About this episode

The episode discusses the role of the Department of War Studies at Kings College London and its influence on the British State.

The Department of War Studies at Kings College London is ostensibly a university department but the function it performs for the British State goes well beyond the academic study of military science and strategy.

Topics covered

• war studies
• military science
• British State

Keywords

• Kings College London
• military strategy

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