16 September 2019
Strife is a dual-format publication founded in 2012 by PhD students and researchers from the War Studies Department of King’s College London. Comprised of an academic Blog and a peer-reviewed Journal, it is run by postgraduate students and doctoral researchers from the School of Security Studies.
From its debut in 2012, Strife has grown from 5,000 to 870.000 annual views, with over 2.1 million unique page views and an audience that spans all the inhabited continents. Our steady viewers include academics, practitioners, and students, along with research institutions, journalists, and citizens interested in knowing more about war and security.
Strife’s thematic focus is ‘conflict’, in all its shapes, forms, and senses. We combine political, historical, literary, and philosophical approaches to this phenomenon through blog and journal articles, as well as unique formats like photo essays, book, film, and art reviews. We aim to provide thought-provoking, unique perspectives on all aspects of conflict, from the cultural to the practically applied.
From 16th September, we will be looking for outstanding individuals keen to join the Editorial Team for the next academic year (October 2019 – September 2020).
The positions available include:
Communications Manager (PhD applicants)
The Communications Manager will be responsible for the strategic communication and outreach for the Strife Blog and Journal. Along with the Editor-in-Chief, the Managing Editors of the Journal and the Blog, he or she will be responsible for formulating, reviewing, and amending Strife policy as part of the Managing Board, of which (s)he is the secretary. Together with the Social Media Officer, the Communications Manager will be planning, implementing and monitoring the promotion of the Strife brand.
This role is restricted to current King’s students.
Social Media Officer (3rd year BA, MA applicants)
The Social Media Officer will be responsible for maintaining and expanding Strife’s social media and web presence. Duties will include promoting new Blog entries, the latest Journal issue, and Strife events, as well as curating the monthly newsletter and expanding Strife’s audience.
This role is restricted to current King’s students.
Senior Editor – Journal & Blog (PhD applicants only)
The Senior Editors form the backbone of Strife Journal’s operations, providing excellent editorial support for authors, as well as assisting in the smooth day-to-day running of Strife. Individuals will only be considered for the position of Senior Editor if they have reached the level of PhD studies or above. The SE designation serves to provide recognition of this level of service and dedication to Strife.
Senior Editors will also help in editing blog entries and will be required to contribute with one blog post per term.
Series Editors – Blog (MA or PhD applicants)
Series Editors will be responsible for the publication of a singular subject-themed series of three to four articles to be featured on Strife Blog, plus an introduction of no more than 500 words written by the Series Editor.
Note that, at the moment of application, candidates to this position are not required to have a final, precise idea about the Series topic yet. Rather, candidates should aim at specifying the skills that they can bring to the Board.
Series Editors will also assist in editing blog entries.
Copy Editors – Journal & Blog (3rd year BA, MA applicants)
A new role starting this year, Copy Editors will be responsible for ensuring that submissions to the Blog are free of errors, easy to read and conform the publication’s style. With a passion for writing and a keen eye for detail, the Copy Editors will form an essential part of Strife.
This role is restricted to current King’s students.
Editor – BA Representative (2nd year BA applicants)
The Editor – BA Rep will take charge of liaising between Strife and the undergraduate community at King’s. He or she will be responsible for filtering any undergraduate submissions in accordance with relevant Strife guidelines. The BA Rep will also promote Strife, encouraging new writers to contribute to Strife and expanding Strife’s audience.
The BA Rep will also assist in editing blog entries. This role is restricted to current King’s students.
External Rep (MA or PhD applicants)
The External Rep is a student from an external university that takes charge of liaising between students in their home university and Strife. This will include encouraging new writers to contribute to Strife, as well as promoting Strife amongst the graduate population and expanding its audience and contributors base. There is only one External Rep for each external university represented on the Strife Editorial Board.
The External Rep will also assist in editing blog entries and will be required to contribute with one blog post per term. In case the Rep’s distance from London is considerable, the Rep is exempt from regularly attending Editorial Board meetings.
Becoming part of Strife, a vibrant and influential publication, represents a unique opportunity, boosting your professional profile, putting you in direct contact with experts in the field, and helping accumulate valuable editorial and writing experience. To apply please send your CV and a cover letter to [email protected]. In the subject line please state ‘Editorial Board Application’ and specify the position you are applying for.
Applications open on Monday, September 16th and close on Sunday, October 6th.
Additionally, we are continuously seeking new contributors. This is a great opportunity to be published as well as to have your work reviewed by experts in a friendly and constructive environment. Our contributors have persistently appreciated our feedback. Submission guidelines can be found on the Submissions page.
We look forward to getting you involved with Strife.
25 September 2018
“Conflict in all its forms: Strife explained by its founders” - October 3, 6pm
Strife is glad to invite you to its first event of the year! In 2012, the fundamental support of members of staff in the Department of War Studies allowed a group of MA and PhD students to launch Strife. Six years later, they are early career researchers in academia and professionals in think-tanks and the security sector. One of them will join three major figures of our history to present Strife to the Departmental community on October 3. They will talk about their experience at Strife, the skills that they acquired while working with us, and how working with Strife helped them to get to their current stage in their career.
This talk will also be a great opportunity to meet with both past and current members of the board and get to know more on how Strife works, what are the different roles within the Editorial Board, and what it means to contribute to our activities. This talk happens as Strife is conducting its annual recruitment drive, so those who are interested in joining Strife will be able to speak directly with their potential future colleagues.
The event will take place on October 3, 2018, at 6pm at King’s College London, in the War Studies Meeting Room (K6.07) at the 6th floor of King’s Building, Strand Campus.
Please register on EventBrite following this link.
An informal reception will follow the event. There, members of the audience will be able to freely ask questions to our speakers and the current members of the Strife board.
Speaker biographies:
Dr. Joana Cook is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of War Studies, and a Senior Research Fellow at ICSR. Her PhD examined women in relation to post-9/11 U.S. counterterrorism responses in Yemen and the wider MENA region. Her research more broadly focuses on women in violent extremism, countering violent extremism, and counter-terrorism practices in Yemen and the wider MENA region. She has presented her research to senior government and security audiences in a number of countries, and at institutions such as the UN Security Council, Cambridge, Oxford, the London School of Economics, and IISS (amongst others). She has also been featured in media such as Time, the Telegraph, the Huffington Post, the Washington Post and on BBC World News, Sky News, BBC Radio, the National Post and CBC.
Dr. Pablo de Orellana is a Teaching Fellow at the Department of War Studies. His research on how diplomatic communication constitutes the representations upon which policy is made threads together his passion for political philosophy, literary analysis, history and aesthetics. Advanced theoretical approaches are developed and put to work analysing exhaustive and extensive archival research in an endeavour determining how policy comes to understand the political identity of peoples and their contexts. These have so far been applied onto de Orellana’s two areas of regional expertise: Post-War Southeast Asia and contemporary North Africa. His research interests focus on analytical political philosophy, particularly Nietzschean and Poststructuralist, as well as diplomacy, history and sociology, for he is a believer that the pen is a mighty sword.
Alexandria Reid is a Research Analyst in the National Security and Resilience team at the Royal United Services Institute and a Project Officer at the Strategic Hub for Organised Crime there. Her current research covers a range of topics related to serious and organised crime, including environmental crime and illicit trade. Alexandria holds an MA (Distinction) in Conflict, Security and Development from King’s College London, where her thesis explored the utility of force in peacekeeping operations. Prior to joining RUSI, she was a Programme Officer for the Centre for Grand Strategy at King’s and an MoD-funded Research Administrator at the King’s Centre for Military Health Research. She holds a BA in War Studies from King’s College London, where she was awarded the Sir Michael Howard Award for Excellence 2013-2016.
Zoha Waseem is a PhD candidate at the Department of War Studies. Her research focuses on the role of Pakistani police forces in countering violence and terrorism in cities, focusing primarily on Karachi. This is an ethnographic research that investigates how a mega-city of the global South has shaped the institutional culture of the police, and what the police can reveal about the Pakistani state. Zoha holds an MA (2:1) in Terrorism, Security and Society (King’s College London) and a LLB (Honours) (School of Oriental and African Studies). Prior to her undergraduate, Zoha has studied in Karachi, Chicago and Washington DC. She has interned at several news channels in Pakistan. Between 2012 and 2013, she interned at the Public Safety and Terrorism Sub-Directorate at Interpol at their headquarters in Lyon.
17 September 2018
Positions open with Strife Editorial Board – Apply now!
Strife is a dual-format publication founded in 2012 by PhD students and researchers from the War Studies Department of King’s College London. Comprised of an academic Blog and a peer-reviewed Journal, it is run by postgraduate students and doctoral researchers from the School of Security Studies.
From its debut in 2012, Strife has grown from 5,000 to 870.000 annual views, with over 2.1 million unique pageviews and an audience that spans all the inhabited continents. As shown in our recent Readers Survey (results to be published soon), included among our steady viewers are academics, practitioners, and students, along with research institutions, journalists, and citizens interested in knowing more about war and security.
Strife’s thematic focus is ‘conflict’, in all its shapes, forms, and senses. We combine political, historical, literary, and philosophical approaches to this phenomenon through blog and journal articles, as well as unique formats like photo essays, book, film, and art reviews. We aim to provide thought-provoking, unique perspectives on all aspects of conflict, from the cultural to the practically applied.
From September 17th, we will be looking for outstanding individuals willing to join the Editorial Team for the next academic year (October 2018 – September 2019).
For the first time, we are opening applications to candidates from external universities. As we are based in King’s College London, the majority of the members of the board will be currently registered for a program of study or engaged in research at King’s. However, we are looking forward to accepting a selected number of outstanding external applications, wherever they come from. The following job descriptions indicate which positions are restricted, for reasons of convenience, to students and PhD candidates based at King’s.
The positions available include:
- Managing Editor – Blog (MA or PhD applicants)
The Managing Editor – Blog is responsible for the Blog’s overall maintenance and activity, aiming at providing a steady stream of content while ensuring a smooth editing and publication process. Along with the EiC, the Managing Editor – Journal, and the Communications Manager, (s)he is responsible for formulating, reviewing, and amending Strife policy as part of the Managing Board. This role is restricted to current King’s students.
- Communications Manager (3rd year BA, MA, PhD applicants)
The Communications Manager will be responsible for maintaining and expanding Strife’s social media and web presence. Duties will include promoting new Blog entries, the latest Journal issue, and Strife events, as well as curating the monthly newsletter and expanding further Strife’s audience. Along with the EiC, the Managing Editor – Journal, and the Managing Editor – Blog, (s)he is responsible for formulating, reviewing, and amending Strife policy as part of the Managing Board, of which (s)he is secretary.
The Communications Manager will ideally be a Graduate-level student, though we may accept outstanding third year undergraduates for this role. This role is restricted to current King’s students.
- Coordinating Editor – Journal (PhD applicants only)
The Coordinating Editor - Journal will work directly with the Managing Editor – Journal to prepare and deliver the publishing of Strife Journal’s winter and summer issues. He or she will take point in coordinating the editorial and proof-reading process of journal submissions, and will act as liaison between the authors, Senior Editors and the Managing Board of Strife.
- Senior Editor – Journal & Blog (PhD applicants only, including )
The Senior Editors form the backbone of Strife’s operations, providing excellent editorial support for authors, as well as assisting in the smooth day-to-day running of Strife. Individuals will only be considered for the position of Senior Editor if they have reached the level of PhD studies or above. The SE designation serves to provide recognition of this level of service and dedication to Strife.
Senior Editors will also help in editing blog entries and will be required to contribute with one blog post per term.
- Series Editors – Blog (MA or PhD applicants)
Series Editors will be responsible for the publication of a singular subject-themed series of four articles to be featured on Strife Blog. This would also figure an introduction of no more than 500 words written by the Series Editor.
Notice that, at the moment of application, candidates to this position are not required to have a final, precise idea about the Series topic yet. Rather, candidates should aim at specifying the skills that they can bring to the Board.
Series Editors will also help in editing blog entries.
- External Rep (MA or PhD applicants)
The External Rep is a student from an external university that takes charge of liaising between students in their home university and Strife. This will include encouraging new writers to contribute to Strife, as well as promoting Strife amongst the graduate population and expanding its audience and contributors base. There is only one External Rep for each external university represented on the Strife Editorial Board.
The External Rep will also assist in editing blog entries and will be required to contribute with one blog post per term. In case the Rep’s distance from London is considerable, the Rep is exempt from regularly attending Editorial Board meetings.
- Editor – MA Representative (MA applicants)
The MA Rep takes charge of liaising between Masters-level students and Strife. This will include encouraging new writers to contribute to Strife, as well as promoting Strife amongst the graduate population, expanding its audience and contributors base.
The MA Rep will also assist in editing blog entries and will be required to contribute with one blog post per term. This role is restricted to current King’s students.
- Editor – BA Representative (BA applicants)
The Editor – BA Rep will take charge of liaising between Strife and the undergraduate community at King’s. He or she will be responsible for filtering any undergraduate submissions in accordance with relevant Strife guidelines. The BA Rep will also promote Strife, encouraging new writers to contribute to Strife and expanding Strife’s audience.
The BA Rep will also assist in editing blog entries. This role is restricted to current King’s students.
Becoming part of Strife, a vibrant and influential publication, represents a unique opportunity, boosting your professional profile, putting you in direct contact with experts in the field, and helping accumulate valuable editorial and writing experience.
To apply please send your CV and a cover letter to [email protected]. In the subject line please state ‘Editorial Board application’ and specify the position you are applying for.
Applications open on Monday, September 17th and close on Sunday, October 7th.
Additionally, we are continuously seeking new contributors. This is a great opportunity to be published as well as to have your work reviewed by experts in a friendly and constructive environment. Our contributors have persistently appreciated our feedback. Submission guidelines can be found on the Submissions page.
We look forward to getting you involved with Strife.
11 June 2018
Strife’s First Reader Survey: Have a Say
Do you enjoy Strife Blog?
We are interested in what you have to say. We have launched our first readers survey just so that you can tell us how we are doing and what we can do better.
You will find the survey here.
It takes just a few minutes, but your help will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Update - Deadline extended
As the two-leading student-led peer-reviewed academic journals at King’s College London, the King’s Student Law Review and Strife are pleased to announce the joint publication of a special edition under the overarching theme of ‘Law and War’. We will now be accepting submissions for this joint edition.
Submissions must be relevant to the subjects that relate to the intersection between ‘Law and War’. This overarching theme encompasses a vast range of topics such as challenging the effectiveness of “Jus in bello” in light of the war on terror, “rogue states”, the historical origins of the laws of conventional warfare, and the legality of Private Military Companies and the effectiveness of Nuclear Arms Control and Non-Proliferation agreements and treaties.
All articles must be between 4,000 and 6,000 words in length. Articles must comply with Oxford Referencing style (and by extension OSCOLA for legal references and case notes). A simplified version of this referencing style has been included in the Submission guidelines attached below.
If you are interested in submitting an article for this exciting joint publication, please send an abstract as well as the required information (outlined below) to the following email address: [email protected]
Required Information
- Title of the article, set in bold, ranged left and unjustified.
- Name of the author or authors directly below the title, followed by institution affiliation, if applicable.
- Five or six keywords.
- Abstract of around 350 words
Update: We will be accepting submissions until Monday, the 30th April 2018. If you have any further enquiries, please contact [email protected].
We look forward to hearing from you!
Best,
The King’s Student Law Review and Strife
Please have a look at the submission guidelines for this special issue, available here
Call for Contributors: UN Peacekeeping Series
February 28, 2018. Want to get published on Strife Blog and Journal? We are seeking 1000-word pieces for our upcoming series titled ‘The State of UN Peacekeeping Operations’, which focuses on international efforts for maintaining peace and security.
Do you have a research interest in global governance and international security? We welcome topics including the developments within specific UN peacekeeping mandates, the role of women in conflict prevention and mediation, or the current challenges to the UN peacekeeping architecture.
Deadline for submission is 15th March, 2018. For any enquiries about article topics or to submit your contribution, send an email to [email protected]
Call for contributors - 2018 CSD Conference: Organizing the Peace
February 18, 2018. Strife is pleased to announce they have partnered with the annual student-led Conflict, Security, and Development Conference (CSD) to publish a special edition of Strife Journal.
We are seeking 2000-3000 word pieces for a series titled ‘Organizing the Peace’, which focuses on the themes of the 2018 CSD Conference on March 8-9, 2018. Panels include topics such as negotiating the peace, reconciliation and transitional justice, securing the peace, and sustaining the peace. Each article should directly address one of the themes above.
Do you have a research interest in these topics? Are you interested in writing articles on issues including historical peace agreements, issues within negotiations, and international involvement in peace building? Get in touch and submit your work!
Deadline for submission is March 7th . For any enquiries, or to submit your contribution, please email [email protected]. Please note the deadline has been extended to 15th March.
Call for Contributors: Asia-Focused Series
November 17, 2017. Want to write for Strife Blog and Journal? We’re seeking 1000-word pieces for a series titled ‘National Perspectives in North-East Asian Rivalries’, which focuses on national perspectives in East Asian Security and North-East Asian rivalries. Each article will give a specific country’s perspective.
Do you have a research interest in the region? Are you interested in writing on topics including territorial disputes, the historical problem, and clashing national identities? Get in touch!
Deadline for submission is December 20th . For any enquiries or to submit your contribution, send an email to [email protected]
Positions open with Strife Editorial Board – Apply Now!
11 October 2017
Strife is a dual-format publication founded in 2012 by PhD students and researchers from the War Studies Department of King’s College London. Comprised of an academic Blog and a peer-reviewed Journal, it is run by postgraduate students and doctoral researchers from the School of Security Studies.
From its debut in 2012, Strife has grown from 5,000 annual views to over 1.5 million unique pageviews worldwide, with an audience that spans all the inhabited continents. Included among our steady viewers are academics and practitioners in diverse fields, research institutions, journalists and media conglomerates.
Strife’s thematic focus is ‘conflict’, in all shapes, forms and senses of the word. We combine political, historical, literary, and philosophical approaches to this phenomenon through blog and journal articles, as well as unique formats like photo essays, book, film, and art reviews. We aim to provide thought-provoking, unique perspectives on all aspects of conflict, from the cultural to the practically applied.
We are currently looking for outstanding individuals willing to join the Editorial Team. The positions currently available include:
- Communications Manager (MA or PhD applicants)
The Communications Manager will be responsible for augmenting and expanding Strife’s social media and web presence. Duties will include promoting new Blog entries, the latest Journal issue, and Strife events, as well as expanding further Strife’s audience and recruiting new writers (postgraduate researchers, academics or relevant professionals).
- Coordinating Editor – Journal (PhD applicants only)
The Coordinating Editor - Journal will work directly with the Managing Editor – Journal to prepare and deliver the publishing of Strife Journal’s winter and summer issues. He or she will take point in coordinating the editorial and proof-reading process of journal submissions, and will act as liaison between the authors, Senior Editors and the Managing Board of Strife.
- Senior Editor – Journal & Blog (PhD applicants only)
The Senior Editors form the backbone of Strife’s operations, providing excellent editorial support for authors, as well as assisting in the smooth day-to-day running of Strife. Individuals will only be considered for the position of Senior Editor if they have reached the level of PhD studies or above. The SE designation serves to provide recognition of this level of service and dedication to Strife.
- Series Editors – Blog (MA or PhD applicants)
Series Editors will be responsible for the publication of a singular subject-themed series of four articles to be featured on Strife Blog. This would also figure an introduction of no more than 500 words written by the Series Editor.
Series Editors will also help in editing blog entries.
- Editor – MA Representative (MA applicants)
The MA Rep takes charge of liaising between Masters-level students and Strife. This will include encouraging new writers to contribute to Strife, as well as promoting Strife amongst the graduate population, expanding its audience and contributors base.
The MA Rep will also assist in editing blog entries.
- Editor – BA Representative (BA applicants)
The Editor – BA Rep will take charge of liaising between Strife and the UG community at King’s. He or she will be responsible for filtering any UG submissions in accordance with relevant Strife guidelines. The BA Rep will also promote Strife, encouraging new writers to contribute to Strife, and expand Strife’s audience.
The BA Rep will also assist in editing blog entries.
Becoming part of Strife, a vibrant and influential publication, represents a unique opportunity, boosting your professional profile, putting you in direct contact with experts in the field, and helping accumulate valuable editorial and writing experience.
To apply please send your CV and a cover letter to [email protected]. In the subject line please state ‘Editorial Board application’ and specify the position you are applying for.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday, October 25th.
Priority will be given to applicants currently registered for a program of study or engaged in research at King’s College London.
Additionally, we are continuously seeking new contributors. This is a great opportunity to be published as well as to have your work reviewed by experts in a friendly and constructive environment. Submission guidelines can be found on the Submissions page.
We look forward to getting you involved at Strife.
Call for Contributors: Historically-Focussed Mini Series
July 13, 2017. Want to write for Strife Blog and Journal? We’re seeking 500-word pieces for a historically-focussed series on contentious bilateral relationships in international politics today. Do you have a research interest in the relationship between China and North Korea; Russia and Estonia; Shia and Sunni Muslims; or India and Pakistan? Write for us!
Deadline for submission is 27 July. Get in touch: [email protected]
Discussion with Loretta Napoleoni: Merchants of Men, Human trafficking and ISIS
February 8, 2017. Strife extends an invitation on behalf of the the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy for an evening with renowned terrorism expert Loretta Napoleoni to discuss her latest book Merchants of Men: How Jihadists and ISIS Turned Kidnapping and Refugee Trafficking into a Multi-Billion Dollar Business. In her book she explores how human trafficking has been used to fund terrorist groups and the subsequent implications for the West. See more about the event, and RSVP here.
Strife Accepting Editorial Board Applications
September 24, 2016. Strife is hiring. As a PhD-led fixture of the War Studies Department here at King’s, we are rapidly becoming one of the largest student run academic publications in the country. To help us achieve this goal we are currently hiring for a number of positions including:
- *New Managing Editor - Blog (MA or PhD applicants)
- Senior Editors - Blog (PhD applicants only)
- Series Editors - Blog (PhD or MA applicants only)
- MA and BA Representative (MA and 3rd year BA applicants respectfully)
- Senior Editor - Journal (PhD applicants only)
Working for us is a fantastic opportunity to network, gain valuable editorial and writing experience, as well as boost your CV. If you would like to apply please send your CV and a cover letter to [email protected]. In the subject line state the position you are applying for. The deadline for applications is Friday, October 7th. Please note all applicants must be currently within King’s School of Security Studies (departments of War or Defense Studies ).
Additionally, we are always seeking new contributors from within the School and beyond, and submission details can be found on the Submissions page. We look forward to working with you at Strife.
Strife launches new website
August 2, 2016. Wrapping up its fourth year, Strife is proud to reach readers in over 150 countries, across academic, practitioner, government, NGO, military and other spheres. We now offer both our contributors from the Department of War Studies (and beyond), as well as our global readership, a new and improved layout. We hope you enjoy it as we continue to grow and analyze conflict in all its forms.
Strife Journal special edition now released
March 2016. Strife Journal has now launched its first Special edition based on presentations at the 2015 Strife-USFPRRG conference held in March 2015 at King’s College entitled: “A world in flux? Analysis and prospects for the U.S. in global security.” You can access the journal and individual articles here.
Podcast
November 2015. Following the event held on November 9, an interview with Dr. Stefano Recchia is now live and available on the War Studies website here at 18:20. The interview is entitled, “Interview with Ramesh Thakur on R2P / US Civil-Military Relations and Multilateral Intervention.”
Strife launches independent website for journal
Strife is dual-format publication containing both our academic blog and journal. We believe it is important to recognize the signifiant work of our journal contributors and as such, Strife has launched an independent website for our journal. You can browse it here at: www.strifejournal.org.
EVENT - U.S. Civil-Military Relations and Multilateral Intervention, Dr. Stefano Recchia, Cambridge University
Date: Monday, November 9, 2015
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Location: Pyramid Room (King’s Building, 4th floor), Strand campus. King’s College London, WC2R 2LS. Map here.
Strife and the US Foreign Policy Research Group are pleased to present Dr. Stefano Recchia of Cambridge University to discuss his new book, “Reassuring the Reluctant Warriors: U.S. Civil-Military Relations and Multilateral Intervention” (2015, Cornell University Press).
Why did American leaders work hard to secure multilateral approval from the United Nations or NATO for military interventions in Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo, while making only limited efforts to gain such approval for the 2003 Iraq War? In Reassuring the Reluctant Warriors, Stefano Recchia draws on declassified documents and about one hundred interviews with civilian and military leaders to illuminate little-known aspects of U.S. decision making in the run-up to those interventions. American leaders, he argues, seek UN or NATO approval to facilitate sustained military and financial burden sharing and ensure domestic support. However, the most assertive, hawkish, and influential civilian leaders in Washington tend to downplay the costs of intervention, and when confronted with hesitant international partners they often want to bypass multilateral bodies. In these circumstances, America’s senior generals and admirals—as reluctant warriors who worry about Vietnam-style quagmires—can play an important restraining role, steering U.S. policy toward multilateralism.
This discussion is sure to offer timely reflection for current U.S. decision making processes. The event is open to all and there is no RSVP required.
Dr. Stefano Recchia is a Lecturer (assistant professor) in international relations at the University of Cambridge. His first monograph, “Reassuring the Reluctant Warriors: US Civil-Military Relations and Multilateral Intervention”, has been recently published with the Cornell Studies in Security Affairs book series. He holds a PhD from Columbia University (awarded with distinction) and a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and has held fellowships at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, the Brookings Institution, the European University Institute (EUI), and the Freie Universität Berlin.
Any enquiries can be forwarded to [email protected].
Event with Jack McDonald
Strife and the Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS) are pleased to present award-winning author and investigative journalist Chris Woods, and Dr. Jack McDonald of King’s College London in a timely and lively debate to discuss the issue of drones.
Date: Monday, October 5, 2015
Time: 18:00
Location: K6.07 (King’s Building, 6th floor), Strand campus. King’s College London, WC2R 2LS. Map here.
Drones have been a highly contentious topic for many years due to their infamous role in targeted killings, and have recently entered the spotlight in the UK being engaged in the deaths of British jihadists, Reyaad Khan and Rahul Amin in early September. However, some argue that the use of drone helps reduce casualties in conflict and serve a useful purpose in today’s security environment. Leading experts Chris Woods and Dr. Jack McDonald will be discussing key debates and implications surrounding the increasing use of drones in the UK and beyond.
All are welcome to attend. Hurst will be in attendance with copies of Woods recent book, “Sudden Justice” available for purchase.
Chris Woods is a widely-published investigative journalist who specialises in conflict and national security issues. A former senior BBC Panorama producer, he has authored some of the key investigations into covert US drone strikes and their true effects. He was recently awarded the Martha Gellhorn Journalism Prize for his work. He will be discussing the topic of his most recent book, “Sudden Justice: America’s Secret Drone Wars” (Hurst, 2015).
Dr. Jack McDonald is a research associate and teaching fellow with CSSS at King’s College London. His research covers the law and ethics of war, with a specific focus on novel technology. In particular, he is interested in the role of knowledge and information in the concept and conduct of war. His book “Known and Unknown Enemies: Targeted Killings and Contemporary Warfare” which focuses on the concept and practice of targeted killings will be published next year by Hurst & Co.
You can find an earlier review of “Sudden Death” by Strife’s Harris Kuemmerle here, as well as a 5-part series that Strife previously published on drones here, including a contribution by Dr. McDonald. Any enquiries can be forwarded to [email protected].
Positions on Strife editorial board open for applications
Thanks to the hard work of our 2014-15 editorial board, talented contributors and the enthusiastic support of our readers and collaborators, Strife is continuously growing and now reaches over 80,000 readers across 150 countries. Our readership includes fellow students and researchers, academics, and professionals working in the government, NGO, military, and security spheres (amongst others). With the beginning of a new academic year, we are seeking a number of talented and enthusiastic individuals from within the King’s War Studies Department to join our editorial board for the 2015-16 academic year.
Strife’s thematic focus is ‘conflict’ in all shapes, forms and senses of the word. We combine political, historical, literary, and philosophical approaches to conflict for our readers through blog and journal articles, as well as unique formats like photo essays, film and art reviews. We aim to provide thought-provoking, unique perspectives in all our work, which is featured on Strife Blog and Strife Journal. For more information about Strife, see our About page, or browse through our website.
Strife offer’s the opportunity to our Editorial Team to get practical experience writing, editing, peer-reviewing, organizing major conferences and being part of a dynamic team within the department.
We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:
- Managing Editor for Strife Blog (1)
- Senior Editors (3 at PhD level)
- MA Editor and representative (1)
- BA Editor and representative (1)
- Editor – Strife Series (4 at MA or PhD level)
- Social media coordinator (1)
If you are interested in any of the above positions, please send any questions, or your CV and a cover letter to [email protected]. The heading can be referenced as ‘Editorial Board application’ and the position being applied for.
Deadline for applications is September 25, 2015.
We look forward to getting you involved with Strife.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 4:00
Location: K6.07, King’s Building, King’s College. Strand, London, UK, WC2R 2LS
Strife’s Editor-in-Chief Joana Cook will be doing a presentation in partnership with the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security entitled, “Migrants, fighters, recruiters… and partners. Analyzing the roles of women in supporting, perpetrating and countering violent extremism.” This event will be open to all. If you are not London-based you are still able to login remotely for the webinar. You can find the event page and details here: Women and extremism.
March 9, 2015
6:00 - 7:30, Pyramid Room, King’s College London
In partnership with the BISA Russian and Eurasian Security Research Group, Strife is proud to present, Professor Richard Sakwa to speak about his new book ‘Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands’. You can find more details here.
March 4, 2015
Strife was proud to welcome distinguished speaker Professor Inderjeet Parmar and presenters from around the world to the 1st annual Strife-USFPRG conference, “A World in Flux.” You can hear Professor Parmar’s opening lecture here (posted March 5, 2015). Strife would also like to thank the War Studies Department for its support and participation.
January 25, 2015
Strife has now announced the programme for the March 4, 2015 conference, “A World in Flux: Analysis and Prospects for the U.S. in Global Security.” You can find the programme here. The conference is free and open for all to attend.
(OHSP) & STRIFE invites you to a webinar discussing:
Critical Masses: The People in Policing and Warfare
Wednesday, December 10, 2014. 3:00 - 4:00. War Studies Meeting Room, King’s College London, Strand.
You are able to listen to a recording of the presentation here.
DESCRIPTION:
The world of policing and military operations seems increasingly complex when compared to past generations. The speed and reach of modern communications, evolving expectations of government and other entities competing for legitimacy all make it more likely that events can rapidly gain strategic significance and global reach.
The implications of these complex environments can range from an increase of terrorism recruiting (the Abu Ghraib prison scandal), political instability (Arab Spring or the Occupy Movement) or damage to business and government institutions (the rise of political hactivism and the 2011 England riots).
In all these cases, individuals and their communities have assumed an increasingly important role in the use and effectiveness of force. From the British policing model founded upon “consent” of the population to the confusion over the importance of Hearts and Minds in contemporary conflicts, gaining or maintaining the popular allegiance has been a goal.
This talk will highlight the historical place of the people in both warfare and policing, arguing that the strategic implications of whom they support and why it is critical, if not always well understood or pursued.
FEATURED SPEAKER:
Jill S. Russell | Military Historian, King’s College London
Jill S. Russell is a military historian completing her Doctoral dissertation on logistics and strategic culture in the War Studies Department at King’s College London. She holds an MPhil in Military History from George Washington University and an MA in International Relations from SAIS. She has been a defense consultant in Washington, DC, working with both the services and the Department of Defense on matters of military policy. She also has experience in military education, to include instruction in Strategy and Policy and research for coursework in Joint Military Operations. Her writing has appeared in professional military journals, the Telegraph, and she is a frequent contributor to the King’s College family of blogs. Her current research on the nexus of policing, warfare and the people is an outgrowth of an interest in counterinsurgency and forms one part of a larger perspective on future security issues.
MODERATOR:
Dean Baratta | Intelligence Analyst, OHSP
Dean Baratta has over 20 years of intelligence experience within the military, law enforcement and homeland security spheres on a wide range of threats.
ABOUT OHSP:
The Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness helps to direct prevention, detection, protection, response, and recovery planning, not only at the state level, but also at the regional and national levels with our varied partners. In addition to coordinating their efforts with other state agencies, they have a critical role in the national and regional arenas to help shape state and inter-state homeland security policy and practices. OHSP is led by Director Chris Rodriguez and comprised of two Divisions, the Division of Intelligence and Division of Preparedness, and seven bureaus.
DISCLAIMER: Any views or opinions presented in this webinar are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (OHSP).