Devotees of more realpolitik oriented foreign policy persuasions claim they aren't under any illusions about the brutality of the regime of Syria's Bashar al-Assad. Nevertheless in their worldview limited cooperation with him against a threat like Islamic State (IS) is necessitated by the dire and unsavoury circumstances which exist today in Syria. And since neither the United States nor the United Kingdom are likely to insert ground forces to combat IS forces in Syria a temporary alliance or coordination of operations with Damascus solely in order to fight IS is the best option to feasibly confront this threat.

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.

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 ...

On 18th August 2014, the HSC’s Executive Director, Julie Lenarz, was on LBC discussing the threat posed by ISIS and strategy in Iraq.

On August 8, 1998, Taliban forces, with the help of Pakistani and Arab fighters, captured the city of Mazar-i Sharif in northern Afghanistan. What happened next was described by Human Rights Watch as a “killing frenzy”. Their main target was ...

On 13th August, 2014, the Human Security Centre’s Executive Director, Julie Lenarz, was invited by Channel 4 News to discuss the Yezidi situation in Iraq and the way forward.

On 15th August, 20014, the HSC’s Director for Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships, Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes, was on PMLR’s Westminster Podcast debating the recall of Parliament with Tony Grew. 

Download as PDF . The Rt Hon David Cameron MP Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London WC2H 9JQ   13 August 2014   Dear Prime Minister, Sub: Request to recall Parliament On behalf of the Human Security Centre, and the ...

In Kate Maltby’s recent piece for Telegraph, HSC Deputy Director Dwayne Menezes was referenced as an expert on the treatment of Christians in Iraq.  Link to the Article “Nineveh city was a city of sin. The jazzin’ and a-jivin’ made ...

HSC Advisory Board member Luke Simpkins MP demands Australian dual citizens fighting with "foreign military and extremist causes" be stripped of citizenship.