COUNTERPOD
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…
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UK migrant protests; 9/11 25th anniversary; Ratko Mladić; and the Falkland Islands. (opens the original)
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Ian and Edmund discuss the recent masked migrant protests in the UK; the 25th anniversary of 9/11; the death of 'the Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladić; and Argentina's renewed interest in the Falkland Islands.
S7 E2: Hamas; counter terrorism messaging; the Houthis; and the IRA (opens the original)
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Ian and Edmund examine the latest targeting of Hamas commanders in Gaza and what it means for the conflict and wider regional dynamics. They also ask whether familiar counter-terrorism messaging such as “See It, Say It, Sorted” actually works; assess the renewed offensive against the Houthis and their continuing threat to regional security; and explore what the interception of an alleged New IRA bomb reveals about dissident republicanism.
S7 E1: U.K. Prevent program; Iran and the Houthis; Ireland's strategy on terrorist financing; and the Muslim Brotherhood. (opens the original)
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Ian and Edmund are back to discuss problems with the U.K.’s Prevent program counter-terrorism strategy; what's next from the Iranian regime and the Houthis, including implications for the U.K.; Ireland's new national strategy on terrorist financing aimed, in part at disrupting the enablers; and the implications of U.S. sanctions on the Muslim Brotherhood.
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