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Fostering Public Value in Security Networks: the Role of Leadership

Security networks have emerged as effective vehicles to tackle complex security challenges. This article presents how leadership fosters public value creation in such networks, based on empirical evidence from the author’s recent study of leadership* in two Dutch security networks.

The Fallacy of Casting China as an Imminent Threat: the Case of the Netherlands

The link between violence and the pandemic: Part II

This is the second part of a blog series that discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted violent crime – this time with a focus on homicide during the pandemic.

Podcast Episode 4: Follow the Arabic Road - Journey into the Heart of a Language

In this episode, Vanessa Newby, James Shires, and Hossam Ahmed speak about the challenges of learning Arabic as a foreign language in the Middle East.

Is al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on a path of decline?

The drawing down of Operation Barkhane provides an opportunity for the reappraisal of counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel. Rather than just looking at ways of increasing the efficacy of military operations, a broader approach could integrate insights from literature on how terrorist groups end.

Mixed Signals: Assessing Japan’s Prospects to Join the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance

Based on a forthcoming journal article, we examine the considerations in play for prospective Japanese membership of the ‘Five Eyes’ signals intelligence alliance, the barriers to entry for third-parties, and the idea and reality of the alliance in international politics.