http://www.rusi.org/ web@rusi.org en-us Copyright 2013 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A517E5D4A66407/ While the recent terrorist attack in Algeria shone the spotlight on threats from North Africa, this is not a new phenomenon. Terrorist threats to UK citizens at home and abroad will continue to arise from multiple sources of insecurity 2013-04-29 12:45:16 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C51278ADD39311/ The convictions of three Birmingham residents of a terrorist plot reveal classic linkages between homegrown bombers and Pakistan. The supply side of the terrorist threat in the UK continues to prove a problem. 2013-02-22 15:15:10 http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A5107DECD01330/ Chief Inspector Kenneth Pennington of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) explains why contingency planning is vital ahead of an event like the London Olympics 2013-01-29 14:40:10 http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A5058A8D542731/ Chief Inspector Ken Pennington of the Police Service of Northern Ireland explains why the West needs to keep up with the wide range of networks used by terrorist groups 2012-09-18 18:01:27 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4F8C346996F40/ One of the major legacies of the London Olympics may well be a better way of working between private and public sector actors when it comes to national resilience 2012-04-16 16:02:03 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4F8C340AF14E2/ The UK Border Agency has much to prove, as the biggest international public event to be hosted by London in many years approaches 2012-04-16 16:00:37 http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A4F744D079B5FB/ Chief Inspector Kenneth Pennington, from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, explains why people and their safety are an important part of the Critical National Infrastructure debate 2012-03-29 12:52:42 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4ECD12AB0B7D0/ The current controversy over the supposed relaxation of security checks at UK borders highlights the complex nature of border security. The issue goes far beyond personality clashes and Ministerial accountability. It may prove to provide the impetus for root-and-branch border security reform. 2011-11-23 15:51:43 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4EA6BA7DD4035/ 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? 2011-10-23 15:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4E89C3FF73C89/ 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. 2011-10-03 15:25:41 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4E367DC4B1406/ Have the costs in terms of moral authority and civil liberty been worth it for the UK's enhanced resilience and security preparedness in the wake of 9/11? 2011-08-01 11:19:52 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4E1EEF67D24BE/ CONTEST 3 continues to recognise the now-established tradition that counter-terrorism strategy should be as transparent as possible. But with transparency comes robust evaluation, a mechanism that seems to be missing in the government's latest plan to deal with terrorism. 2011-07-14 14:35:17 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D9EEE89B7A8E/ Can London 2012 apply the lessons of past Olympics and contribute to a legacy of security? 2011-04-08 12:17:05 http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A4D9EED2FAA8FA/ Preparations for the London 2012 Olympics are nearly complete. Now, securing them against the many risks will be paramount 2011-04-08 12:10:43 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D90A51D14AB0/ 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. 2011-03-28 16:55:30 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D4144CBED9DD/ UK Counter-Terrorism laws have been reviewed by the government and found wanting. But do planned changes herald a new, fairer era in tackling terrorism, or are they a weaker version of existing powers? 2011-01-27 10:17:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4D106BCBE6BE1/ The manner in which twelve men were arrested on 20 December will tell us how effectively the UK is being protected against a constant and very real terror threat. 2010-12-21 08:59:47 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4CED5BC7BC10A/ Saudi efforts in forming a new Iraqi government could prove the difference 2010-11-24 18:39:38 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4CA4599C93CF6/ On 27 September 2010, the international media reported of a planned co-ordinated attack in France, Germany and the UK. Dr Tobias Feakin, RUSI Director of National Security and Resilience gives his assessment 2010-09-30 10:35:03 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4C3DC49BC5001/ The announcement of an upcoming review of key counter-terrorism and security legislation has received many positive reactions. However, while the threat of terrorism still remains, is a reduction in police powers really a move in the right direction? 2010-07-14 15:17:36 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4B475B34EBDA8/ The failure of terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to blow up an airliner over the US has also highlighted failures in our counter-terrorism strategies and analysis, which must now be addressed. 2010-01-08 16:21:38 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4A66E108F204F/ The threat level to the UK from international terrorism has been reduced from ‘severe’ to ‘substantial’: the lowest it has been for more than four years. The move suggests there is cautious confidence within the security agencies. 2009-07-22 10:57:17 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4A14108283741/ The cross-party Intelligence and Security Committee Review is critical of MI5 record keeping after it reveals that the 7 July bombing ringleader had featured in surveillance more often than was previously thought, though he was never identified as a priority. Though the committee attributes this shortcoming to an overstretched Security Service, it will not do much to subdue calls for a wide-ranging enquiry. 2009-05-20 15:19:03 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C49FAC19FEDEFF/ The acquittal on 28 April 2009 of three men accused of helping plot the attacks leaves a large number of questions unanswered. The much anticipated Intelligence and Security Committee report may help provide a clearer picture and improve future response. 2009-05-01 10:41:09 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C49E6EE69EAE45/ Assistant Commissioner John Yates has been parachuted into the job of the UK’s most senior counter-terrorism officer. He was appointed amidst a crisis created by his predecessor. The affair underlines the tough brief that the new incumbent must master, whilst negotiating a treacherous political terrain. 2009-04-16 09:40:24 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C49B4F2FD1EB40/ The Director of RUSI Professor Michael Clarke has been appointed to the new National Security Forum, alongside a distinguished independent panel of world experts in security. This group is tasked to study specific security questions posed by Government. The committee held its first meeting on 9 March at 10 Downing Street. 2009-03-09 10:47:21 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C49A3DC77588B5/ The US Director of National Intelligence is right, it’s not just protectionism that we need to worry about; the financial crisis could contribute to global instability as key actors focus less on international security. 2009-02-24 11:43:12 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4967534B32087/ In the first public interview ever given by a serving Director General of MI5, Jonathan Evans claims that the high number of prosecutions of suspected terrorists has ‘chilled’ the enthusiasm of terror networks. Although the UK is making headway against the terrorist networks within its own borders, the long-term fight against terrorism will be won by upholding liberal democratic values rather than adopting the Guantanamo approach. 2009-01-09 13:41:04 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C48D7BCD134023/ As the inquest into the shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes in 2005 opens today, the task at hand should not only be to apportion blame but also to consider the technologies and the procedural changes required to prevent a similar tragedy from occurring again. 2008-09-22 16:45:49 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C48C7C1FD79ABA/ The outcome of the recent trial of airline bomb plotters at Woolwich Crown Court brings to sharp relief the disconnect between the work of counter-terrorism practitioners and the perceptions of the general public. 2008-09-10 13:48:52 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C48C6AC1C23250/ The failure of a jury to convict eight men who were accused of a plot to blow up transatlantic planes should not diminish Britain’s counter-terrorism strategy. The eight were accused of conspiracy to murder and it demonstrates that due legal process is essential to maintaining the moral high ground in the ‘war on terror’. 2008-09-09 18:04:58 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C484F6575C06B2/ There are sufficient judicial safeguards in place to protect civil rights and fundamental principles of liberty. The pre-charge proposals are necessary and we must make the right decision. 2008-06-11 06:45:33 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C484F62DCDC7EF/ Pre-charge detention has now become the unsophisticated but easily observed weather vane of Government intent on security. Government must consider the rhetorical significance of extending detention. 2008-06-11 06:34:25 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C47E2972B1A3B5/ The National Security Strategy re-emphasises the importance of the Prevent strand of the Government’s existing counter-terrorism strategy and describes the importance of the role of wider society in aiding effort across the ‘four Ps’. 2008-03-19 16:30:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C47E2940AB3F21/ The Government’s National Security Strategy has provided a useful articulation of the great diversity of threats facing the UK. Does this articulation, along with its intention to create a National Risk Register, signal the adoption of a genuinely risked-based approach to security? 2008-03-19 16:15:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C47E2955944075/ The National Security Strategy is the first step in opening a dialogue between the UK Government, its international security partners and the public. It forms a framework into which all subsequent strategy and policy must fit. 2008-03-19 16:15:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4799BF46C1CE7/ The new Counter Terrorism Bill 2008 proposes several changes to existing UK laws but it is the controversial extension to the period of detention without charge that has grabbed most of the media attention. As Jacqui Smith presented the Counter Terrorism Bill to Parliament on 24 January, the furore surrounding the pre-charge detention period for suspects cast a shadow, leaving scant consideration among the media and politicians alike for other important aspects of the Bill. 2008-01-25 10:54:18 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C475D20974C2F1/ Many commentators say that Samina Malik was convicted of a 'thought crime'. In fact, the self-styled 'lyrical terrorist' was guilty of crossing a line that is defined in law and is being punished for doing so. 2007-12-10 11:29:30 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C473DBBF531865/ The newly-revealed counter-terrorist measures (revealed 14 November) places an emphasis on protecting the very fabric of our society. It will be the continuing and necessary functioning of society, its ability to adapt, adjust and overcome, that makes terrorism so ordinary, pathetic, lethal and impotent. 2007-11-16 15:52:27 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C473D74EEDAD06/ The speech made by Gordon Brown on 14 November, in advance of the National Security Strategy which will be published in the next few weeks, sets out a strategy for preventing future terrorist attacks on the UK. Much of the new content of Brown’s speech pertained to Lord West’s review of physical security measures within the UK. These included the introduction of barriers to keep potential vehicle borne bombs away from key areas and designing bomb-resistant features into new buildings. 2007-11-16 10:47:18 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C472B3D713E8B9/ Yesterday, an Old Bailey jury ruled that London’s Metropolitan Police had broken health and safety laws and unnecessarily put the public at risk in the hours before fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. 2007-11-02 15:11:35 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4689189D4A2F1/ The failed terrorist bombings of London and Glasgow allow a collective sigh of relief. Initial analysis suggests that the bombs were viable and if detonated would have caused massive loss of life, injury and damage. 2007-07-02 16:26:15 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C4655C554553AA/ Whether you are subject to a control order or are being hounded publicly for absconding from one, your personal liberties are somewhat curtailed. We ought to try to think creatively about how we increase the use of normal legal process. 2007-05-24 18:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A459BB8BB5A995/ Criminal prosecution is central to the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy. But its commitment is strangely ambivalent. This is most readily exhibited in relation to the use of intercept communications, currently inadmissible in the criminal justice system. 2007-01-03 14:07:57 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C455881069666E/ Has the MI5 chief's warning on 9 November updated our appreciation of the the terror threat in the UK? 2006-11-13 14:33:40 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4511722161B16/ While the current threat to the UK may have the appearance of being a new phenomenon, the effective ‘infrastructure’ has existed here for many years 2006-09-01 17:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C446C81DB13675/ Within days of the London terror attacks, we have heard a great deal about how terrorism in the UK has entered a new era. 2006-05-18 15:17:27 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:P42FC71DECF09E/ the challenge the UK now faces is to strike the right balance between securing the transport system to prevent repeats of the events of 7 and 21 July 2005 and maintaining the ability of the transport system to support our society. 2005-08-12 10:54:38 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:P42FC71DECF09E/ the challenge the UK now faces is to strike the right balance between securing the transport system to prevent repeats of the events of 7 and 21 July 2005 and maintaining the ability of the transport system to support our society. 2005-08-12 10:54:38 http://www.rusi.org/analysis/commentary/ref:C42CD1F2506C7E/ 2004-05-12 00:00:00 http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:J40d32ea7c8bfe/ Muslims, United Kingdom, terrorism, fundamentalism 2001-10-01 09:00:00