War studies grow out the Anglo-Saxon world, where the tradition of pragmatism runs deep. Therefore, war studies departments, centres and programmes are primarily located on the British Isles. However, there are related research environments in other parts of the world as well.
War Studies Departments, Centres and Programmes
King’s College, London – Department of War Studies (link, opens in new window)
Oxford University – The Changing Character of Warfare Programme (link, opens in new window)
Royal Military College of Canada – Department of War Studies (link, opens in new window)
Trinity College, Dublin – Centre for War Studies (link, opens in new window)
University College Dublin – Centre for War Studies (link, opens in new window)
University of Birmingham – Centre for War Studies (link, opens in new window)
University of Reading – Liberal Way of War Programme (link, opens in new window)
Related Research Environments
Centre for Advanced Security Theory (CAST), University of Copenhagen (link, opens in new window)
Centre for Military and Strategic Studies (link, opens in new window)
Centre for Military Studies (CMS), University of Copenhagen (link, opens in new window)
Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (link, opens in new window)
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) - Security and Defence Department (link, opens in new window)
Department of Peace and Conflict Research, University of Uppsala (link, opens in new window)
International Crisis Group (link, opens in new window)
James Martin Centre for Non-Proliferation Studies (link, opens in new window)
Ploughshares Fund (link, opens in new window)
RAND National Security Research Division (link, opens in new window)
Royal Danish Defence College (link, opens in new window)
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) (link, opens in new window)
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) – Strategic Studies Department (link, opens in new window)
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (link, opens in new window)
Swedish National Defence College (link, opens in new window)
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (link, opens in new window)
The Merrill Center for Strategic Studies (link, opens in new window)
The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) (link, opens in new window)
United States Institute of Peace, Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations (link, opens in new window)
US Army War College – Strategic Studies Institute (link, opens in new window)