COUNTERPOD
COUNTERPOD
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Unpicking extremism and counter extremism - one conversation at a time. This new Counter Extremism Project podcast series is presented by Ian Acheson - professor, author, former prison governor, criminal justice system leader, and counterterrorism expert - and Edmund Fitton-Brown - former UK ambassador to Yemen and coordinator of UN sanctions and threat assessment.
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The podcast focuses on various aspects of extremism and counter extremism, covering topics such as historical terrorist events and their anniversaries, geopolitical tensions, organized crime, and current extremism-related issues. Episodes include discussions on the anniversary of the IRA’s bombing in London, terrorism in Oman, and recent developments in the Gaza conflict.
Unpicking extremism and counter extremism – one conversation at a time. This new Counter Extremism Project podcast series is presented by Ian Acheson – professor, author, former prison governor, criminal justice system leader, and counterterrorism expert – and Edmund Fitton-Brown – former UK ambassador to Yemen and coordinator of UN sanctions and threat assessment.
S5 E1 Ian and Edmund kick-off the new season with a look at incidents involving football crowds in Liverpool and Paris; the Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping; Ian’s rapid review (published by the Counter Extremism Project) of prison security the growing threat from ideology; and last month’s flare-up between India and Pakistan.
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