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Analysis Podcast thumb Analysis: ANALYSIS PODCAST: Counter-Terrorism in an Olympic Year 12 Feb 2012 by Elizabeth Pearson, Valentina Soria
Security for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will include the deployment of more than thirteen thousand military personnel joining police and private security teams. The Government revised the Games' security budget up from £282m to £553m in December last year. So what is the terror threat likely to look like? And will the operation be a hindrance to long-term UK counter-terrorism? Terrorism Tackling Extremism UK Europe
Shabaab PlasmatikFlickr Analysis: Eastern Africa: A Regional Stake in Counter-Insurgency 30 Jan 2012 by Anna Rader
Somalia will continue to dominate the 2012 agenda for East African states as the humanitarian impact of famine and ongoing fighting pulls in regional and international actors. Now embroiled in military operations, Kenya also faces a big year for domestic politics. Other regional dynamics are tying together Uganda and South Sudan, and Kenya and Eritrea, who are all facing political challenges. Tackling Extremism Terrorism Al-Qa'ida Africa Horn of Africa
Nigeria Soldiers Thumb Analysis: West Africa: Regional Security Comes to the Fore 30 Jan 2012
With fewer elections scheduled for 2012 in West Africa, the emphasis will shift to regional security and dealing with complex security threats. Terrorist groups and local militias are still a major problem, while religious conflict and instability threaten the region’s largest economy; Nigeria. Africa Tackling Extremism Terrorism Al-Qa'ida
florence anti-extremism demo Analysis: Not Welcome Here: The Resurgence Of Far-Right Wing Extremism In Europe 9 Jan 2012 by Valentina Soria
The recent spate of extremist murders across Europe may indicate a growing European malaise where xenophobia and anti-minority hatred is becoming acceptable. Yet events in Britain, where two men have been convicted for an era-defining racist murder, could herald a change in attitudes and be an example for the rest of Europe. European Union International Institutions Terrorism Tackling Extremism Europe
scalesofjusticethumb Analysis: Secrecy and Transparency: Striking the Balance 23 Oct 2011 by Margaret Gilmore
The long awaited Green Paper on Justice and Security suggests the British Government wants to close a legal loophole to ensure sensitive intelligence material from abroad can be kept secret. But is this wise in an age when advancing technologies makes secrecy more difficult and at a time when the public appears to want greater openness? Law and Ethics Domestic Security Terrorism Tackling Extremism Securing Britain
Policeman outside No 10 Analysis: Wanted: Looking for Clarity and Coherence in the UK Counter-Terrorism Landscape 3 Oct 2011 by Valentina Soria
It has been over a year since the Government published plans for future policing reform. A distinct absence of strategic thinking means those plans still lack clarity and coherence especially in the area of counter-terrorism. Terrorism Tackling Extremism Securing Britain UK Europe
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Analysis: Prevent Strategy 2011: the problem of universities 13 Jun 2011
In outlining its Prevent strategy, the UK government has identified university campuses as the new frontline in the battle against Al-Qa'ida. Yet the success of the strategy will depend largely on the willingness of universities to see the problem through the same lense as the government. Terrorism Tackling Extremism UK Europe
Prevent Strategy 2011 Analysis: The New PREVENT Strategy: Establishing Realistic Expectations 9 Jun 2011 by Valentina Soria
In conducting a review of the Prevent counter-terrorism strategy, a genuine effort has been made to recalibrate the policy. Yet, behind the rhetoric of the document, the substance of the argument risks to be lost over vague, and sometimes contradictory, terms of reference. More clarity is still required for the counter-radicalisation policy to be effective. UK Europe Tackling Extremism Terrorism
Anatomy of Terror News: NEW REPORT: Anatomy of a Terrorist Attack: What the Coroner’s Inquests Revealed about the London Bombings 21 Apr 2011
Without a dedicated Minister for the Emergency Services, the forthcoming recommendations from the Coroner's Inquests into 7 July 2005 London bombings are unlikely be implemented in full, claims a new report from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Terrorism Emergency Response July 7 Bombings Tackling Extremism
WTC Analysis: Opening Pandora’s Box 28 Mar 2011 by Dr Tobias Feakin
As North America publicy confronts the issue of radicalization, those involved would do well to observe the lessons of the UK's experience - but have thus far shown little inclination to do so. Information Global Security Issues International Responses Terrorism July 7 Bombings Tackling Extremism Securing Britain United States Americas UK Europe
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