Politics and Terrorism

08:30, 28 - 29 May 2008
RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET

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Options	Price
Normal rate	£485.00
Government rate Proof of eligibility must be presented	£290.00
Corporate rate	£350.00

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About the event:

This year RUSI’s Politics and Terrorism Conference will offer a wide-spectrum analysis of the developments in UK counter-terrorism policy.

Examining the various components of counter-terrorism activity, the conference aims to chart the development of policy and response to events. The objective is to provide delegates with a rich and broad perspective on the multifarious aspects of counter-terrorism policy and the various ways in which these components interact.

Conference topics:

• Central Government strategy and organisation
• Developments in policing and intelligence
  
• Anti-terrorism legislation
• Community-level challenges
• Military contributions to UK counter-terrorism
• Foreign policy impacts on the threat from terrorism
• Extremism and radicalisation in the UK

Confirmed Contributors:

• Lord Carlile of Berriew QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation
• Reshard Auladin, Deputy Chair, Metropolitan Police Authority
• Susan Hemming, Head of Counter Terrorism Division, Crown Prosecution Service
• Arthur Snell, Assistant Director, Prevent, Counter Terrorism Department, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Detective Chief Inspector Chris Byrne, Counter Terrorism Command, Metropolitan Police Service
• Professor Paul Rogers, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
• Richard Norton-Taylor, Security Editor, The Guardian
• Detective Constable Ian Crichlow, National Community Tension Team, Association of Chief Police Officers
• Margaret Gilmore, Writer, Broadcaster, Analyst and Associate Fellow, RUSI
• Professor Jim Waddington, University of Wolverhampton
• Dr. John Gearson, Reader in Terrorism Studies and Director of the Centre for Defence Studies, Department of War Studies, Kings College London 
• Detective Sergeant Ken Kirwin, Lancashire Constabulary Special Branch
• Dr. Brooke Rogers, Lecturer in Risk and Terror, The King's Centre for Risk Management, Department of Geography, King's College London
• Richard Kemp

 

For information on possible contributions to the conference or sponsorship inquiries please contact Tom Mortimer on +44 (0) 20 7747 2627 or tomm@rusi.org

For bookings please contact Jennifer Walker on +44 (0) 20 7747 2615 or jenniferw@rusi.org

 

Event manager: Jennifer Walker, +44 (0)20 7747 2643