UK security and counter-terrorism
- Afghanistan, Al-Qaida, Islamic State, Politics, September 11 2001, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism, US news, World news
The lesson we failed to learn from 9/11: peace is impossible if we don’t talk to our enemies | Jonathan Powell
We should have engaged with the Taliban 20 years ago, but we thought the winner takes all. It undermined our o…
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People posing ‘direct threat’ to UK found among potential Kabul evacuees
Six people on Britain’s ‘no fly’ list picked up in security checks in Kabul and FrankfurtSix people deemed a “…
- Afghanistan, Islamic State, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism, World news
Ex-MI5 chief warns Isis could take advantage of Afghanistan’s fall
Jonathan Evans also says ability to intervene with special forces in Afghanistan should be retainedA former he…
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Afghanistan could become terrorist base again, UK general warns
Sir Richard Barrons says withdrawal of western troops a 'strategic mistake’ as Taliban make territorial gainsA…
- China, Coronavirus outbreak, Cybercrime, Cyberwar, Espionage, Hacking, Higher education, Infectious diseases, Internet, Iran, MI5, Police, Russia, Science, Technology, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism, University of Oxford, World news
Hostile states trying to steal coronavirus research, says UK agency
Experts say Russia, Iran and China likely to be behind cyber-attacks on universitiesCoronavirus – latest updat…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, Iran, Iraq, Islamic State, Middle East and North Africa, Nigeria, Syria, Taliban, UK security and counter-terrorism, World news
Opportunity or threat? How Islamic extremists are reacting to coronavirus
Groups such as Isis plan to exploit pandemic, but even it has acknowledged danger posed by virusCoronavirus – …
- China, Coronavirus outbreak, Huawei, MI5, MI6, Michael Gove, Politics, Technology, UK news, UK security and counter-terrorism, World news
UK spy agencies urge China rethink once Covid-19 crisis is over
MI6 and MI5 expect Beijing to be more assertive and want government to consider tighter control of strategic i…
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Calls for backdoor access to WhatsApp as Five Eyes nations meet
Countries focus on increasingly effective encryption of communicationsBritish, American and other intelligence…
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Calls for backdoor access to WhatsApp as Five Eyes nations meet
Countries focus on increasingly effective encryption of communicationsBritish, American and other intelligence…