Broderick McDonald is a Research Fellow at Kings College London’s XCEPT Research Programme and a doctoral researcher in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford where he researches conflict, terrorism, and political violence. Outside of this, he is a Visiting Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute’s Centre for Emerging Technologies and Security (CETaS) and a Research Affiliate with the Rothermere American Institute. Broderick was previously an Associate Fellow with the Global Network on Extremism & Technology (GNET) and Assistant Editor of the Perspectives on Terrorism Academic Journal. He holds an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, where he was an Executive Editor of the Cambridge International Law Journal. Prior to this, Broderick served as an Advisor to the Government of Canada and was a Fellow with the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations. He currently serves on the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) Independent Advisory Committee and the GLOCA Board of Advisors. Outside of this, he is a Fellow with the Aspen Institute UK and an Associate Member of Chatham House .
Research
Broderick's research interests include:
- Conflict Dynamics
- Political Violence
- Extremism
- Terrorism
Teaching
Teaching experience
- Tutor for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Undergraduate Students (University of Oxford)
- Tutor for Comparative Government 201 and Politics in the Middle East 211 (New College Oxford, Harris Manchester College Oxford, St Catherine's College Oxford)
Teaching Interests
- Politics in the Middle East
- Technology & Politics
- Public Policy
Publications
The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
Foreign Affairs
Nafees Hamid, Nils Mallock, Broderick McDonald, Rahaf Aldoughli
The Long Road to Damascus: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Assad, and the Future of Syria
Just Security (New York University, Reiss Center on Law and Security)
Broderick McDonald
The Drones of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS): The Development and Use of UAS in Syria
Global Network on Extremism and Technology, Kings College London
Broderick McDonald
A New Far-Right Threat to Democratic Elections
Al Jazeera
Broderick McDonald
Counter-Terrorism in the Sahel: The Wagner Group's Growing Shadow
United States Military Academy at West Point (MWI)
Broderick McDonald, Guy Fiennes
Algorithmic Detection and Evasion Tactics on Social Media Platforms
Global Network on Extremism & Technology, Kings College London
Broderick McDonald
