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Australia: sending refugees to Kyrgyzstan?
Asylum seekers found to be refugees in the Australian-run detention centres on the Pacific Island state of Nauru and on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea (PNG) need to be resettled, and Australia seems to be running out of options of where to send them. Listen ⇢
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PS21 update: week ending Nov 27
– Hi all, Another great week for PS21. We held a wide-ranging discussion with the UK Cabinet Office in London on Narrative and Conflict. A fascinating topic and a truly great panel: former British Director Special Forces Lt-Gen Sir Graeme Lamb, former GCHQ official John Bassett, and Middle East Specialist… Listen ⇢
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In Kurdistan, Islamic State is already losing
Asha Castleberry is a former US Army Officer who served in the campaign against Islamic State in Iraq in 2014. She is now a Global Fellow for PS21. Mere hours before the Paris attack on 13th November, Kurdish Pashmerga forces ousted Islamic State fighters from the northern Iraqi town… Listen ⇢
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The curious rebirth of Zoroastrianism in Iraqi Kurdistan
Against the backdrop of Islamic State, a much older religion stages a revival in Iraqi Kurdistan. Listen ⇢
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In strategy on ISIS, a failure of vision
These proposals are remarkable not because they are extreme or poorly thought out (which they often are). Rather, they are remarkable because they burst into a vacuum of ideas for responding to ISIS or to a major terrorist action in a western capital. Listen ⇢
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PS21 update: week ending Nov 20
With Christmas and Thanksgiving (in the US, at least) now dominating diaries, PS21 is approaching the end of its momentous first year proper existence. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be showcasing some of our plans for the coming year. Huge thanks to everyone who has helped us get… Listen ⇢
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Paris attacks: the West’s fatal misunderstanding of Islamic State
Until perhaps Friday, the main perception among Western intelligence agencies and Washington policymakers has been that Islamic State poses “no immediate threat” to the United States or the West. Listen ⇢
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After Paris, Islamic State war enters deadly new stage
The fact Islamic State put such effort into attacking the European mainland may be a perverse sign of weakness. At the same time, though, it shows the conflict entering a new phase that brings with it a much greater chance of attacks on the West. Listen ⇢
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PS21 update week ending November 13
A major milestone for PS21 this week with the launch of the results from our Great Power War Survey. Looking at these results and the increased risk of nuclear war, we hosted a great discussion at the Cabinet office in London with a panel of speakers including Sir Lawrence Freedman,… Listen ⇢
Executive Director, Peter Apps.
Peter Apps is executive director of the Project for Study of the 21st Century (PS21), a global defence columnist for Reuters and presenter of the “Facing Coming Storms” global defence podcast from PS21 and the British Army’s think tank the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR).
