Political and security risk updates from the Open Briefing intelligence desks. Gambia severs diplomatic ties with Taiwan, Polish far-right groups turn violent, confidence in the Geneva talks between the P5+1 and Iran fading, and more.
Category: Publications
The weekly briefing, 11 November 2013
Political and security risk updates from the Open Briefing intelligence desks. Includes the surrender of the M23 rebel group in DRC and the landmark agreement reached between the Colombian government and FARC over the left-wing guerrilla group's political participation.
Intelligence brief: Internal security risk assessment for Greece, autumn 2013
Internal security risk assessment for Greece. Assesses the political violence risk (high), civil unrest risk (medium) and crime risk (high). Includes discussion of the wave of attacks by anarchist organisations and the rising petty crime levels following the introduction of austerity measures.
Intelligence brief: Political risk assessment for Greece, autumn 2013
Political risk assessment for Greece. Examines the possibility of repeated resignations of far-right Golden Dawn MPs triggering by-elections and political instability. The current overall political risk in Greece is assessed as medium.
The weekly briefing, 4 November 2013
Political and security risk updates from the Open Briefing intelligence desks. Includes the obstacles emerging ahead of proposed peace talks to end Syria’s civil war and the accelerating Russian military build-up in the Arctic.
Education and violent extremism in Nigeria
In this article co-published with openDemocracy, Gustavo Plácido dos Santos asks whether in a context of poor school attendance among Muslims in northern Nigeria is the almajiri system favoured by Boko Haram compatible with a peacebuilding project for the country?
The weekly briefing, 28 October 2013
Political and security risk updates from the Open Briefing intelligence desks. Includes the German and French plans to renegotiate intelligence cooperation with the United States and the NGO reports that have renewed concerns over US drone strike programmes in Pakistan and Yemen.
US drone strikes in Pakistan: Ineffective and illegitimate
In this article co-published with SustainableSecurity.org, Shazad Ali and Chris Abbott argue that lack of transparency, dubious effectiveness, civilian casualties and negative consequences for US national security means that Washington needs to re-evaluate its drone strikes programme in Pakistan.
