War Studies Events 2010

Term 1: Sept-Dec

Seminar Tuesday 7 December 2010, 18.00 The Mozambique Paradox: Still a Donor Success in the Face of Increasing Poverty Speaker: Joseph Hanlon Location: War Studies meeting room (K6.07) Hosted by The Africa Group

Seminar 14.30, Wednesday 8th December Russia and the prospects for controlling non-strategic nuclear weapons Dr. Nikolai Sokov, Senior Research Associate, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies Level -2 Seminar Room Strand Bridge House

Seminar Wednesday 8 December, 16.00 Intelligence and Counterinsurgency: Case Studies from Ireland, Malaya, and the Empire Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon is Cleveland C. Burton Professor of International Programs, Associate Director of International Relations, and Assistant Professor of History at the University of Arkansas. Read more. Chair: Dr. Michael Goodman War Studies Meeting room (K6.07) Hosted by the Intelligence & International Security Research Group

Seminar Thursday, 2 December 2010, 4.30 – 5.30 pm Islamist Terrorism: The British Connections Speaker: Hannah Stuart, Centre for Social Cohesion Moderated by: Dr John Bew, Co-Director, ICSR War Studies Meeting Room

Seminar Thursday 2 December 2010, 18.00 The Liberal Theory of Freedom and its Critics Professor Quentin Skinner, Queen Mary, University of London Chair: Professor Mervyn Frost Hosted by War Studies Political Theory Network (WSPTN)

Seminar Tuesday 30 November 2010, 17.30 The Red Army and the OGPU-NKVD in the Interwar Years FSB Historian Professor Dr. Zdanovich War Studies meeting room (K6.07) Chair: Dr. Joe Maiolo Hosted by the Intelligence and International Security Research Group

Seminar Friday 26 November 2010, 13.00 – 14.00 Return of the Militants: Violent Dissident Republicanism Speaker: Dr Martyn Frampton, ICSR Associate Fellow Moderated by: Dr John Bew, Co-Director, ICSR War Studies Meeting Room Hosted by ICSR

Seminar Thursday 25 November 2010, 16.00-17.00 Counter-Terrorist Operations: Comparing the British and French approaches Speaker: Frank Foley, Associate Fellow of ICSR and AXA Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of War Studies, King's College London. Moderated by: Dr John Bew, Co-Director, ICSR War Studies Meeting Room

Seminar Wednesday 24 November 2001, 16.00-17.30 Afghanistan’s Security and Development: A grassroots, field-research perspective focussing on legitimate grievances Mr Jorrit Kamminga, Director of policy research at the International Council on Security and Development (ICOS). Hosted by The Afghan Studies Group

Seminar Monday 22 November 2010, 17.30 Middle East: Strategic Analysis, An Israeli Perspective Mr. Alon Roth Snir Mr Snir is the current Deputy Ambassador of Israel. He is a career diplomat who has since 2008 been the Minister for Jordan and Amman and was previously the Head of the Terror and Proliferation and the Regional Security Divisions and Counselor in the Disarmament Division. Chair: Professor Mervyn Frost

Centenary Lectures Thursday 11 November 2010 at 17.30 General Sir John Hackett GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC 1910-1997 Commander-in-chief of the British Army of the Rhine 1966-1968 Principal of King’s College London 1968-1975 Speakers: Lieutenant General David Hurley, Professor Sir Michael Howard, Professor Peter Marshall, Dr Patrick Mileham Chair: Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman

Seminar 10 November 2010, 17.30 From ‘Conventional’ to ‘Nuclear’ and Back: North Korea’s military strategy six months after the attack on the Cheonan Speaker: Joseph S. Bermudez Jr War Studies meeting room (K6.07) Hosted by the Asian Security & Warfare Research Group

Workshop Monday 8 November, 14.00-18.30 Turkey as an Energy Hub for Europe River Room, 2nd floor, Strand campus Speakers include: Dr Frank Umbach, Centre for Security Strategies, Dr Ulrich Schile, Federal Ministry of Defence, Dr Andreas Radmacher, CEO, RWE Turkey, Prof Dr Huseyin Bagci, ME Technical University Inonu Bulvari, Prof Mervyn Frost, Prof Dr Friedbert Pfluger. Please see attached flyer for more info. Hosted by the European Centre for Energy & Resources Security

Public Lecture Monday 8 November, 20.00 Turkey as an Energy Hub for Europe Speaker: Dr Wolfgang Schüssel, former Chancellor of Austria Hosted by the European Centre for Energy & Resources Security Edmund J Safra Lecture Theatre

The Saki Ruth Dockrill Memorial Lecture Tuesday 9 November 2010, 17.30 Why wartime matters: How World War II is shaping Chinese ideas of citizenship & community Rana Mitter, Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China, Institute for Chinese Studies, University of Oxford Chair: Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman The Great Hall, King’s Building, Strand Campus, King’s College London

Seminar Thursday 4 November, 13.30-14.30 Stuxnet and Security Resilience: Welcome to the Cybered Conflict Age Dr. Chris C. Demchak, Assoc Professor, Strategic Research Dept US Naval War College -2 Seminar Room Strand Bridge House Hosted by the Centre for Science & Security Studies

Seminar Wednesday 3 November, 16.00 The Blood Red Salute: The Crisis of Security and State in the Maoist Insurgency in India Dr. Swati Parashar, Dept.of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick Gendering the Revolutionary Subject: The Case of the Bengali Maoists Dr. Srila Roy, University of Nottingham Discussants: Dr. Rudra Chaudhuri and Professor Vivienne Jabri Event sponsored by the Centre for International Relations and chaired by Professor Vivienne Jabri

Panel discussion & reception Tuesday 2 November 2010, 17.30 Insuring Security: Biopolitics, Security and Risk Dr Luis Lobo-Guerrero, Keele University & Visiting Research Fellow, Department of War Studies War Studies meeting room (K6.07) Comments by Dr Javier Lezaun, Said Business School, Oxford University, and Dr Claudia Aradau, The Open University with a brief introduction by Professor Vivienne Jabri.

Seminar Wednesday 27 October 2010, 16.00 Can We Save Ourselves From Stealth? Dr Kenneth Freeman War Studies meeting room (K6.07), King’s Building, Strand Campus Chair: Professor Phil Sabin

26 October 2010, 17.30-19.00: Integration & Rehabilitation of Maoist Army Combatants in Nepal: An ongoing Process Mr Genja Sharma Wagle, Nepal Institute for Policy Studies Mr Subindra Bogati, Saferworld Hosted by the Asian Security & Warfare Research Group Seminar Wednesday 20 October 2010,16.00 The War for Helmand Professor Theo Farrell, War Studies Dept, King's Chair: Rudra Chaudhuri Hosted by The Afghan Studies Group

Liddell Hart Annual Lecture Tuesday 19 October 2010, 18.00 ‘Is God with us? The morality of war’ Professor Michael Burleigh The Great Hall Chair: Lord Guthrie

Friday, 15 October, 11.00-12:30 SEMPER VIGILANS - Joint Intelligence Operations Center-Europe Command Brief Talk by Jeff Bauer National Security Senior Consultant, RAF Molesworth, North American Public Sector - Enforcement, Security, and Intelligence Division

Book launch & reception Wednesday 13 October 2010, 17.30 Ending Apartheid (Longman) by Professor Jack Spence and David Welsh, formerly University of Cape Town

Panel discussion & networking reception Monday 11 October 2010, 18.00 Meet the Graduates The Great Hall, Strand A panel of 6 War Studies Graduates discussed their experience in the world of work, and answered questions. The panelists included alumni from Standard Bank, MoD, Canamens (Upstream Oil and Gas industry), Rand Europe and Africa Space.

War Studies Society & Alumni Lecture 2010 Friday 1 October 2010, 17.30 'Could the British Have Won the American War of Independence?’ Professor Jeremy Black, University of Exeter The Great Hall, Strand, King’s College London

Seminar Wednesday 6 October, 2010, 16.00 The Untold War: The Moral Wounds of War Professor Nancy Sherman,Georgetown University Chair: Professor Simon Wessley, Institute of Psychiatry, and Principal Investigator for the King's Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR)

Seminar 20 September 2010, 12.30 - 14.00 Assessing the Management and Future Funding of the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex by Stephen Schwartz, editor of The Nonproliferation Review Seminar Room, Level -2 Strand Bridge House

Workshop Thursday 16 September 2010, 10.00-17.30 BISA Russian & Eurasian Security Working Group: Former Soviet Union: Foreign Policies & Security Challenges The workshop will comprise two panels: 1. National Identities and Foreign Policy / Security Perceptions 2. Integration projects in the FSU: Sources of Tension or Avenues for Cooperation? War Studies meeting room (K6.07)

Term 2: Jan-Mar

5 March,12pm-1.30pm “Israel, Iran, and the Nuclear Situation in the Middle East” Dr Avner Cohen,Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars and a Senior Research Scholar at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM). Hosted by The Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS)

Monday 22nd March, 18.30 -20.00 India, Pakistan, and the War in Afghanistan: Panel Discussion: Participants: General (Ret’d) Jehangir Karamat ,Former Pakistan Chief of Army Staff & Ambassador to the United States General (Ret’d) Muhammad Aziz Khan, Former Pakistan Chief of General Staff) Amb. K C Singh, Former Indian Ambassador to the UAE and Iran, Co-coordinator for Counter Terrorism in the Government of India Praveen Swami, Associate Editor, The Hindu Syed Talat Hussain, Executive Editor, AAJ TV, Pakistan Amir Rana, Director, Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies Chair: Dr. Rudra Chaudhuri

Thursday, 18 March, 2.30-3.30pm Collective Approaches to Address Violent Extremism Speaker: Arif Alikhan, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development at the United States Department of Homeland Security Moderated by: Dr John Bew, Deputy Director, ICSR

Monday 22nd March, 17.00 ‘Deterring Jihad: A Fresh Look at Coercion & Political Violence’ (see abstract attached) Dr Thomas Rid, Visiting scholar at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem Chair: Dr. David Betz Hosted by the Insurgency Research Group Wednesday 17th March 16.00 "International Law: An Obstacle but not a Barrier" Scott Keefer, LSE Chair: Dr Joe Maiolo Hosted by the History of Warfare Group

17th March 2010, 10.00-12.00 Whither Japan's Foreign Policy?: Emerging Visions & Principles Dr Mitsumi Hirano, London School of Economics & Political Science Location: War Studies seminar room (K6.07) Hosted by the Asian Security & Warfare Research Group

Tuesday, 16th of March, 17.00-18.30 A panel debate ‘Media and Intelligence’ Speakers Martyn Lewis CBE, TV journalist and news presenter Sir David Omand, Visiting Professor, War Studies Department. Chris Westcott, Director of BBC Monitoring Chairs: Dr Peter Busch and Dr Claudia Hillebrand Hosted by the Intelligence and International Security Research Group

Tuesday 16 March 16:00-17:30 India and China: Can Two Tigers Share a Mountain Dr David Malone, President of IDRC , Adjunct Professor at the New York University School of Law, Senior Fellow of Massey College at the University of Toronto. Hosted by the Conflict Security & Development Research Group

Monday March 15th, 17.30 'Russia and the Cold Peace' Professor Richard Sakwa ,University of Kent Location: War Studies seminar room (K6.07) Hosted by the Post Soviet Space Research Group

Friday March 12th, 13:00 -15:00 No leaders in Africa? A closer look at the Ibrahim prize for Achievement in African Leadership The Simulation Exercise is undertaken by CSDG Peace and Security Fellows and ECOWAS Fellows Hosted by the Conflict Security and Development Group

Friday 12 March, 18.00 The Art of War at Sea: A 16th Century Portuguese Treatise on Maritime Strategy Speaker: António Silva Ribeiro, PhD. Deputy Vice-Head of the Portuguese Navy Staff Hosted by the War Studies Society

Wednesday March 10th, 17.00 From Stalingrad to Baghdad - How Warfare has Changed. Antony Beevor, Visiting Professor at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Birkbeck College and author. His most recent work, D-Day: The Battle for Normandy, became a No 1 Bestseller in five European countries. Chair: Professor Anatol Lieven

8th March 2010, 20.00 Energy Security for the Coming Decades Dr Jürgen Großmann, CEO, RWE Chairs: Professor Mervyn Frost and Dr Friedbert Pflüger Co hosted by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

Friday March 5th, 13:00 -15:00 Simulation seminar: Tracking the fallout of ‘Offshore Presidency’ and power vacuum in Nigeria The Simulation Exercise is undertaken by CSDG Peace and Security Fellows and ECOWAS Fellows Hosted by the Conflict Security and Development Group

Wednesday, 03 March, 18:00 - 19:00 Homelessness for Veterans. Fact or Fiction? Wing Commander Dr Hugh Milroy, CEO of the charity Veterans Aid. Chair: Professor Dandeker

Thursday 25 February 2010, 17.00 The Naval Review and Freedom of Speech Vice Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham KCB BA, Vice President and Associate Fellow of RUSI, Chairman of Sarnmere Ltd, Atmaana plc and of the Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts Chair: Dr Alan James

Wednesday 24 February 2010, 13.00 India's Non-proliferation and Disarmament Policy Professor Amitabh Mattoo, Member, National Knowledge Commission to the Prime Minister of India & Professor of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Chair: Professor Mervyn Frost

Tuesday, 23 February, 1800-1930. LISTEN NOW Panel Discussion: 'What does success look like in Afghanistan' Panelists: Major General Gordon Messenger, UK Chief of the Defence Staff - Strategic Communications Officer Professor Theo Farrell Professor Anatol Leiven Dr. David Betz Chair: Dr. Rudra Chaudhuri Monday 22nd February, 18.00-19.00, The Great Hall. Careers Workshop & Alumni Networking Reception An interactive, practical workshop to receive tips from recent Graduates on work experience, applications, interviews and more. Students will be split into groups for discussions with Graduates. There will be representatives from the public sector, private sector and the voluntary sector, including: Sapient Consultancy, SSAT(Specialist Schools and Academies Trust), BBC, BA, FCO, Zurich, AKE (Think Tank- Intelligence), Home Office, MOD.

Wednesday 17th February, 16.15 'The atomic bomb comes to Britain' Speaker: Ken Young, ACSS, FRHistS, Professor of Public Policy and Director, King's Institute for the Study of Public Policy Hosted by the History of Warfare Group

Tuesday 16 February, 17.30 The Changing Character of War Azar Gat is Ezer Weitzman, Professor for National Security in the Department of Political Science at Tel Aviv University. Full bio below. Hosted by the History of Warfare Group

Monday 15 February, 17.30 The Russian intervention in Georgia 2008: International law, norms and political calculation Dr Roy Allison, London School of Economics Hosted by the Post Soviet Space Research Group

Wednesday 10th February, 17.00 'Where law enforcement meets intelligence: British law enforcement activity overseas?" Speaker: Mark Bishop, SOCA Chair: Dr David Betz Hosted by the Conflict, Security & Development Group

Thursday 4th February, 13.30 Voices from the South: Kandahar in 2010 Alex Strick van Linschoten, freelance journalist, reporting on Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon and Somalia, writing for Foreign Policy, International Affairs, ABC Nyheter, The Sunday Times (UK), The Globe and Mail (Canada) and The Tablet (UK). He is currently working on a book and PhD at the War Studies Department.

Tuesday 2nd February 2010, 18.30 Afghanistan and its lessons for the future of conflict. Dr John Nagl, President of the Center for a New American Security and Visiting Professor in the Dept of War Studies, King's College London. Location: Edmund J Safra, Ground floor, Strand campus, King's College London.

Monday 1st February, 17.30 Nuclear Weapons in Russian foreign policy Dr Jenny Mathers Chair: Dr Natasha Kuhrt Hosted by the Post Soviet Space Research Group

Wednesday, 27 January, 16.00 The Last Battle of the Cold War: German peace movements and the end of the Cold War Speaker: Dr Holger Nehring, Department of History, University of Sheffield Chair: Dr Joe Maiolo Hosted by the History of Warfare Group

Wednesday, 27 January, 17.30 France and UK in an enlarged EU: challenges for leadership Christian Lequesne, Director of CERI, SciencesPO, Paris Chair: Professor Didier Bigo

Tuesday, 26 January 2010 War Studies Annual Lecture 'Britain and Genocide: Parameters of National Responsibility' Professor Martin Shaw, Department of International Relations & Politics, University of Sussex

Wednesday 20 January, 16.00 The British in Basra Speaker: Colonel Richard Iron CMG OBE, Chief Mentor to General Mohan al-Furayji, Basra Operations Commander, December 2007 - November 2008. (Biography below) Hosted by the Conflict, Security & Development Research Group

Tuesday 12 January 2010, 17.15-18.15 (including questions) Keynote lecture by Turkish Foreign Minister: Converging Interests of Turkey & the UK in an Enlarged EU & Beyond Speaker: Professor Ahmet Davutoglu, Foreign Minister of Turkey. CV attached below. Location: Edmund J Safra, Strand campus This event is hosted by the Caucasus Policy Institute, directed by Denis Corboy. Term 3: April-June

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 17,00-18.00 'Al Muhajiroun and Islam4UK: The Group Behind the Ban’ Catherine Zara Raymond, King’s College London Moderated by: Dr John Bew, Deputy Director, ICSR Hosted by the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR)

Tuesday, 8 June 2010, 17.00-18.00 ‘The Arab Peace Initiative’ and 'The Quest for Consensus in Israel’ Speakers: Adam Pines (Atkin Fellow, Israel) Alia Alkadi (Atkin Fellow, Jordan) Moderated by: Dr John Bew, Deputy Director, ICSR Hosted by The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR)

Thursday 27 May 17.30-19.00 Peacebuilding, State-building and the Liberal Peace Debate Professor Chuck T. Call Venue: K-1.14 Chair: Professor Mats Berdal Hosted by the Conflict Security & Development Research Programme

Thursday 27 May 2010, 18.00– 19.30 From Crisis Response to Long-Term Stabilisation- What Role for Communities? Paul Murphy, Head of Saferworld’s Europe and Central Asia Programme David Wood who leads the Caucasus Programme. Co-chairs: Craig Oliphant, Foreign and Commonwealth Office & Denis Corboy, Director, Caucasus Policy Institute War Studies meeting room (K6.07)