Making order from disorder: Navigating the politics of international investigations
Channel: War Studies KCL
Date: 2021-06-09

International investigations have recently emerged as a key contested ground in international politics. This panel takes a fresh look at the conduct of investigations and their significance to practices of global governance. The panellists address efforts to investigate the origins of Covid-19, chemical weapons use in Syria, illicit arms procurement networks and the role of health intelligence in outbreak investigations.

Chair: Dr Hassan Elbahtimy, Senior Lecturer War Studies Department

Panellists:

Investigating Chemical Weapons Use: Open Source Intelligence in a Contested Space - Dr Geoffrey Chapman, Research Associate, Centre for Science & Security, Department of War Studies

Investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic - Dr Filippa Lentzos, Senior Lecturer in Science & International Security, Department of War Studies

Investigating North Korea's Arms trafficking - Daniel Salisbury, Research Fellow, Centre for Science & Security, Department of War Studies

Health security intelligence - An evolving paradigm for outbreak investigations - Rose Bernard, PhD Researcher, Conflict & Health Research Group, Department of War Studies