Reader (Associate Professor) in International Relations, University of Essex
Brian Phillips is a Reader (Associate Professor) in the Department of Government at the University of Essex.
He researches and teaches about terrorism, civil war, and organized crime. His book, "Insurgent Terrorism: Intergroups Relationships and the Killing of Civilians," co-authored with Victor Asal and R. Karl Rethemeyer, was published in 2022 with Oxford University Press.
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight