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Robert Millar

Robert Millar

Research Assistant

Research interests

  • Conflict
  • International development
  • International relations
  • Security

Biography

Robert Millar is a Research Assistant working for the Future Threats Lab, a research group within the Centre for Science & Security Studies, that takes a human-centric approach to the most dire threats facing humanity and its habitats.

Robert is currently enrolled in the Intelligence & International Security MA in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. He holds a Joint Honours degree in History and Ancient History from Trinity College Dublin (University of Dublin).

The subject of his MA dissertation is the strategic communications of Hamas. In particular, he is looking at what prompted Hamas to unveil its revised platform in 2017, and why the movement decided to attack Israel on 7 October 2023.

Other interests include:

  • Open-source intelligence
  • Post-conflict reconstruction
  • Strategic communications
  • Critical minerals security

Research

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Future Threats Lab

The Future Threats Lab is a collaborative research, learning, and creative space that addresses global threats using a human-centred approach.

Project status: Ongoing

Research

Earth-high-orbit-780x440px
Future Threats Lab

The Future Threats Lab is a collaborative research, learning, and creative space that addresses global threats using a human-centred approach.

Project status: Ongoing