Anna Sebit describes her experience conducting interviews on behalf of the XCEPT programme in South Sudan. She describes the reality of speaking to people about difficult topics, ranging from family h...

Analysis: With US forces leaving Iraq, Baghdad faces a difficult choice between confronting powerful Iran-backed militias and absorbing them into the state

While world leaders prepare for annual UN gathering, shifts in the global order continue in the face of a disruptive American president

Recording of the XCEPT team's webinar 'The Tangle of Trauma: How Moral Injury Can Delay Peace in Conflict-Affected States' available now.

Europe must do more to make sure it’s not Ukraine that gets exhausted first — Ukrinform.

The Centre for Statecraft & National Security and XCEPT invite you to join this one-hour lunchtime webinar with Dr Fiona McEwen and Dr Craig Larkin

Reduced security, new shipping routes, and desperation are fuelling a rise in attacks

The Centre for Statecraft & National Security and XCEPT invite you to join this one-hour lunchtime webinar with Dr Fiona McEwen and Dr Craig Larkin

The U.S. mission to speed traffic through the strait hangs on an unbalanced fight against underwater risks.

The Centre for Statecraft & National Security and XCEPT invite you to join this one-hour lunchtime webinar with Dr Fiona McEwen and Dr Craig Larkin

As the Iran war drains vital stockpiles of missile interceptors, American allies increasingly question Washington’s capacity to wage multi-front conflicts.

What started with the death of young woman in a traffic accident has escalated into a general protest about a lack of accountability for the powerful.

In late June, President Volodymyr Zelensky tasked Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) with launching a "40-day influence operation" designed to compel Russia to "end the war." In the weeks following, Uk...

The US Navy this week announced a “pivotal shift” in its future submarine force, and it’s a move analysts say provides important insights into how Washington would fight any possible conflict in the P...

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Baghdad to pursue quiet diplomacy with US and Gulf after strikes on Iran-backed militias

Expert Warns of Wave of Islamist Attacks

Ottawa gains front-row insight into the next-gen combat jet as it seeks to diversify ties amid Washington tensions.

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In his book The Visionaries, James Holland explains how ethics and morals were once the guiding principles of leadership

Mark Webber looks at the outcomes of last week's NATO summit in Ankara and reflects on the future of the alliance.

The Iraqi PM visited the White House to deepen economic ties, as Iraq-based allies of Iran threatened to fight the US.

Abraham Lincoln's faith in American democracy was formed during his years as a country lawyer. He believed that the nation could regenerate itself even in the darkest crisis.

In this expert comment, Dr Inna Rudolf argues that reform proposals should not treat the PMF only as a security actor and should look towards gradual reform of PMF governance structures.

Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russian refineries combine military and economic pressure in ways previous shocks did not. While unlikely to transform public opinion, they raise the Kremlin's domestic...

William Reynolds looks at the UK's Defence Investment Plan and argues that the resources outlined match neither the commitments of the Strategic Defence Review nor the urgency of the challenges we fac...

<p>Why do wars start? How do they end?</p> <p/> <p>In this podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times, two hosts with decades of experience cover war, the jo...

The shortcomings in the UK’s use of maritime power during the US war with Iran will provide lessons to the government on the strategic role the Royal Navy should play in the future.

No 10’s former chief foreign policy adviser warned the PM in waiting to brace for a major provocation from President Putin whose war in Ukraine is faltering

The PM-in-waiting will find himself stretched between Manchester, Westminster and the international stage

Compelling Ukrainians from occupied territories to fight against their compatriots is illegal, but Russia has gone one step further.