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Alastair Masser

Dr Alastair Masser

Visiting Research Fellow

Biography

Dr Alastair Masser is a communications consultant, academic, and author specialising in politics and international relations. He serves as one of four Directors at Trafalgar Strategy, providing clients with advice on issues including reputation management, crisis communications, stakeholder and media engagement, web and social media, and political advocacy.

He spent the first decade of his career in politics including serving for four years as a UK Government Special Adviser. He holds a PhD from the Department of War Studies, examining UK-Nigerian security cooperation against Boko Haram during the period of Britain’s Coalition government between 2010 and 2015.

He teaches at the UK Ministry of Defence’s Joint Services Command Staff College (JSCSC) at Shrivenham and is co-editor of a two volume series entitled New Perspectives on Diplomacy, published by Bloomsbury in April 2021.

Research Interests

  • UK foreign and security policy
  • Islamist movements in the Sahel and sub-Saharan Africa
  • Diplomacy and security cooperation
  • Gender-based violence
  • Refugees and human trafficking
  • Climate conflict in fragile states

Research

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Africa Research Group

The Africa Research Group provides a hub for Africa-focused research within the War Studies Department and across the College.

News

New exhibition captures 'the silence, not the noise of war' in Ukraine

Images that aim to capture the silence rather than the drama of conflict are the focus of a new photography exhibition ‘Ukraine at War’ launched this week at...

Images from the Ukraine at war exhibition launch

Events

27FebNigeria one year on from the election

Tinubu’s test: Nigeria one year on from the election

One year on from Nigeria's election, is President Tinubu making progress in addressing Islamist extremism, crime, poverty, and unemployment?

Please note: this event has passed.

13JunPhotojournalism exhibition of the Ukraine War

Launch of Ukraine at War: a special photographic exhibition

This is the launch of a special exhibition of photographs of the Ukraine War taken by renowned conflict photographer Adam Dobby, hosted by Alastair Masser of...

Please note: this event has passed.

14JunPhotojournalism exhibition of the Ukraine War

Ukraine at war: a special photographic exhibition

A special photographic exhibition by photojournalist Adam Dobby, hosted by Alastair Masser & Trafalgar Strategy

Please note: this event has passed.

Research

africa research promo
Africa Research Group

The Africa Research Group provides a hub for Africa-focused research within the War Studies Department and across the College.

News

New exhibition captures 'the silence, not the noise of war' in Ukraine

Images that aim to capture the silence rather than the drama of conflict are the focus of a new photography exhibition ‘Ukraine at War’ launched this week at...

Images from the Ukraine at war exhibition launch

Events

27FebNigeria one year on from the election

Tinubu’s test: Nigeria one year on from the election

One year on from Nigeria's election, is President Tinubu making progress in addressing Islamist extremism, crime, poverty, and unemployment?

Please note: this event has passed.

13JunPhotojournalism exhibition of the Ukraine War

Launch of Ukraine at War: a special photographic exhibition

This is the launch of a special exhibition of photographs of the Ukraine War taken by renowned conflict photographer Adam Dobby, hosted by Alastair Masser of...

Please note: this event has passed.

14JunPhotojournalism exhibition of the Ukraine War

Ukraine at war: a special photographic exhibition

A special photographic exhibition by photojournalist Adam Dobby, hosted by Alastair Masser & Trafalgar Strategy

Please note: this event has passed.