by Leah Grace A wave of anti-government protests is sweeping across the globe. From Hong Kong to Lebanon, France to Iraq, Pakistan to Haiti, people have taken to the streets en masse to express a wide array of frustrations and demands. Nowhere, perhaps, has this discontent been more acute than in Latin America where, over the past six months, mass demonstrations … [Read More...] about For Latin America, Enough is Enough
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Strife is a dual-format publication founded in 2012 by Ph.D. students and researchers from the War Studies Department of King’s College London. Comprised … [Read More...] about Positions open with the Strife Editorial Board – Apply now!
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China’s Turbulent Year: 2019
by Kerry Brown 2019 was not an easy year for Xi Jinping’s China. The most obvious cause of this was the ongoing tensions with the US, mostly taking the form … [Read More...] about China’s Turbulent Year: 2019
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Event Review – London’s Nuclear Week: The Future of Nuclear Arms Control
by Orion Noda In the last week of November 2019, London hosted three insightful events sharing an overarching theme: Nuclear Weapons. On 26 November, King’s College London’s (KCL) Centre for Science and Security Studies (CSSS) brought together three … [Read More...] about Event Review – London’s Nuclear Week: The Future of Nuclear Arms Control
Franchise Jihad: The Role of the Bedouin for ISIL in Sinai
by Joseph Jarnecki The fall of Baghouz – the last bastion of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) – was meant to mark the end of the US-led coalition’s war. Instead, the battle was yet another milestone in the evolution of the self-appointed … [Read More...] about Franchise Jihad: The Role of the Bedouin for ISIL in Sinai
Rising Sun? Japanese Politics and the Shifting Nature of the U.S.-Japan Alliance
by Adam Campbell 'NATO countries must pay MORE, the United States must pay LESS. Very unfair'. @realDonaldTrump (10/07/2018). Since the beginning of his presidency, the American President Donald J. Trump has consistently stressed that America’s allies … [Read More...] about Rising Sun? Japanese Politics and the Shifting Nature of the U.S.-Japan Alliance
The Road to Oligarchic Peace: Comparing the Nashville Conventions of 1850 and the Severodonetsk Congress of 2004
by Daria Platonova In March 1850, following a compromise motion on slavery tabled by Henry Clay in the US Congress and the debates that ensued John Calhoun, a statesman from the slave-holding state of South Carolina, threatened the “aggressive” North … [Read More...] about The Road to Oligarchic Peace: Comparing the Nashville Conventions of 1850 and the Severodonetsk Congress of 2004
Conflict, Competition and Legitimacy: Holding on to the Memory of Aung San
by Anna Plunkett General Aung San is venerated throughout Burma as the father of the nation. He is remembered as a strong leader and switched on politician, remembered as a man of honour and loyalty that has awarded him the local title of … [Read More...] about Conflict, Competition and Legitimacy: Holding on to the Memory of Aung San