counter-terrorism
We need positive measures to counter online extremism
There is an absence of counter-speech initiatives by the UK government to challenge the jihadist narrative.
Woolly terminology undermines new ‘Prevent’ strategy
For the Home Office, its recently relaunched Prevent strategy was its third attempt at creating an effective counter-extremism strategy.
The influence and legacy of Osama Bin Laden
Former army captain Patrick Bury examines the influence of Bin Laden on international terrorists while alive and the legacy he leaves behind.
Unilateral action and attack drones will undermine moderates in Yemen
Unilateral action, for instance drone strikes, whether indiscriminate or not, may undermine moderate forces in the Yemeni government and make key local Yemenis less willing to tackle al-Qaeda themselves, writes George Readings.