Greetings to our new members and a warm welcome to our returning members, friends and alumni. We have a fun packed week coming up! Drop by for a chat at our stall at the societies fair marquee on the 20th and 21st. Even better join us for our first mini-sim of the year followed by drinks at The Haworth. All are welcome!

Mini-Sim - BJL GLR 2 17:00 to 19;00

Haworth Arms 19:00

Please join the War Studies Society in welcoming representatives of Humberside Police, who will be giving a briefing/presentation on the current threat level in the UK and an insight into the methods of counter-terrorism, intelligence gathering, careers advice and more!

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Please join the department in welcoming three members of the US Embassy staff based in London including Mr Jessup Taylor, who is the second secretary of the political section of the US London embassy in London.

They will be taking about their experiences as American diplomats in London and then a Q and A of US foreign policy.

Please join us in congratulating society members Chris Wiseman and Konstantinos Xipolitos on the formation of 'The Balkan Research Initiative'. The online journal publishes interdisciplinary research articles on key issues affecting the Balkans and is currently accepting submissions for the first quarter of 2017. For more details please visit @balkanresearchinitiative.

Since 2008 Hull University and Professor Cohen-Almagor have facilitated a series of excellent talks, speeches and round table discussions regarding affairs in the Middle East and in particular the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This, year the M.E.S.G hosts a a stellar procession of researchers, decision-makers and diplomats. Please visit the M.E.S.G programme page for further details.

The society Christmas meal will be held at Larkin's on Newland Avenue. It will be a time of celebration and good cheer and all are welcome! Please RSVP through the society Facebook page @warstudiessoc or contact Social Secretary Jack Wilgar. A deposit of £5 is required. Merry Christmas!

The University of Hull War Studies Department and War Studies Society are proud to host a luminary in our field of study. Author, award winning journalist and Director of the Security Studies Institute of Cranfield University, Chris Bellamy, will be visiting to give a fantastic talk on Russian hybrid warfare and his time as a war correspondent. This will be held in LR 29 of the Hull University Wilberforce Building.

The Hull Crisis Team shall be hosting a major event at the University of Hull. On Friday 21st October join guest speaker, conflict analysis expert Emily Knowles of the Remote Control Project for a cutting edge insight into the changing face of warfare. Then on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd of October plot, plan and negotiate in an intense full scale simulation based in the junction city of Mosul. Visit www.hullcrisisteam.com to sign up or gather further intel.

The society has been disarmed for the Summer as all the students have returned to their digs for some RnR. The execs have been plotting and scheming and have some great ideas to make the society more effective and more fun! Meanwhile our Facebook page is fully active with lots of discussion about the interesting events of recent weeks, so head there to say hi to your friends at UoHWSS!