Rethinking Security Podcast

In this episode, Larry is joined by Ruben Andersson, professor of social anthropology at Oxford University who works on security, migration, borders and related topics and Fiona B Adamson, Professor of International Relations at SOAS with research interests in the international politics of migration, mobility and diaspora. They examine the current state of migration and whether UK

In this episode, Larry is joined by Isabel Hilton⁠, a distinguished journalist, broadcaster, visiting professor at King’s College London, contributing editor at Prospect Magazine and founder of China Dialogue; They will ask why the UK is putting so much into this region at present, how well the UK is balancing cooperation, competition and containment in its relations with an in

In this episode, the focus turns to the ongoing war in Ukraine and the potential paths away from confrontation with Russia towards sustainable security across Eurasia. Featuring insightful discussions with two esteemed guests: Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, an expert on Russia, the Cold War, and its legacies, and Anatol Lieven, the director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy I

In this episode, Larry speaks to Jordan Street, Senior Policy & Advocacy Lead for Saferworld and Lee Jarvis, professor of International Politics at Loughborough University, about the war on terror. They reflect on UK policy responses to terror threats, in Iraq and Afghanistan and how they have evolved. What "new" threats should the UK be worrying about? How do recent

Welcome to the second series of the 'Rethinking Security Podcast - Paths out of Polycrisis' Hosted by Larry Attree, an expert on international peace and security issues, he explores the intersecting global challenges confronting the UK. In this first episode, Larry is joined by Dr Hillary Briffa, Lecturer in National Security Studies and the Assistant Director of the Ce

In this final episode of the Centring Human Security Series, we are joined by Richard Reeve (Coordinator of Rethinking Security) and Anna Sundstrom (Olof Palme International Centre). The conversation explored what centring human security ideas might look like, instead of continuing to prioritise ‘national security’, across a number of issues that are often a source of insecurit

In this episode, Jo is joined by Lynne Tami (Aye Right) and Layla Aitlhadj (Prevent Watch) who discuss the human rights challenges faced by specific minority groups. Focusing on the Gypsy, Roma, Traveller and Muslim communities, we hear how recent legislation has impacted these communities and what security looks like for them. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook - You ca

This episode explores health and well-being in the context of human security. Jo and her two guests, Sarah Lasoye and Amaran Uthayakumar-Cumarasamy, interrogate what health security means as a human security concept, whether the UK provides that for all citizens, and if not, why not. Check out Prevent Watch (https://www.preventwatch.org/) as mentioned Follow us on Twitter, Linke

In this episode, we discuss the links between national ‘security’ and internal security like policing and border control, as well as highlight the experiences of marginalised communities with these internal security structures. Joanna is joined by Loraine Masiya Mponela ( https://www.noaudienceloraine.co.uk ) a Malawian born and raised currently living in Coventry, UK, a Mother

This episode unpacks what happened to social security, both practically and ideologically, and why this has damaged the economic well-being of ordinary people. Joanna is joined by Katrine Williams of the PCS Union executive, a social security committee rep, and Paul Morrison, the Joint Public Issues team Policy Advisor on economics, poverty and inequality. Cited Resources - JRF d