Charlie Winter

Charlie Winter (@charliewinter) studies terrorism, insurgency and innovation, with a focus on online and offline strategic communication. He is pursuing a PhD in War Studies at King’s College London, examining the outreach efforts of the Islamic State in a comparative historical context and, more broadly, exploring how militant groups cultivate creative approaches to governance and war.

Winter’s work has been published by, among others, the CTC Sentinel, The Atlantic, War On The Rocks, Jihadology and the BBC. He holds an undergraduate degree in Arabic from the University of Edinburgh and an MA in Middle East and Mediterranean Studies from King’s College London, and is also an Associate Fellow at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism.