Podcasts about king's centre

'Always at War: British Public Narratives about War' (2019 examines the stories told by a broad cross-section of British society about their country's past, present, and future role in war. Rather than perceiving distinct periods between war and peace, it reveals how British citizens see their nation as so frequently involved in conflict that they see the country as continuously at war. With tensions over Brexit increasing, it reveals the war stories that define British national identity, its relationship with Europe, and considers the place of war in Britain's future. Dr. Thomas Colley is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of War Studies. The event was organised by King's Centre for Strategic Communications.

Date of Recording: 04/04/2019 Description: Ofer Fridman and Vitaly Kabernik will present their new book Hybrid Conflicts and Information Warfare: New Labels, Old Politics. Chair: Prof. David Betz What is Hybrid Warfare? And what role does Information play in today’s conflicts? In the context of the technological/information revolution of the last two decades―which has greatly amplified the danger posed by nonmilitary means of political struggle―Hybrid Conflicts and Information Warfare addresses these questions from the perspectives of both Western and Russian experts. Incorporating both theory and contemporary realities, including the case of the Islamic State, the authors offer a unique dialogue on the nature of conflict in the second decade of the twenty-first century. Speaker Bios: Ofer Fridman is Director of Operations at the King's Centre for Strategic Communications (KCSC) and Lecturer at the Department of War Studies, King's College London. Vitaly Kabernik is Senior Expert at the Centre for Military-Political Research at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and Fellow Expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and PIR Centre.

Date of Publication: 2/03/2019 Description: What are Extralegal groups in the context of post-conflict societies? How can trade play a role in state building? And how do we define a ‘good’ state? These are just a few questions we discussed with Dr Christine Cheng, Lecturer in the DWS and author of the recent book, Extralegal groups in post-conflict Liberia: How trade makes the state’. In her latest book, Dr Cheng writes, ‘Where the state is weak and political authority is contested, where rule of law is corrupted and government distrust runs deep, extralegal groups can provide order and dispute resolution, forming the basic kernel of the state.’ Drawing on fieldwork and socio-historical analysis, Dr. Cheng explains how extralegal groups were incentivized to provide basic forms of governance as they attempted to form a stable commercial environment during Liberia’s transition from war to peace. Her recent book has highlighted many important questions around state formation and how the West should approach post-conflict societies. Bio: Christine Cheng is Lecturer in War Studies at King’s College London. Her research on post-conflict transitions sits at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics (with a focus on the politics of West Africa). Dr Cheng is the co-editor of Corruption and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: Selling the Peace? (with Dominik Zaum). Her forthcoming book on Extralegal Groups (Oxford University Press) explores how ex-combatants affected statebuilding processes after the end of civil war in Liberia. It will be published by Oxford University Press. Christine is the Course Director for the MA in Conflict, Security, and Development (CSD), and she is affiliated with King's Centre for Politics, Philosophy, and Law, and King's Gender Studies. Christine holds a DPhil from Oxford (Nuffield College) and an MPA from Princeton University (Woodrow Wilson School). Previously, she was the Bennett Boskey Fellow in Politics at Exeter College, University of Oxford. In 2009, she was the Cadieux-Léger Fellow at Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Christine has an undergraduate degree in systems design engineering (BASc) from the University of Waterloo. She has worked for the UN Commission on Human Security, the World Bank's Gender Group, Environment Canada, and the Wildlife Conservation Society. She is a commentator on international affairs for a variety of media outlets including the BBC, the Wall Street Journal, al Jazeera, Radio France International, and Real Clear World. Christine serves as the faculty advisor for the CSD Annual Conference, as well as the student-run Strife blog and journal. She blogs at christinescottcheng.wordpress.com and tweets @cheng_christine. Extralegal groups: https://christinescottcheng.wordpress.com/extralegal-groups/ ________________________ For more news and information on upcoming events, please visit our website at kcl.ac.uk/warstudies _________________________ This podcast was produced by Kirk Allen (Twitter: @_KirkAllen)

Event recording from 28/02/2018 Since 2015 NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence has developed a successful and long-lasting partnership with the King's Centre for Strategic Communications(KCSC) at King's College London. Based on this rewarding experience, the KCSC and the NATO StratCom COE have been developing new ways to put their cooperation into practice. The book “Fake News: A Roadmap’ is one of them. In this project, a group young talented students from the Strategic Communications Masters at King’s College London were encouraged to try and bring some clarity to the ongoing discussion on fake news. Introductory remarks by Dr Neville Bolt, Director of the KCSC and Jānis Sārts, Director of the NATO StratComms COE. Discussion with Jente Althuis and Leonie Haiden (editors of the book "Fake News: A Roadmap"), moderated by Alex Aiken, Executive Director, UK Government Communications. The book's authors are Iona Allan, Jente Althuis, Alexander Averin, Giulia Conci, Sarah Dooley, Erin Duffy, Douglas Gray, Leonie Haiden, Mitchell Ilbury, Natalia Kantovich, Chelsea McManus, Celeste Michaud, Emma Moore, Kierat Ranautta-Sambhi, and Siri Strand. Subscribe to the KCSC newsletter to get a free copy of the book 'Fake News: A Roadmap': http://kcsc.link/signup Learn more about the MA Strategic Communications here - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught-courses/strategic-communications-ma-pg-cert-pg-dip.aspx Learn more about the NATO StratCom COE: https://www.stratcomcoe.org/ Event recording produced by Ivan Seifert.

In this week's episode, we ask how digital transformation has changed the sphere of influence in global politics. We hear from Emily Kasriel from the BBC World Service, from Dr Nicholas Michelsen, and Dr Neville Bolt, both from the King's Centre for Strategic Communications at the Department of War Studies. This podcast was produced by Ivan Seifert. UPCOMING EVENTS AT KING'S COLLEGE LONDON ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS AND WORLD ORDER 2nd November 2017 (17:30-19:00) War Studies Meeting Room Registration URL: http://bit.ly/2xR85kr Kathleen Burk, the author of the forthcoming book, 'The Lion and the Eagle: the Interaction of the British and American Empires 1783-1972', will be speaking on the comparative power, and the ability to project that power, of the two empires from the War of 1812 to the beginning of the Second World War. VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN CENTRAL ASIA 2nd November 2017 (18:00-19:30) Room K3.11 King's College London Registration URL: http://bit.ly/2imPNAy This talk will discuss recent developments in Central Asia regarding the development of violent extremism, which is on the rise and how local governments are trying to tackle the problem. ORDERING THE SECURITY ARENA - PEACE AND CONFLICT IN WORLD'S MOST FRAGILE STATES 6th November 2017 (12:30-14:00) Franklin Wilkins Building 1.10 Registration URL: http://bit.ly/2iERKbJ CSDRG seminar - Is security the outcome of complementary cohabitation of different forms of ordering, while insecurity arises when actors compete over who can order the arena and how.

Event recording from 6th of June 2017 Inaugural Annual Lecture with Guest Speaker Professor Joseph Nye, with introduction by Dr Neville Bolt, Director of the King's Centre for Strategic Communications. Joseph S. Nye Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor, and former Dean of the Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

In this week’s episode, we’re bringing you exclusive interviews with participants at this year’s School of Security Studies PhD Conference. The two day conference was intended to provide an opportunity for PhD students from KCL’s War Studies and Defence Studies Departments to present on their current research and hear about the work of their peers, in a rigorous but friendly academic environment. UPCOMING EVENTS AT KING'S COLLEGE LONDON WAR ZONE FREELANCE EXHIBITION LAUNCH In the lead up to the War Zone Freelance exhibition 2017 Anne Alling and Osie Greenway will be discussing the photos displayed around the Department of War Studies, the context and their forthcoming exhibition on the battle for Mosul. 5th June 2017 (18:00-19:30) Registration URL: http://bit.ly/2rMsWyy Joshua Geltzer, an alumni of our department, was a member of President Obama’s National Security Council staff. His task was to ensure that the US used force abroad, e.g. drone strikes or commando raids, lawfully. He will give an assessment of President Trump’s failure to justify the use of force, followed by Q&A. DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS OF REFUGEE MOBILITY How do datafied and digital relations emerge both between refugees and humanitarian organisations? Between non-state and state actors involved in the digital ecosystems? How do they transform refugees existence? Representatives from King's Centre for Digital Culture, Department of Digital Humanities and the Department of War Studies explore the social and political consequences of these developments. 8th June 2017 (09:30-17:00) Anatomy Museum (6th Floor)King's Building Strand Campus BOOK LAUNCH - ENEMIES KNOWN AND UNKNOWN McDonald's book lays bare the legal and political consequences of Washington's pursuit of militarised counterterrorism in the post-9/11 era. 21st June 2017 (18:30-20:00) War Studies Meeting Room (K6.07) This podcast was produced by Ivan Seifert.

SITREP TRAIL THURS, 11th May  (KATE PRESENTS– NO CHRISTOPHER LEE TODAY; Professor Michael Clarke, former Director of the Royal United Services Institute is our special guest throughout the programme)   Could the UK send more troops to Afghanistan, and what will they be doing if they do deploy? In the States, the fallout continues over the sacking of the head of the FBI…. Find out what the main Defence issues are in the General Election campaigns. Plus, Sitrep explores the impact of Prince Harry’s campaign on Mental Health issues. TOPICS AFGHANISTAN  Michael Evans from the Times & Professor Michael Clarke, former Director of the Royal United Services Institute   FBI DIRECTOR Simon Marks from Feature Story News in Washington & Professor Michael Clarke   DEFENCE & THE GENERAL ELECTION James Hirst, our correspondent in Westminster & Professor Michael Clarke   MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK Sir Simon Wessely, Director of the King's Centre for Military Health Research   BUNDESWEHR Professor Michael Clarke   THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web & App in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) On Sky Channel 0211. Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

In this podcast, we’re bringing you two exclusive interviews. In the first interview (0-16:37), Lisa Ueda and Daniele Rinaldo, both prize-winning solo musicians, talk about where their passion for music began and elaborated on how they believe the wars of the 20th century have influenced composers in France and Japan. As a duo, they have toured the world and performed in some of the most prestigious locations. On March 4th, they are going to perform a special repertoire at the East Asian Expressions of War event at King’s College London. To attend the event, please register here: bit.ly/2kwkxLa In the second interview (16:37-32:00), Professor Nicholas O'Shaughnessy talks about some of the topics which he will cover during the Saki Ruth Dockrill Memorial Lecture on February 28th. This lecture is an attempt to define the global crisis in terms of a renaissance in the use and abuse of propaganda. It argues that such an understanding helps illuminate the world stage, from the empowerment of Al Qaeda / ISIS to the rise of populism in such as the Philippines, to the renaissance of Russia as an imperial power and a new focus in China on nationalism and charismatic leader imagery. To attend the event, please register here: bit.ly/2jQMPD7 Upcoming Events: SAKI RUTH DOCKRILL MEMORIAL LECTURE - PROPAGANDA AND THE CRISIS OF THE GLOBAL ORDER 28th February 2017 (18:00-19:30) The Great Hall Strand Campus Professor Nick O'Shaughnessy, Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies and newly established King's Centre for Strategic Communications will be giving the annual Saki Dockrill Lecture. Registration URL: bit.ly/2jQMPD7 A TALE OF TWO NAVIES: GEOPOLITICS, TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND THE ROYAL NAVY, 1960 - 2015 1st March 2017 (17:30-19:30) Chapters King's Building Strand Campus In A Tale of Two Navies: Geopoltics, technology and strategy in the United States Navy and the Royal Navy, 1960 - 2015, Anthony Wells presents a history and analysis of the unique and enduring relationship between the United States Navy and the Royal Navy. "UNRAVELLING THE KASHMIR KNOT" - AN UNCONVENTIONAL TAKE ON THE KASHMIR ISSUE 1st March 2017 (18:00-19:30) War Studies Meeting Room (K6.07) This book focuses on the 'Kashmir Knot' and relies primarily on British archives to show that the issue was the end product of Britain's ruthless policies to satisfy its geo-political, defence and strategic interests in the Indian subcontinent. CSD CONFERENCE 2017 03/03/2017 (08:15-18:30)The Great Hall Strand Campus The Conflict, Security and Development Conference 2017 is an annual student-led initiative with aims to bring policy attention to an emergent development topic in international affairs. For our fourth annual conference, we are excited to announce we will be addressing the topic of ‘Crossing Borders: Technology and Migration in an Interconnected World’. http://www.csdconference2017.co.uk/ WAR AND JAPAN - A MUSICAL JOURNEY 4th March 2017 (19:30-21:00) The College Chapel Strand Campus How does war shape societies beyond the boundaries of the battlefield? What are the expressions of war in the contemporary world? Musicians; Lisa Ueda (violin) & Daniele Rinaldo (piano) engage with these questions by exploring how war has contributed to shape contemporary Japan through a musical journey. The repertoire -including pieces by Messiaen, Stravinsky and Debussy- seeks to explore the relationship between Japanese and European musical aesthetics that consolidated in the first half of the 20th century. Registration URL: bit.ly/2kwkxLa For more information, visit kcl.ac.uk/warstudies/events.

In this episode, we're bringing you an exclusive interview with Dr Neville Bolt, director of the King's Centre for Strategic Communications. Dr Bolt discusses the informational dimension of hybrid warfare. Many scholars argue that the absence of war does not necessarily equate to peace. Therefore, they call this lucid state between war and peace ‘hybrid warfare’. But how useful is this term ‘hybrid warfare’ and how are Western and Eastern perspectives different when it comes to defining and interpreting this term? For more information about the King’s Centre for Strategic Communications (KCSC), visit http://kingscsc.co.uk. Interested in pursuing an MA in Strategic Communications? Visit bit.ly/2CYzxP7 to learn more about this programme. In January 2017, the King’s Centre for Strategic Communications (KCSC) hosted an international conference to discuss the informational dimension of hybrid warfare. Panelists from the International Centre for Counter Terrorism (ICCT, The Hague), the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), and the KCSC, exchanged their academic perspectives on this heated topic. You can listen to the entire recording of this conference here: https://soundcloud.com/warstudies/sets/kcsc-conference For more information about The Department of War Studies and upcoming events, visit www.kcl.ac.uk/warstudies/events.

Testimonies to Celebrate the 21st birthday of the building of the King's Centre, High Wycombe.

Testimonies to Celebrate the 21st birthday of the building of the King's Centre, High Wycombe.

The latest attitudes survey is out but why do a third of military personnel say morale is low?   Are our soldiers being discriminated against?   What’s behind the latest prison breakouts in Pakistan and Iraq?   And why changes to military music could mean fewer marches and more Muse.   PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS’s Defence Analyst Christopher Lee    OTHER INTERVIEWS:   Louise Simpson, Evidence Director from the Army Families Federation   Professor Michael Clarke, Director of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies,   Professor Sir Simon Wessely of  the King's Centre for Military Research   BFBS Reporter Geoff Meade Camp Bastion   Nigel Ellis is the Chairman of The International Military Music Society     …………………………………………………………………………………   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum)   Alternatively listen again on the website

John, an infantry officer for 19 years, was held up at gunpoint, bombed and saw friends and colleagues killed in action. He tells Claudia Hammond about the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that he suffered when he left the armed forces. And in the first-ever UK study of military personnel in a theatre of war, in Iraq, to test mental health, the military is revealed to have experienced less psychological distress than police or fire officers. One of the study's co-authors, Professor Simon Wessely, Director of the King's Centre for Military Health Research, describes the mental health lessons that are being being learned from the front line. Antidepressants and Morality: Molly Crockett from the Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge says how a particular group of anti depressants, SSRIs, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, have been found to increase morality by raising the levels of Serotonin in the brain. Community Treatment Orders: Introduced two years ago to enable people with mental illness to leave hospital and continue their treatment at home, new figures show ten times more CTOs have been issued than original Department of Health predictions. Reka, who has a diagnosis of bi-polar disorder, describes her experience of spending a year subject to a CTO, compelled to take injections of anti-psychotic medication which she says left her "like a zombie". Anthony Deary from the Care Quality Commission, Tony Maden, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry from Imperial College in London and Dr Tony Zigmond, mental health law lead for the Royal College of Psychiatrists discuss the reasons for the ballooning use of CTOs. Producer: Fiona Hill.