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Dr Alexander Neads serves as Assistant Professor in International Security within Durham University's School of Government and International Affairs and Durham Global Security Institute, where he joined in 2021. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical case studies across military innovation, security assistance, and civil-military dynamics.
Academic credentials include:
- PhD in Strategy and Security, University of Exeter
- MPhil in Modern British and European History, University of Oxford
- BA (Hons) in History, Royal Holloway, University of London
Research centers on military power construction and diffusion, with emphasis on:
- Principal-agent dynamics in military assistance and proxy warfare
- Sociology of armed forces cohesion during integration
- Technological impacts on command structures and warfare evolution
- Civil-military relations in conflict-affected regions
- Historical analysis of military tactics and organizational change
Publication trends reveal increasing focus on AI integration in military operations (2024) and human-machine teaming, while maintaining deep engagement with principal-agent theory in security assistance. Recent work combines West African case studies with Australian defense innovation, demonstrating methodological breadth across historical, qualitative, and policy-oriented approaches.
Dr Neads supervises postgraduate researchers including Scott Mackie and leads the British Academy-funded project 'Protecting democracy or promoting authoritarianism?' examining military assistance impacts in West Africa. His teaching includes overseas instruction through the UK Defence Academy.
Affiliated with Durham Global Security Institute, his work contributes to interdisciplinary security research through connections between military sociology, strategic studies, and international relations theory.
