Orellana

Lecturer in International Relations, Department of War Studies, War Studies Online Deputy Chair
Professor Andrew Dorman

Professor of International Security
Robyn Ferguson

PhD Candidate
Professor John Gearson

Head of the School of Security Studies
Dr Duraid Jalili

Lecturer
Dr Zeno Leoni

Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department
Dr Bence Nemeth

Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies Education
Dr Marc Schelhase

Senior Lecturer
Professor Jack Spence

Professor
Professor Matt Uttley

Professor of Defence Studies
Dr Barbara Zanchetta

Senior Lecturer