Doug Stokes

Doug Stokes is a Professor of International Security and Strategy at the University of Exeter. Ranked in the global top five scholars in strategic studies, his academic work has been published in leading journals, including International Affairs, Journal of Strategic Studies, Review of International Political Economy, RUSI Journal, and The Review of International Studies. His books include Global Energy Security and American Hegemony (Johns Hopkins University Press) and US Foreign Policy (Oxford: Oxford University Press).

Professor Stokes has acted as the Director of Exeter University's Strategy and Security Institute, was a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) for over a decade and is also the Thomas Telford Fellow at the Council on Geostrategy.

Professor Stokes regularly writes for major news outlets, including The Times, The Telegraph, The Spectator and the Daily Mail, and he frequently appears on television news programs.

His work has been influential in the policy sphere, with citations in Parliamentary Briefings. Additionally, he actively engages with civil society organisations, sits on the advisory board of the UK's Free Speech Union, and serves on the editorial committee of History Reclaimed. Professor Stokes also provides regular advice to ministerial teams on pressing issues.