The Centre for War and Diplomacy (CWD) unites researchers and students across disciplines to pursue research into war and diplomatic relations between states across time — providing the historical context and strategic analysis to inform understanding of current global challenges.

WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER, 1PM - 2PM - COUNTY SOUTH MEETING ROOM D72 - WORK IN PROGRESS SEMINAR

Dr Mustafa Menshawy: "How to Win a War After It Ends: Propaganda, Memory and the 1973 Arab-Israeli War."

THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER, 5PM - 6:30PM - FARADAY, CAVENDISH LECTURE THEATRE - CWD-RAFM AIR POWER LECTURE

Air Commodore (Retd) Dr Andrew Curtis OBE, ‘From Deterrence to Intervention and back again: The Strategic Drift of UK Defence Policy since the Cold War.’

The annual Air Power Lecture is co-hosted by the Centre of War and Diplomacy and the Royal Air Force Museum. This year’s speaker, Dr Andrew Curtis, draws from a 35-year career in the RAF - including operational appointments in Afghanistan, Libya and Haiti and a PhD from King’s College London.

WEDNESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 5PM - 6:30PM - THE STOREY - LANCASTER DEFENCE AND SECURITY DIALOGUE

Public round table: “The Great Powers and the UK in the Grey Zone”. Moderated by The Rt Hon Alistair Burt (Pro-Chancellor, Lancaster University)

WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 5PM - 6:30PM - FARADAY, FRANKLAND LECTURE THEATRE - MARTIN EDMONDS MEMORIAL LECTURE

Prof. Caroline Kennedy-Pipe (War Studies, Loughborough University). “The New (old) Geopolitics of the High North. “

This Lecture is co-hosted by the Centre for War and Diplomacy and the Lancaster Military Heritage Group; with the support of Security Lancaster. A wine reception will follow the talk.