Episode #003 – Doctor John Morrison – Northern Irish Related TerrorismIf you enjoyed this podcast episode please like, subscribe, and share so we can help build a better understanding of terrorism threat to the UK. Dr. John Morrison is an Assistant Professor in Criminology in the School of Law and Criminology. Prior to joining Maynooth, John worked in Royal Holloway, University of London, University of East London and Pennsylvania State University. John holds a PhD in International Relations (University of St Andrews), an MA in Forensic Psychology (University College Cork), and a BA in Psychology (University College Dublin).He is an expert on violent dissident Irish republicanism, organisational fragmentation and broader issues relating to the psychology of terrorist involvement. He is an associate editor of Perspectives on Terrorism and Behavioural Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. In 2016, he co-edited a special issue of Terrorism and Political Violence that looked at one hundred years of Irish Republican paramilitary activity from 1916 to 2016.In this episode we talk through some of the following themes: The context to Northern Irish Related terrorism and the history of ‘The Troubles’, Who are the Irish Republican Army, the Northern Irish Peace Process, and the current threat from Northern Irish Related Terrorism in Northern Ireland and to the UK Mainland.***Please note that this recording was created prior to the alleged security breach of PSNI personal data. PSNI: Major data breach identifies thousands of officers and civilian staff - BBC News***To receive regular insightful terrorism threat information please sign up to the Pool Re Solutions Centre at www.poolre.co.uk/solutionscentre.Please tune in to the next episode to hear another industry leading guest expert talking about terrorism.Disclaimer: The views or statements expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by Pool Re employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of Pool Re.

Episode #002 - Professor Andrew Silke - Terrorism and the Climate Crisis.If you enjoyed this podcast episode please like, subscribe, and share this podcast so we can help build a better understanding of terrorism threat to the UK. Professor Andrew Silke has recently joined the Department of Law & Criminology at Royal Holloway University of London. Prior to this he held a Chair in Terrorism, Risk and Resilience at Cranfield University. He has a background in forensic psychology and criminology and has worked both in academia and for government. He is internationally recognised as a leading expert on terrorism and low intensity conflict. He has a wide range of publications including several books, with his most recent including A Research Agenda for Terrorism Studies (2023) and The Routledge Handbook on Terrorism and Counterterrorism (2019). In 2022 he guest edited a special issue on Climate Change & Terrorism for the leading research journal Terrorism & Political Violence. In this episode we talk through some of the following themes: How Climate Change is the fifth geo-political driver of terrorism; links between climate change and terrorism in the Middle East and Africa; links between climate change, migration and terrorism; the threat from Eco-Fascism; environmental activism and terrorism in the UK; the likelihood of environmental terrorism in the UK; and more.To receive regular insightful terrorism threat information please sign up to the Pool Re Solutions Centre at www.poolre.co.uk/solutionscentre.To read the 2022 UN report on meeting the 1.5 degree target set out in the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement please see Emissions Gap Report 2022 (unep.org).To read the 'Gathering Storm: An Introduction to the Special Issue on Climate Change and Terrorism' academic submission by Professor Andrew Silke and Professor John Morrison please see Full article: Gathering Storm: An Introduction to the Special Issue on Climate Change and Terrorism (tandfonline.com).Please tune in to the next episode to hear another industry leading guest expert talking about terrorism.Disclaimer: The views or statements expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by Pool Re employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of Pool Re.

Episode #001 - Conrad Prince CB – The Threat from Terrorist Use of Cyber.If you enjoyed this podcast episode please like, subscribe, and share this podcast so we can help build a better understanding of terrorism threat to the UK. Conrad Prince CB is Pool Re’s senior adviser on cyber and terrorism. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the leading defence and security think tank, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and also advises a range of companies on cyber strategy. He spent most of a 30 year career in public service at GCHQ, the UK’s cyber intelligence and security agency. He was deputy head of the agency for seven years. Following that he was the UK Government’s first Cyber Security Ambassador, helping overseas governments develop their national cyber strategies and capabilities.In this episode we talk through some of the following themes: The general cyber threat to the UK; what is the threat to the UK from the terrorist use of cyber; how we talk about terrorist use of cyber vs cyber terrorism; the level of cyber capability UK and global terrorists have; the role of non-state cyber actors in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its implications; the threat to property from terrorist use of cyber, and more.To receive regular insightful terrorism threat information please sign up to the Pool Re Solutions Centre at www.poolre.co.uk/solutionscentre.To read Conrad Prince CB’s written report on the role of non-state actors in the Russia-Ukraine conflict please see the Pool Re Solutions monthly threat update from December 2022 at Monthly Threat Update December 2022 - Pool Reinsurance. Please tune in to the next episode to hear another industry leading guest expert talking about terrorism.Disclaimer: The views or statements expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by Pool Re employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of Pool Re.