William D. James

Dr William D. James is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Grand Strategy at King’s College London, Sir Eyre Crowe Associate Fellow in Grand Strategy at the Council on Geostrategy, and an Associate of the Changing Character of War Centre at the University of Oxford. William earned his DPhil from the University of Oxford and previously held research fellowships at MIT and Harvard University. His first book, British Grand Strategy in the Age of American Hegemony, was published in early 2024.

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Who are Britain’s most important allies and partners?

Dr William D. James analyses survey data to identify the UK’s most important allies and partners now and in 2030

History rhymes: Learning how to secure a military competitive edge

We explore what it means to have a military competitive edge with Prof. Sir Lawrence Freedman and Dr William James of King’s College London