Mats Berdal

Mats Berdal is a Visiting Professor at IFS on research leave from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, where he is Professor of Security and Development, Director of the Conflict, Security and Development Research Programme (CSDRG) as well as Programme Director for the MA in Conflict, Security and Development. He joined King’s College London in 2003, having previously been Director of Studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London from 2000 to 2003. He is a Member of the Academia Europaea and an Associate of LSE Ideas. 

While at IFS he will be working on two major projects: ‘The Changing Character of War’, focusing specifically on the evolution of drone warfare and its implications for the conduct of war in and outside Europe, and the future of Anglo-Norwegian security and defence cooperation following the signing of the Lunna House Agreement in 2025.