Doug Stokes

Doug Stokes is Professor of International Relations, Director of the Centre for Advanced International Studies at the University of Exeter, a Fellow at the Legatum Institute, and an Advisory Council member for the Free Speech Union. A key focus of his work has been the durability of the US led liberal international order and the ways in which great powers can use military power to shape international relations in ways they deem desirable. More recently, his writings on academic freedom and...See more

Doug Stokes is Professor of International Relations, Director of the Centre for Advanced International Studies at the University of Exeter, a Fellow at the Legatum Institute, and an Advisory Council member for the Free Speech Union. A key focus of his work has been the durability of the US led liberal international order and the ways in which great powers can use military power to shape international relations in ways they deem desirable. More recently, his writings on academic freedom and culture wars have appeared in the Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Critic, The Spectator and other international outlets. His new book, Against Decolonisation, will be published by Polity in 2023. You can follow him online @profdws or at ... See less