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Christian De Grussa

Christian De Grussa

Mobilising Compatriots: Russia’s Post-Soviet Strategy for Georgia

Following the Soviet Union’s dissolution, twenty five million Russophones found themselves living abroad, ostracised by Russia’s recently…

6 min readNov 16, 2019

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Mobilising Compatriots: Russia’s Post-Soviet Strategy for Georgia

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Christian De Grussa

The Annexation of Crimea: Russia’s Compatriot Argument

Five years have now elapsed since Putin declared Crimea’s annexation in the Spring of 2014, widely condemned by Western governments and…

5 min readNov 15, 2019

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The Annexation of Crimea: Russia’s Compatriot Argument

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Christian De Grussa

British Salafi responses to the Arab Spring: The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir

How an Islamist faction operating 3000 miles away sought to hijack the Middle East’s growing nationalist sentiment

5 min readJul 8, 2019

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British Salafi responses to the Arab Spring: The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir

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Christian De Grussa

The Cost of Complacency: Perilous Embers of the Islamic State’s Territorial Collapse

Why policymakers should still be wary of the threat Islamic State pose.

3 min readJul 7, 2019

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The Cost of Complacency: Perilous Embers of the Islamic State’s Territorial Collapse

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Christian De Grussa

Al-Qaeda: Losing the fight and the argument post-Arab Spring

How the world’s deadliest terrorist group became isolated and estranged from political reality.

3 min readJul 6, 2019

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Al-Qaeda: Losing the fight and the argument post-Arab Spring

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Christian De Grussa

Defending The Heartland: Saudi Arabia, Sectarianism and the Arab Spring That Wasn’t

Saudi Arabia is a prosperous oil exporting country with an estimated population of around 33 million. The autocratic Al-Saud dynasty has…

5 min readJul 4, 2019

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Defending The Heartland: Saudi Arabia, Sectarianism and the Arab Spring That Wasn’t

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Christian De Grussa

Divide and Rule: The Sectarianisation of the Syrian conflict

Why has sectarianism become such an urgent and destructive force in today’s Middle East?

4 min readJun 26, 2019

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Divide and Rule: The Sectarianisation of the Syrian conflict

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Christian De Grussa

The Geographies of State Terrorism: Guantanamo Bay, Camp X-Ray

How the Bush administration’s ‘spectacle of terror’ shaped policy and rhetoric post-9/11.

5 min readJun 9, 2019

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The Geographies of State Terrorism: Guantanamo Bay, Camp X-Ray

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Christian De Grussa

Christian De Grussa

Former Masters student at King's College London with an interest in Geography, Politics, and International Affairs. Email — cdegrussa96@gmail.com

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