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Read More »Western Banks, Terrorism and ISIS: The Nihilism of Dark Finance Fuelling Global Insecurity
Julie Lenarz, the Executive Director of the Human Security Centre, is quoted in the IB Times on terror financing. Terrorism is funded in large part by the illicit industries, with the money made from things like drugs and human trafficking ...
Read More »Press release: Executive Director reacts to Jerusalem synagogue attack
Julie Lenarz, the Executive Director of the Human Security Centre, reacts to yesterday’s terrorist attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem. What happened in Jerusalem yesterday was a crime of unspeakable cruelty and barbarous depravity. It was not just a normal terrorist ...
Read More »Press release: Britain ends combat operations in Afghanistan
Yesterday marked the end of combat operations in Afghanistan for the British armed forces. Over 13 years of conflict have ensued since the US invoked Article 5 of the Washington Treaty in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Afghanistan ...
Read More »HSC Executive Director discusses airstrikes in Iraq with Jon Snow
Julie Lenarz, Executive Director of the Human Security Centre, and Simon Jenkins, the author and journalist debate British military action in Iraq on Channel 4 News with Jon Snow.
Read More »HSC evidence on future force published by UK parliament’s Defence Committee
The Human Security Centre is pleased to announce that the UK parliament’s Defence Committee has published our submission on future force 2020 as official evidence. You can read or download the full report here.
Read More »HSC Director on PLMR’s Westminster Podcast: ISIS is a formidable enemy, but not invincible
On 5th September, 20014, the HSC’s Director for Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships, Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes, was on PMLR’s Westminster Podcast discussing the situation in Iraq.
Read More »Press Release: Outgoing Iraqi PM responsible for refugee massacre
An independent report on the 1 September 2013 massacre at Camp Ashraf in Iraq, published on the one-year anniversary of the attack, has confirmed the suspected involvement of the government of outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The report, which incorporates the testimonies of the 42 surviving eyewitnesses to the massacre, was compiled by the Human Security Centre (HSC), a London-based global foreign policy think tank; and the Ashraf Campaign (ASHCAM), a human rights group set up last year to advocate for Iranian refugees living in Iraq.
Read More »HSC Director quoted in Channel News Asia: ISIS is a cancer
The HSC’s Director for Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships, Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes, was quoted in Channel News Asia on the subject of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq. British Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned the apparent killing of ...
Read More »HSC Executive Director on BBC Radio Drivetime: We have to arm the Kurds
On 18th August, 20014, the HSC’s Executive Director, Julie Lenarz, was on BBC Radio Drivetime debating Iraq with Chris Nineham of the Stop the War Coalition.
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