The study of Britain and the Cold War has been the primary focus of my research to date, exploring Whitehall and the machinery of government, civil defence planning, nuclear deterrence strategy, the history of the intelligence services, and the projection of British foreign policy. This has led to my current research on the role public diplomacy in international relations, with particular reference to the BBC World Service. Building on these research interests within CRESC, my work examines the construction of contemporary methods of cultural and public diplomacy within the historical framework of Britain’s engagement with the rest of the world.