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Come and join us on the Strand for the book launch of "Islam and Statecraft: Religious Soft Power in the Arab Gulf states" An often misunderstood concept in Gulf soft power 5 February 2025 18:00 kcl.ac.uk/events/islam-a…

EVENT: Islam and Statecraft: Religious Soft Power in the Arab Gulf States We'll be welcoming Dr Jon Hoffman (Jon Hoffman) on 5 February to discuss his research and new book 📚 More here 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/islam-and-st…

Looking incredibly forward to this event with Dr Andreas Krieg hosted by King's Middle East on Feb 5. If you're in London, come stop by!

I'm excited to share that my latest publication, titled "The Rise of Environmentalism in the Shiʿi World: Evidence from Iran, Lebanon, and Yemen" has just been released! #Iran #Hizbullah #Houthis #Yemen #Lebanon ⁦Defence Studies KCL⁩ ⁦King's Middle East⁩ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Don't miss out! ⏰📚 EVENT: Islam and Statecraft: Religious Soft Power in the Arab Gulf States We'll be welcoming Dr Jon Hoffman (Jon Hoffman) *tomorrow* (5 February) to discuss his research and new book More here ⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/islam-and-st…

🆕 Myth Busting in a Post-Assad Syria Rob Geist Pinfold challenges common misconceptions about the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a new article for Middle East Policy Read more 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me…

EVENT: Navigating the Syrian Crisis Challenges and Opportunities for Peace and Reconstruction ⏰ 18.00 - 19.30 🗓️ 18 March More here 🔽 eventbrite.co.uk/e/navigating-t…

EVENT: Understanding Syria through Syrian Voices: Stories of Revolution ⏰ 18.00 🗓️ 17 March Join us for a talk led by Professor Wendy Pearlman (Northwestern). More here 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/understandin…

🆕 In a new article for War on the Rocks, Rob Geist Pinfold argues that Syria needs 'solutions and not sanctions' if it is to successfully rebuild after years of conflict 🇸🇾 Read more here 👇 warontherocks.com/2025/03/the-ma…

King’s is pleased to announce the CMA CGM Excellence Fund for Education. The initiative will provide scholarships for postgraduate scholars from Lebanon over the next three years 🇱🇧🧑‍🎓 More here 👇 kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/f…

This summer, embark on a deep dive into politics and #InternationalRelations across the #Mediterranean & #MiddleEast 🔎#BarcelonaMEDMENA: t.ly/SSOd5 🎓20% disc. for IBEI & Blanquerna students/alumni ⏰10% disc. for early payments bef. 2 June IEMed Catalonia International

Amid war and conflict, displaced #Sudanese face a constant struggle to recreate 'home' in exile. From overcrowded camps to urban 'prisons', they navigate legal barriers, loss of identity and the hope of returning home. Niema Alhessen for the blog blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2025/04/08…

EVENT: The Middle East after Trump’s Return: A Playground for Russia and China? 📅 9 May ⏰ 18.00 - 19.30 Our panel will feature Inga Trauthig, Francesca Ghiretti, Edmund Fitton-Brown, and Ahmed Aboudouh. Join us 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-middle-e…

Very much looking forward to joining this excellent panel!

🚨 Publication alert 🚨 Our academic, Jeroen Gunning has co-authored a new article with Morten Valbjørn in ISR 📝 The article, Three Ways of Case Universe Extension—Reflections on Bringing Shia into Islamism Studies, is available here 👇 academic.oup.com/isr/article/27…

In a new analysis for RUSI, our academic Rob Geist Pinfold looks at the escalating Israeli strikes on Syria 📝🇮🇱🇸🇾 Read it here ⬇️ rusi.org/explore-our-re…

🆕 'Syria’s Foreign Fighter Dilemma' Our academic, Rob Geist Pinfold writes for Foreign Policy on the integration of foreign fighters in the Syrian military Read it 👇 foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/11/tru…