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King’s College London Afghan and South Asian Security [MA] Comparative Civil Wars [MA] Conflict, Security and Development [MA]

What is the Logic Behind Islamic State’s Media Strategy?

With no mainstream media channel through which to communicate, Islamic State uses extreme acts of violence in order to attract global attention online, writes Lina Khatib.

Protected: King’s College London: Afghan and South Asian Security

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Shanghai’s Urban Future

As the completion of Shanghai Tower marks the end of the city’s science fiction-oriented urban development, Anna Greenspan asks: what next?

Ghostly and Ghastly: MQM, Karachi and the Legacy of Imran Farooq

Imran Farooq, second-in-command of Pakistan’s MQM, was stabbed and beaten to death on a London street in 2010. Following the detention of a new suspect, Laurent Gayer investigates Farooq’s mysterious story, from Karachi to London.

Why did Islamic State seize Tabaqa Airbase in Syria?

Was the seizure of Tabaqa Airbase by Islamic State just a part of their overall expansion, or was there another motive at play?

Ayatollah Khomeini

Ten Things We’ve Learnt about Putin

Recent events in Syria and Ukraine have confirmed Putin’s desire to extend his global influence. Talal Nizameddin offers up ten things Putin’s leadership has taught us.

Moqtada al-Sadr’s Difficult Relationship With Iran

An interview with Nicholas Krohley, author of ‘The Death of the Mehdi Army: Insurgency and Civil Society in Occupied Baghdad’ on Moqtada al-Sadr’s complex relationship with Iran.

The First World War in Gaza and the Battle for Palestine

Gaza’s strategic position—the key to controlling access to Sinai, to Palestine and the wider Middle East—has made it an enviable prize for thousands of years. Jean-Pierre Filiu explains why during the First World War the British and Ottoman Empires fought so hard to control it.

On Gaza and the Historiography of Palestine

Jean-Pierre Filiu, author of ‘Gaza: A History’, discusses the centrality of Gaza to the broader history of Palestine and the difficulties faced when trying to excavate it.