The Department of War Studies (DWS) is an academic department at King's College London based in London, United Kingdom. It ranks amongst the top departments for international relations in the world.[1] The department is devoted to the multi-disciplinary study of war and diplomacy within the broad remit of international relations.
The department's alumni includes senior government officials, military personnel, diplomats, journalists, academics and businesspeople. Amongst them are former Prime Minister of Jordan Marouf al-Bakhit; Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq Nikolay Mladenov and former Commandant General Royal Marines Sir Robert Fry. The department is affiliated with numerous think-tanks and foreign policy institutions.[2] It also houses numerous research institutes and centres, including the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives.
Since 2013, the Head of Department has been Theo Farrell, who is also the Professor of War in the Modern World. The Department of War Studies is located on the 6th floor of the King's Building on the Strand Campus of King's College London.
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