In this fourth episode of Insecure: A Security Podcast Season 2we discuss ‘Civil Wars: from internationalised to localised conflicts’ with our amazing guests.

Dr James Worral is an Associate Professor in International Relations and Middle East Studies at the University of Leeds where he has worked since 2005 His research interests focus on Comparative Politics, Security Studies and International Relations with a particular interest in the Gulf and the Levant. He has conducted research on a wide range of related areas, such as the West’s relationship with the Arab World, Decolonisation, Counterinsurgency, and Rebel governance. He recently published a book on statebuilding and counterinsurgency in Oman and has co-written a book on the IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani and his role in Iranian propaganda.

Dr Alex Waterman is a Lecturer in Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford. Prior to this, Alex worked as a Research Fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies in Hamburg and also worked at the University of Leeds. 

His research agenda investigates how actors, from state and non-state armed actors to ceasefire brokers, peacebuilding and civil society actors, understand and try to shape the complex moving parts, (in)formal rules and institutions that make up conflict-affecting settings. In particular his research has focused on insurgency and counter-insurgency in north-eastern India.

Megghi Pengili is a PhD researcher at the University of Leeds and her research interest sits between Defence and Security Policies, Civil-Military Relations, and EU Foreign and Security Policy. In her PhD she explored the influence that partnerships between industry and public bodies have on the innovation of institutions, the governance methods and the performance of the defence policy by contracting and processing specialised knowledge. 

Alex and James are co-editors of the Journal of Civil Wars and Megghi is the assistant editor. The journal is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and a Special Issue is coming out soon, what this space. https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/fciv20

To follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JournalofCW 

What’s next? The next episode will be coming out soon, and we will discuss Gender and Nuclear Weapons with Dr Laura Considine, stay tuned! 

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