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27 February 2026 AI Used Nuclear Signalling in 95% of Simulated Crises, King's Study Finds In one of the most comprehensive empirical studies to date of AI strategic reasoning, Professor…
23 February 2026 Private Military Companies Linked to All Six Grave Violations Against Children, New King's-UNICEF Working Paper Warns A new UNICEF working paper co-authored by Professor Christopher Kinsey and Dr Özlem Has from the…
18 Sep Battles of the Mind: Ella Baron Drawing Ukraine at War 18 September 2025 Battles of the Mind, an exhibition by Guardian political cartoonist Ella Baron, hosted by the Art &…
2 Mar Rethinking Research in Africa: Agency, Fieldwork, and Knowledge Production 02 March 2026 Please join us for an expert discussion about research on and in Africa.
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Upcoming events Coffee chats - Executive MBA | London 27 November 2023, 00:00 Book a 1:1 coffee chat with us at King's Business… The Invisible Universe: Online Physics Masterclass Series 24 February 2026, 17:30 A series of webinars that explores some of the…