Terrorism
Using drones in Yemen could backfire
Following the terror alert at the weekend, there is widespread speculation President Obama will order more drone strikes on Yemen to tackle the threat posed by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Such a strategy, however, may cause more problems and result in an even greater threat.
How the CSR broke coalition pledges on crime, transport, terrorism and energy
Apart from the poorest being hit hardest as a percentage of income and the weak British economy being severely strained, it is equally appalling how many pledges made by the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives have been simply brushed under the carpet throughout the months - and the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) laid them bare.
Lifting the lid on Islamist radicalisation at British universities
When former UCL student Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to detonate a bomb on Christmas Day 2009, the spotlight was on radicalisation of university students.
Derry bomb: McGuinness condemns “neanderthals” in visit to Tory conf.
Martin McGuinness today condemned as "neanderthals" and "conflict junkies" the dissident Republicans responsible for last night's car bomb in Derry.
Counter-terrorism policy must chart a more progressive course
Earlier this week, at an event in the House of Commons, Demos launched ‘memorandum on the mainstream - memos to labour’s next leader’.
Dissidents hid cameras at MI5 base
The army have uncovered a sophisticated spying operation on the secret service by the dissident republican group, Oglaigh na Heireann. According to the Belfast Telegraph, members of the organisation planted digital cameras in woodland bordering MI5’s base in Northern Ireland, Palace Barracks.