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John Bew, the historian and former foreign policy adviser to three Conservative prime ministers, likens him, in style and resolution, to an Attlee-era politician: "He has complete integrity and a kind of granite-like solidity." newstatesman.com/politics/labou…

🗓️ We are co-hosting an event with Protection Approaches on June 18th! Join us as we examine the changing role and capabilities of the FCDO and reflect on Labour’s first year of foreign policy with Kate Ferguson, Peter Ricketts and John Bew Read more & sign up here: icsr.info/2025/06/05/csn…

📅 Join us on Thursday, July 3rd at 16:00 BST / 11:00 EST for our webinar, ‘The AI Faultline: Extremist Innovation, Jailbreaking, and P/CVE Opportunities.' For more details and to register, please follow the link below ⤵️ gnet-research.org/event/gnet-web…

🚨 There's still time to sign up for our upcoming event with Protection Approaches! Join us as we reflect on Labour’s first year of foreign policy with Kate Ferguson, Peter Ricketts and John Bew 🔗 Read more here: icsr.info/2025/06/05/csn…

Very happy to be representing XCEPT Research and Centre for Statecraft & National Security at this important event (perhaps now more than ever).

On 28 May, GNET hosted its 5th Annual Conference. We are pleased to publish an Insight & videos summarising the event, including identified research gaps & key policy takeaways. Many thanks to Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), Violence Prevention Network International & all who attended & presented. gnet-research.org/2025/06/13/the…

In his recent The Observer piece on Edward Luce's 'Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Cold War Prophet', John Bew says "Brzezinski cuts a talented but frustrated figure" observer.co.uk/culture/books/…

On Wednesday, I'm delighted to be joining Kate Ferguson and Prof. John Bew at a Centre for Statecraft & National Security event, to discuss the UK's foreign policy, and how to balance the sanctity of individual rights in an age of strategic competition and raw power. Register here: icsr.info/2025/06/05/csn…

📸 Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of hosting Kate Ferguson Protection Approaches and Sophia Gaston for our very first CSNS event, chaired by Prof John Bew

Netanyahu threatened to attack Iran before, but always backed down. What changed this time? Israel used to be a status quo power. It is now a revisionist state with an ambitious - and dangerous - plan to re-shape the region. Read more at Middle East Council on Global Affairs: mecouncil.org/blog_posts/how…

"You are essentially becoming a DIY gunsmith. However, it's not as easy as printing off a sheet of A4 paper in your office printer," Rajan Basra told BBC News (UK) bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Good morning X/Twitter. On Monday HMG published the UK second (?) National Security Strategy - NSS- (assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685ab0da…). One of several recently released docs, it’s worth sharing some thoughts about it. Here it goes - thread from yours truly:

📝 "This was not the first time Trump found himself at odds with MAGA purists urging isolation and retreat from foreign adventures," writes Shiraz Maher in his latest piece for Engelsberg Ideas engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-con…

📆 There's still time to register for this Program On Extremism event with Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, taking place tomorrow (1 July) at 15:00 BST. Details below!

📝 NEW | ‘A New Era for Lebanon’: Can an end to political posters in Beirut challenge sectarian divides? 🇱🇧 In her latest for XCEPT Research, Brontë Philips explores how a new initiative to remove political imagery may exacerbate tensions in Beirut 👇 icsr.info/2025/07/01/a-n…

Honored to be quoted in Zahra Ladha’s latest piece at The New Arab, along with Inna Rudolf, Javad Heirannia, Trita Parsi and Francesco Salesio Schiavi. newarab.com/analysis/how-d…

My latest The New Arab piece analyzes the restraint on the part of #Iraq’s Tehran-aligned factions amid last month’s 12-day war between #Israel and #Iran. This article quotes Marco Carnelos, Inna Rudolf, Omar Al-Nidawi, Norman Ricklefs, and Hayder حيدر. newarab.com/analysis/iraqi…

It was a genuine pleasure to speak to Raissa. This piece is important in capturing both how Japan is evolving as a security actor, and how the PH are trying to capture the crucial relevance of their strategic location. Watch this space. War Studies King's Security Studies Centre for Statecraft & National Security

"This is an important test bed for how Japan transfers capability to a regional partner," Alessio Patalano told South China Morning Post Raissa Robles scmp.com/week-asia/poli…