Christian De GrussaMobilising Compatriots: Russia’s Post-Soviet Strategy for GeorgiaFollowing the Soviet Union’s dissolution, twenty five million Russophones found themselves living abroad, ostracised by Russia’s recently…Nov 16, 2019Nov 16, 2019
Christian De GrussaThe Annexation of Crimea: Russia’s Compatriot ArgumentFive years have now elapsed since Putin declared Crimea’s annexation in the Spring of 2014, widely condemned by Western governments and…Nov 15, 20191Nov 15, 20191
Christian De GrussaBritish Salafi responses to the Arab Spring: The case of Hizb ut-TahrirHow an Islamist faction operating 3000 miles away sought to hijack the Middle East’s growing nationalist sentimentJul 8, 2019Jul 8, 2019
Christian De GrussaThe Cost of Complacency: Perilous Embers of the Islamic State’s Territorial CollapseWhy policymakers should still be wary of the threat Islamic State pose.Jul 7, 2019Jul 7, 2019
Christian De GrussaAl-Qaeda: Losing the fight and the argument post-Arab SpringHow the world’s deadliest terrorist group became isolated and estranged from political reality.Jul 6, 2019Jul 6, 2019
Christian De GrussaDefending The Heartland: Saudi Arabia, Sectarianism and the Arab Spring That Wasn’tSaudi Arabia is a prosperous oil exporting country with an estimated population of around 33 million. The autocratic Al-Saud dynasty has…Jul 4, 2019Jul 4, 2019
Christian De GrussaDivide and Rule: The Sectarianisation of the Syrian conflictWhy has sectarianism become such an urgent and destructive force in today’s Middle East?Jun 26, 2019Jun 26, 2019
Christian De GrussaThe Geographies of State Terrorism: Guantanamo Bay, Camp X-RayHow the Bush administration’s ‘spectacle of terror’ shaped policy and rhetoric post-9/11.Jun 9, 2019Jun 9, 2019