Shield Blog @ShieldBlog
Shield offers contemporary defence and security analysis. Run by @WarStudies students @KingsCollegeLon. #ShieldBlog shieldblog.com London, England Joined October 2017-
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Shield turns three today. Well done team on a sterling effort this year, and a special hat tip to those writing #ShieldBlog defence and security articles since the pandemic began. Not tried one yet? Average read time 5-10 mins, best served with coffee: shieldblog.com
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Following the UN’s ruling on the killing of Soleimani, re-upping my piece for @ShieldBlog
Following the UN’s ruling on the killing of Soleimani, re-upping my piece for @ShieldBlog
How is Daesh turning Covid-19 to their advantage? How are the group using the pandemic in their propaganda? Find out in Constantin Ghika's latest article for #ShieldBlog [6m 24s read] bit.ly/ISISandCOVID-19 #Covid19 #coronavirus #pandemic #terrorism #propaganda #ISIS #Daesh
How significant is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death for #Daesh? What factors will influence Daesh's future? Find out in Constantin Ghika's latest analysis for #ShieldBlog, including interviews with @PeterRNeumann and @ShirazMaher of @ICSR_Centre: bit.ly/FutureOfDaesh
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Pleased to share my article @ShieldBlog in which I offer an interpretation of the supposed contradiction between bombing the Middle East and the USA's strategic refocusing on Asia and great-power competition. shieldblog.com/2020/02/06/the… via @ShieldBlog
Find out what global great power competition will look like in the 2020s in @AxelDessein’s piece for #ShieldBlog [5m 42s read] bit.ly/DeathofTwoGene…
Shield has had 2,000 visitors! Word of mouth is still the biggest way our audience is growing; thank you for recommending us! Haven’t yet? Do you enjoy reading #ShieldBlog? Know anyone who’s interested in #defence & #security? We'd love it if you told them about us!
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Today Shield turns two! Thanks to the team for their hard work producing quality articles, to our expanding readership, and to the #defence & #security organisations who continue to show interest in what we’re doing at #ShieldBlog here at @warstudies @KingsCollegeLon
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Great opportunity to work with @WarOnTheRocks. Deadline 23rd September
Great opportunity to work with @WarOnTheRocks. Deadline 23rd September
The #IranDeal: Is #Tehran technically capable of producing and using #NuclearWeapons? Find out more in the latest article at #ShieldBlog: bit.ly/2KDyMyZ
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