David Betz

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David Betz
Occupation(s)Academic, professor
Years active2002-present

David J Betz is a Canadian academic and researcher in the field of war studies. [1] He is professor of war in the modern world at the Department of War Studies, King's College London, having joined the department in 2002.

Betz' 2024 book The Guarded Age: Fortification in the 21st Century [2] has been reviewed for the US Naval Institute, with reviewer Lieutenant Colonel Dillon Fishman describing it as "a trenchant social commentary that speaks to an audience broader than specialists". [3]

He has been broadly cited in British press for his statements on threats to British society, in particular for his public statement that the United Kingdom is likely to enter a state of civil war within five years from 2025. [4] Betz has featured on several widely viewed British podcasts, including Triggernometry, discussing the risk of civil war in the UK [5] .

References

  1. London, King's College (9 June 2025). "Professor David J Betz". King's College London. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  2. Betz, David (2024). The Guarded Age: Fortification in the 21st Century. Polity.
  3. "Book Reviews". U.S. Naval Institute. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  4. Tetzlaff-Deas, Benedict (3 June 2025). "Military expert gives chilling British 'civil war' warning over 'feral cities'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  5. Triggernometry (20 July 2025). Are We Headed for Civil War? - David Betz . Retrieved 19 August 2025 via YouTube.