Doctoral Supervision

Professors and Lecturers associated with the Centre will supervise doctoral work on following topics:

Nuclear and missile proliferation
Non-proliferation and counter-proliferation
Terrorism and counter-terrorism (particularly in the WMD area)
US security policy
The application of military force including deterrence
Realism and Neorealism
Proliferation of Weapons
Deterrence and Compellence
Balance of Power

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How to apply

General information about doctoral research in the Department of War Studies, including how to apply, can be found here. This should be the first port of call for students interested in pursuing a PhD within the department. Prospective students with more specific questions about PhD proposals relevant to the Centre may contact the available supervisors listed below.

Details & Application

Available supervisors

Dr David Banks

Subject areas: Wargaming, Diplomacy and Signalling Theory

david.e.banks@kcl.ac.uk

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Professor Wyn Bowen

Subject areas: History & Politics of Arms Control, Arms Control Case Studies and Theory & Practice of Deterrence

wyn.bowen@kcl.ac.uk

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Dr Hassan Elbahtimy

Subject areas: Politics of Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Weapons and their Technologies, Arms Control Verification, Science, Technology & Global Governance, International Norms, Health Security and Security in the Middle East

hassan.elbahtimy@kcl.ac.uk

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Professor Christopher Hobbs

Subject areas: Nuclear Security, WMD Proliferation & Non-Proliferation, Insider Threats, Security Culture and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

christopher.hobbs@kcl.ac.uk

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Dr Filippa Lentzos

Subject areas: Biosecurity, Biological Weapons, Biological Arms Control, Health Security, Disinformation & Information Manipulation, Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

filippa.lentzos@kcl.ac.uk

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Dr Susan Martin

Subject areas: International Relations Theory, International Politics, CBRN Issues, Deterrence & Compellence and Balance of Power

susan.b.martin@kcl.ac.uk

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Dr Jack McDonald

Subject areas: War & Technology, Strategic Studies, Technology & National Security, Military Innovation, Drones, Emerging Technology, Ethics of War, International Law and Technology Governance

jack.mcdonald@kcl.ac.uk

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Professor Matthew Moran

Subject areas: WMD Proliferation & Non-Proliferation, Proliferation Behaviour, Nuclear Security, Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Riots & Public Disorder

matthew.moran@kcl.ac.uk

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