カテゴリー: UK security and counter-terrorism
We should have engaged with the Taliban 20 years ago, but we thought the winner takes all. It undermined our own armed forcesJonathan Powell was Tony Blair’s chief of staff from 1995 to 2007The fall of Kabul 20 years after 9/11 represents not just the …
Six people on Britain’s ‘no fly’ list picked up in security checks in Kabul and FrankfurtSix people deemed a “direct threat” to the UK have been flagged up in security checks of would-be evacuees from Kabul, amid broader warnings that the Islamic State…
Jonathan Evans also says ability to intervene with special forces in Afghanistan should be retainedA former head of MI5 has said the fall of most of Afghanistan to the Taliban opens up “operating space” for terrorist groups such as Islamic State that w…
Sir Richard Barrons says withdrawal of western troops a ‘strategic mistake’ as Taliban make territorial gainsAfghanistan could once again become a base for international terrorism, according to a former senior UK military commander who has described th…
Experts say Russia, Iran and China likely to be behind cyber-attacks on universitiesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHostile states are attempting to hack British universities and scientific facilities to steal research relat…
Groups such as Isis plan to exploit pandemic, but even it has acknowledged danger posed by virusCoronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Islamic extremists hope to exploit the Covid-19 pandemic to launch new attacks, motivate follo…
MI6 and MI5 expect Beijing to be more assertive and want government to consider tighter control of strategic industriesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s intelligence community believes the UK needs to reassess its re…
Countries focus on increasingly effective encryption of communicationsBritish, American and other intelligence agencies from English-speaking countries have concluded a two-day meeting in London amid calls for spies and police officers to be given spec…
Countries focus on increasingly effective encryption of communicationsBritish, American and other intelligence agencies from English-speaking countries have concluded a two-day meeting in London amid calls for spies and police officers to be given spec…