Western governments in particular must wake up to the reality that radicalised Western women and girls are neither less likely to join ISIS, and nor do they pose a lesser threat because of their gender.
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Emily Daglish March 23, 2015 Iraq and Syria, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit
Western governments in particular must wake up to the reality that radicalised Western women and girls are neither less likely to join ISIS, and nor do they pose a lesser threat because of their gender.
Read More »admin February 10, 2015 HSC in the Media, Iraq and Syria, Latest Articles
The HSC’s Executive Director, Julie Lenarz, tells Dotun Adebayo that much more needs to be done to defeat ISIS. “Our current strategy is one of containment, not elimination.”
Read More »admin February 9, 2015 HSC in the Media, Iraq and Syria, Latest Articles
The HSC’s Executive Director, Julie Lenarz, reflects on the Defence Committee’s report calling for greater involvement in fight against ISIS.
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A report by MPs finds the UK is contributing less than its partners and the British military lacks a strategy for defeating ISIS.
Read More »admin November 19, 2014 HSC in the Media, Iraq and Syria
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 »Andrada Filip October 23, 2014 Iraq and Syria, Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa
On the 21st of August 2013, the biggest chemical weapon attack since the tragedy of Halabja, in 1988, occurred in Syria. The US had detailed evidence of strategic planning on behalf of the Assad forces, leading up to the attack. A report released by the White House on the 30 August 2013 stated that the Assad regime was keeping track of all those targeted in the chemical weapons attacks from the East Ghouta region of Damascus, which lead to the deaths of 1,400 people.
Read More »admin October 21, 2014 HSC in the Media, Iraq and Syria, Latest Articles
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 »Rowan Allport October 21, 2014 Iraq and Syria, Middle East and North Africa, Security and Defence
The commencement of air strikes against the assets of ISIS in Syria last month marked the opening of the US-led coalition’s second front against the extremist group. But behind the immediate campaign to counter the terror organisation, the question regarding what to do about the Assad regime – a government responsible for far more deaths than the toll inflicted by ISIS – looms large.
Read More »Julie Lenarz September 17, 2014 HSC in the Media, Iraq and Syria, Latest Articles
On 16th September, 2014, the HSC’s Executive Director, Julie Lenarz, was asked to comment on the situation in Iraq by the Evening Standard. “We welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement that the government will take whatever steps necessary to confront ISIS. ...
Read More »admin September 9, 2014 Iraq and Syria, Latest Articles
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.
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