Back in early 2020 I sat down with Erin Kearns to talk about her fascinating research on why terrorists lie. Back then I thought this was going to be one of many more Talking Terror episodes for an upcoming series. However, since then for a mul

John Horgan and Shadd Maruna in Conversation

Nov 29th, 2019 47m 56s

This episode was made in collaboration with our friends 'Conversations with Criminologists', an excellent podcast from the Criminology team at University College Cork. This episode was recorded at the 2019 North South Criminology Conference in

Nathan Smith and Emma Barrett: Extreme Environments and Counter-Terrorism

Aug 8th, 2019 44m 40s

Nathan Smith and Emma Barrett: Extreme Environments and Counter-Terrorism by John F. Morrison

Nora Quoirin: 15 year old Missing in Malaysia

Aug 6th, 2019 2m 3s

This is an appeal for an information or help that any listeners could give in the search for Nora Quoirin a 15 year old girl with learning difficulties missing in Malaysia. She went missing from the Dusun resort near Seremban 62km south of Kual

David Wells: The United Nations and Counter-Terrorism

Jul 1st, 2019 55m 56s

In today's episode John talks to David Well's from the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED)about the role which the UN broadly, and CTED specifically play in counter-terrorism and CVE.This episode is sponsored by IB T

Assaf Moghadam: Terrorist Co-Operation

Jun 20th, 2019 57m 41s

This episode is sponsored by IB Tauris. If you want a 35% discount on all books from the Middle-East and Politics sections of bloomsbury.com be sure to use the discount code TALKINGIBT19 at checkout.If you or anyone you know is interested in

Nicole Tishler: Terrorist Use of Hoaxes

Jun 18th, 2019 47m 39s

In today's episode John talks to Dr. Nicole Tishler about her research on terrorist hoaxes. This interview focuses on her research for her PhD dissertation for which she was awarded the 2018 TRI Award for best PhD thesis in the field of terrori

Julia Pearce: Terrorism Risk Perception and Communication

Jun 14th, 2019 41m 40s

In this episode John talks to Dr. Julia Pearce from Kings College London about her fascinating research on terrorism risk perception and risk communication.If you want a 35% discount on the Middle East and Politics books from bloomsbury.com u

James Khalil: Deradicalisation in Somalia

Jun 9th, 2019 56m 31s

in this week's episode John talks to James Khalil.James is one of the authors of the RUSI report Deradicalisation and Disengagement in Somalia. In this episode they talk about the findings of this report and how their potential application. The

Daniel Koehler: Deradicalisation

Jun 9th, 2019 1h 3m

In this episode John talks to Daniel Koehler, the director of the GermanInstitute on Radicalization and Deradicalization Studies (GIRDS). Daniel is widely considered to be one of the world leading experts in relation to radicalisation and derad

Raquel DaSilva: Narratives, Critical Terrorism Studies & Portuguese Terrorism

May 30th, 2019 1h 19m

In today's episode John talks to Dr. Raquel DaSilva about a range of topics. Included this chat are topics such as the role of narratives, critical terrorism studies, and Portuguese terrorism.Thanks to IB Tauris for their continued sponsorshi

Mick Williams: Scientific Approaches to CVE

May 30th, 2019 59m 16s

In today's episode John talks to Dr. Michael J. Williams, of the American University in the Emirates, about the need for a more scientific approach to developing and assessing CVE programmes.Thanks as always to IB Tauris for their sponsorship

Vidhya Ramalingam: Researching the Far Right

May 22nd, 2019 48m 12s

Catherine McGlynn and Shaun McDaid: Radicalisation and Higher Education in the UK

May 17th, 2019 56m 56s

William Baldet and Sean Arbuthnot: Prevent

May 9th, 2019 1h 19m

In this week’s episode John talks to William Baldet and Sean Arbuthnot about their experiences as Prevent coordinators. In this discussion they tackle some of the criticisms of Prevent as well as illustrating what Prevent coordinator does.If

Erin Saltman: Facebook, Counter-Terrorism and Countering Violent Extremism

May 5th, 2019 59m 10s

Launch of MSc in Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies: May 15th

May 1st, 2019 3m 7s

On May 15th 2019 we will be launch our new MSc in Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Studies. At the launch there will be keynote addresses by Lord Bernard Hogan Howe and Prof. Amina Memon. There will also be contributions on a range of topics fro

David Malet: Foreign Fighters

Apr 28th, 2019 49m 11s

In this episode John talks to David Malet from American University about his research on foreign fighters. As well as looking at the modern day phenomenon the chat discusses what we can learn from the history of foreign fighters. The talk also

Tricia Bacon: Why Terrorists Form International Alliances

Apr 23rd, 2019 57m 20s

In this week's episode John talks to Tricia Bacon from American University about her research on why terrorists form international alliances. Prior to her employment at American University, Dr. Bacon worked on counterterrorism for over ten year

Mike Kenney: Al-Muhajiroun

Apr 13th, 2019 1h 8m

In this weeks episode John Morrison talks to Dr. Michael Kenney about his book The Islamic State in Britain:Radicalisation and Resilience in an Activist Network. Based on extensive ethnographic research this book gives a fascinating insight int

Sinead O'Shea: A Mother Brings Her Son To Get Shot

Mar 8th, 2019 46m 19s

In the first episode of Series 2 of Talking Terror (now sponsored by IB Tauris) John talks to Sinead O'Shea about her documentary 'A Mother Brings Her Son To Get Shot.' This documentary focuses on a mother's decision to bring her son to get sho

Anthony Richards: Conceptualising terrorism

Jul 29th, 2018 53m 6s

Anthony’s research focus has been on conceptualizing terrorism, UK counter-terrorism strategy, radicalization and extremism. He has also published on a wide range of other terrorist related themes including British public and Muslim attitudes t

Peter Neumann: Radicalisation

Jul 22nd, 2018 1h 6m

Peter Neumann is a Professor of Security Studies at the War Studies Department, and serve as Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR, www.icsr.info ), which he founded in early 2008.He has authored or co-aut

Lorne Dawson: The Role of Religion in Radicalisation

Jul 15th, 2018 1h 27m

Dr. Dawson is a Full Professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies and the Department of Religious Studies. He has served as the Chair of both departments. He has published three books, four edited books, and sixty-nine academic ar

Paul Taylor: Psychology of Terrorism

Jul 8th, 2018 1h 3m

Paul Taylor is a Professor of Psychology at Lancaster University, Professor of Human Interaction at Twente University, and director of the Centre for Evidence and Research on Security Threats (CREST).He is interested in how people cooperate.