CISD's Strategic Concept for the Removal of Arms and Proliferation (SCRAP) has received public support from The UN's Office of Disarmament Affairs

18th November 2020

SOAS students and experts to take part in international show which analyses the US Presidential election

21st October 2020

SCRAP Weapons initiative receives knowledge transfer and impact activity funding

24th September 2020

SOAS academics make key contribution to major new World Bank report

20th July 2020

The Vatican endorses CISD's Strategic Concept for the Removal of Arms and Proliferation and its Freeze initiative

19th May 2020

2020 Bertha Lutz Prize for research on Women in Diplomacy announced

CISD and the Diplomatic section of the International Studies Association are pleased to announce two winners this year: Dr Torild Skard and Dr Katherine Marino.

8th March 2020

Dr Avinash Paliwal co-edits special edition of India Review Journal

Dr Avinash Paliwal, in collaboration with Dr Nicolas Blarel, has edited a Special Issue of India Review.

31st January 2020

Dr Dan Plesch quoted in The Express

Dr Dan Plesch, Director of the Centre for International Studies & Diplomacy, quoted in The Express discussing the Iran's attacks on US troops.

31st January 2020

Dr Yanan Song discusses US-China Relations at the Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

The Institute of European Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) invited Dr Yanan Song to give a talk on 'Pivot to Problem: Reconfiguration of US-China Relations' in December 2019. 

20th January 2020

CISD Academics to host The Power of Sport Act 2 Roundtable in Paris

Following up on last February’s roundtable on the power of sports diplomacy at New York University, the next edition of the Sport & Démocratie “The Power of Sport” roundtable will be held at the Mairie du 5ème in partnership with SOAS University of London and others.

13th January 2020

CISD Director Dr Dan Plesch and Doctoral Student Kevin Miletic publish a chapter on humanitarian disarmament in new book on global activism

The article emphasises the similarities between United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gutterres' new disarmament agenda, and the General & Completement Disarmament movement.

22nd November 2019

Dan Plesch report cited in The Express, The Irish Sun and The Star

Dan Plesch and Martin Butcher’s 2007 discussion paper “Considering a war with Iran” featured in three UK publications this weekend. The Express, The Irish Sun and The Star all refer to the paper while discussing the Theatre Iran Near Term (TIRANNT), plan for a “shock and awe” attack on Iran.

30th September 2019

Dr Ashley Cox discusses Online Learning at APSA

Dr Ashley Cox was chair and contributor to the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Teaching and Learning Conference.

20th September 2019

Dan Plesch speaks at United Nations

CISD Director Dr Dan Plesch spoke at the United Nations Office in Geneva on Tuesday 17 September. The talk and accompanying exhibition was the first in a series of events in partnership with the UN Library.

20th September 2019

CISD participates at the 5th Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty

From the 25th to the 30th August 2019 CISD Students Anahita Ghanbari Parsa, Jacob Loose, and former student Lidia Matias participated at the Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in Geneva.

9th September 2019