Professor in International Relations of East Asia Professor Ralf Emmers International Relations Theory; International Security; Multilateralism; Middle Powers; International Institutions in Asia; International Security and Politics of Southeast Asia; Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia
Professor of International Relations Professor Leslie Vinjamuri International Organisation; International Politics of International and Transitional Justice; Religion, Human Rights and International Relations Theory; International Diplomacy and the Use of Force; International Diplomacy and Transitional States.
Professor of Asian and Military History Professor Michael W. Charney The history of Buddhist societies in South and Southeast Asia and of culture, technology, and warfare in colonial Africa and Asia
Lecturer in Diplomacy and Public Policy Dr Ashley Cox United States' Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Security, Political and Military History
Lecturer in Law Dr Catriona Drew Public International Law; international legal history (particularly self-determination of peoples), and legal theory
Senior Lecturer in Global Energy & Climate Policy Dr Harald Heubaum Climate and energy policy and governance; climate and sustainable finance; economic analysis and evaluation of climate adaptation and resilience-building interventions; political economy of energy transitions; risk and policy analysis.
Senior Lecturer in Public Policy Dr Vino Kanapathipillai International security, multinational enterprises, international public policy, international political economy, global governance.
Professor in Diplomacy and Strategy Professor Dan Plesch Professor Plesch is Professor of Diplomacy and Strategy at SOAS University of London and is a 'door tenant' at the legal chambers of 9 Bedford Row, in London.
Professor in Political Economy Dr Pallavi Roy Institutional Economics, Political Settlements, Political Economy, Growth and Governance, Anti-corruption, Late Development, Industrial Policy,
Lecturer in Global Politics Dr Yanan Song Dr Yanan Song is a Lecturer in Diplomacy and Public Policy at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD).
Senior Lecturer in Economics and Political Economy Dr Tobias Franz Political economy of institutions, Elite politics and development, Late industrialisation policies, Productivity growth, Regional economics, Local economic development, Developmentalist and post-development debates. Regional focus on Latin America with a special emphasis on Colombia.
Professor Amitav Acharya Amitav Acharya is the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance and Distinguished Professor at the School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC.
Andrew Gilmour Andrew Gilmour has recently stepped down from the United Nations after 30 years. He was the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights from 2016 to 2019.
Global Fellow Setsuko Thurlow Setsuko Thurlow is a globally renowned campaigner against nuclear weapons.
Professor of Practice Dr Nick Westcott Nick Westcott was Director of the Royal African Society from 2017-2023. Following a PhD in African History at Cambridge University, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1982 and served in Brussels, Washington, Tanzania and latterly as British High Commissioner to Ghana and Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso,Togo and Niger (2008-2011).
Dr Mba Chidi Nmaju Mba Chidi Nmaju is a Teaching fellow at the Centre for international studies and diplomacy, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Dr Nmaju has published several peer reviewed articles on international law and African conflicts.
Teaching Fellow - Diplomatic Practice Dr Hisham Sabbagh Dr Hisham Sabbagh’s research focuses on International Mediation, Foreign Policy Analysis,the Politics and Security of the Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy towards the Middle East.
Teaching Fellow Dr Olamide M Samuel Olamide holds a PhD in National Security Strategy from the University of Buckingham, where he developed an analytical theoretical framework, which grants constructivist insight into National Security Policies, within Security Studies.
Senior Lecturer in Public Policy Dr Vino Kanapathipillai International security, multinational enterprises, international public policy, international political economy, global governance.
Dr Claudia Seymour Young people’s experiences of and means of coping with violence in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo