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African owned and driven strategies key in addressing terrorism
Edward Wanyonyi is a Security, Leadership and Society Fellow at University of London-Kings College. He can be reached on edward.walekhwa@kcl.ac.uk On 7th February 2015, Nigerians received news from the chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, that national and state elections, originally scheduled for 14 and 28… Listen ⇢
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Karachi Bus attack: low-intensity attacks increase risk to minority communities
Omar Hamid is a former Pakistani government official and head of Asia-Pacific risk at IHS. He tweets @omarshamid – Sectarian militants reverting to low-intensity attacks increases risk of minority communities being targeted in Pakistan. – On 13 May, militants attacked a bus filled with members of the Ismaili… Listen ⇢
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PS21 Update: Week Ending 8th May
We are at the end of a much anticipated week in Britain, and with a catastrophic loss for Labour, a landslide victory for the SNP and David Cameron sitting confidently at the helm of the Conservative Party (for now), you won’t want to miss our discussion on Wednesday. See below… Listen ⇢
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Scottish National Party victories real seismic change in UK election
Peter Apps is Reuters global defence correspondent, currently on sabbatical as executive director of the Project for Study of the 21st Century (PS21) There is no shortage of political intrigue for Britain’s political chattering classes to fixate on following Prime Minister David Cameron and the Conservatives win of a majority… Listen ⇢
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PS21: The First 100 Days
It may be hugely overshadowed by the UK election but I’m delighted to say that PS21 is exactly 100 days old today. We’ve come a remarkably long way since we launched in London on January 28th with an event in London and another in Washington the following day. Depending on… Listen ⇢
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What now for Libya?
Printer-friendly version here. Patrick Bury is a private security specialist since 2011 as well as a PhD Candidate at the University of Exeter’s Strategy and Security Institute and PS21 Global Fellow. The increasing number of migrants perishing in the Mediterranean over the past fortnight has finally brought the deteriorating situation in Libya… Listen ⇢
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I Don’t Know You, I Don’t Like You: The Rise of Anti-immigrant Movements in Europe
Sandy Schumann (PhD) is a visiting post-doctoral researcher at the University of Oxford, Centre for the Study of Intergroup Conflict, and an Affiliated Researcher at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Research Center for Social and Cultural Psychology. She is a PS21 global fellow and tweets @Sandy_Research On May 7th 2015,… Listen ⇢
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What does this election tell us about modern Britain?
Peter Apps is Reuters global defence correspondent, currently on sabbatical as executive director of PS21 Whoever comes out on top in Britain’s May 7 general election, they will have pledged some very substantial changes. Prime Minister David Cameron’s ruling Conservatives have promised to renegotiate powers with the European Union and… Listen ⇢
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PS21 Update – Week Ending Friday 1st May
On Wednesday, 29 April, we simultaneously held two great events in London and Washington DC: In London we had a broad and engaging discussion about the unfolding events in the Middle East, the declining role of the West and how various players should engage going forward. The panel of speakers included Metsa Rahimi, Regional head of Intelligence at… 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).
