International Security

Leading academics at Cranfield University have made comment on the present situation in Iran where tensions are rising in the Gulf region following the drone strike ordered by President Trump that killed General Qasem Soleimani. Iran has responded by vowing revenge and announcing it will…

ASIS International has just announced its line-up of Keynote Speakers for the Global Security Exchange 2019, which is to be held from 8-12 September in Chicago. The exciting schedule includes presentations from leading authorities with experience and expertise in international security, politics, homeland security, cyber…

ASIS International has formed a new strategic partnership with the École des Officiers de la Gendarmerie Nationale (EOGN), also known as the French Gendarmerie Officers Academy, which allows up to two ASIS members per year to enroll in the esteemed security management MBA programme at…

Home Secretary Sajid Javid has provided an update on the UK’s approach to counter-terrorism and safeguarding national security. In an impassioned speech delivered at New Scotland Yard, home to the headquarters of Counter-Terrorism Policing in the UK, the Home Secretary reasserted the UK’s leading international…

Global risk management specialist Pinkerton has appointed a new UK director to head up its London-based operations centres in Russell Square and Uxbridge. Rory Lamrock, a law graduate with a Master’s degree in International Security, comes to the role with over a decade of experience…

With an increased risk of foreign fighters returning home or joining other conflicts following the liberation of Da’esh-held territories transforming the global threat landscape, international security was necessarily high on the agenda during recent discussions held between the heads of the United Nations and Interpol.…

Yasmeen Stratton, director of global security recruitment consultant SSR Personnel, has become the fifth recipient of the prestigious Women in Security Award for ‘Contribution to the Security Industry’. This year’s nominees also included Baroness Angela Harris (Liberal Democrat Life Peer who was given the ASIS UK Mervyn David…

Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller has been confirmed as a co-president of Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs), replacing Liberal Democrat peer Lord Paddy Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon who steps down after ten years in the role. The appointment of Baroness Manningham-Buller as a co-president of Chatham House,…