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Analysis: July 7: Do we need an inquest? 31 Aug 2007

Analysis: All Change? Brown’s New Terror Proposals 26 Jul 2007
Barely a month into his Premiership, Gordon Brown has unveiled his new security proposals.

Domestic Security

Analysis: Situation Critical? 4 Jul 2007 by Jennifer Cole
As of Wednesday, 4 July, the current threat level in the UK remains at Critical, having been raised to this, the highest of five possible levels, on Saturday 30 June following failed car bomb attacks on Central London and Glasgow Airport.

Analysis: The Al-Qa’ida Business Plan 19 Jun 2007
Al-Qai'da strategy is more in keeping with the boardroom of a multi-national business than a military campaign headquarters. Therefore looking at how modern business practices have evolved over recent years may provide both an insight into the current threat to the UK and ways to counter it.

RUSI Newsbrief: Iran's Nuclear Terrorism 7 Jun 2007
Are fears of a nuclear passage between Iran and international terrorism really justified?

Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy

Global Security Issues

Analysis: MI5’s assessment of the terrorist threat in the UK 13 Nov 2006 by Dr Tobias Feakin
Has the MI5 chief's warning on 9 November updated our appreciation of the the terror threat in the UK?

Domestic Security

Analysis: Intercept Evidence and Terrorist Prosecution: The Debate Continues 19 Oct 2006
Whilst allowing intercept evidence into open court can possibly address existing civil liberty concerns, it could conversely result in a fundamental revision of counter-terror strategy.

Law and Ethics

News: Liquid Explosives in Foiled UK Plot Expose Gaps in Security 11 Aug 2006
Garry Hindle responds to news that the thwarted terror plot exposed weaknesses in aviation security by stating technology to detect traces of chemical explosives in the air was “still in its infancy”.

News: Menace in a bottle 11 Aug 2006
Experts say a small amount of explosive material could be devastating. "It may not take a huge blast," says Suraj Lakhani, a researcher on counterterrorism at Royal United Services Institute, a think tank that advises the British government on security issues. "If the person detonating [an explosive] sat near a window or near the fuselage, it could cause a big enough hole to bring the plane down."