About
Dr. Steven Wagner is a Senior Lecturer in International Security at Brunel University's Department of Politics, History and the Brunel Law School. His research explores the intersection of intelligence history, British imperial policy, and Middle Eastern conflicts during the Palestine Mandate era.
- Current affiliation: Brunel University (College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences)
- Prior roles: SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University
- Education: DPhil (Oxford), MA & BA (Calgary)
Research Focus: Wagner specializes in intelligence history, examining how British intelligence shaped policy in the Middle East, particularly regarding the Arab-Zionist conflict, espionage dynamics, and counterinsurgency failures during 1917-1947. His work combines multilingual archival analysis with historical methodology.
Publication Trends: His scholarship spans intelligence failures in contemporary conflicts (2024) to historical espionage frameworks (2023), with consistent emphasis on British statecraft, propaganda analysis, and geopolitical strategy. Articles often connect wartime intelligence practices to broader policy implications.
