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How Might we Evaluate Counterterrorism Policy: The Three W’s of Counterterrorism

December 17, 2014January 12, 2015 by Editor

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In the context of debate around the UK's new Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, Lee Jarvis proposes a new framework for evaluating counter-terrorism policy: The Three W's of Counterterrorism. Late in November 2014, the UK Home Office published the draft Counter-terrorism and Security Bill. Debate since that publication - including in…

Postgraduate Study in International Security

June 13, 2014September 9, 2014 by Editor

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Dr. Lee Jarvis explains the focus of the University of East Anglia's masters degree in International Security. [caption id="attachment_459" align="alignright" width="144"] Lee Jarvis, organiser of the MA in International Security[/caption] The academic field of Security Studies was once famously summarised as ‘the study of the threat, use and control of military…

How do we remember a problem like bin Laden?

May 16, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

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Dr. Lee Jarvis explores how we remember (dead) 'terrorists' like bin Laden and why this might matter. Next week will see the official 9/11 museum open at the site of the World Trade Center in New York. Visitors to the museum will be able to learn about the attacks, their…

How much of a threat is cyberterrorism?

January 16, 2014August 11, 2014 by Editor

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Lee Jarvis explores competing views on the threat that cyberterrorism poses to people and states. The threat posed by cyberterrorism is a recurring feature within the news media and popular culture. In an article just published with Stuart Macdonald and Lella Nouri of The Cyberterrorism Project, we explore the opinion…