UK

A ‘Brexit Election’ that Shied Away from Foreign Policy

Edward Elliott

After the surprising results of the so-called ‘Brexit election’, which left the Conservative party short of a majority in Parliament, polling suggests that the British public has an increasing interest in UK foreign policy, although it feels uninformed and is increasingly divided on foreign policy issues.

"“You basically have two ends of the spectrum that will very much need each other to continue,” Raffaello Pantucci, director of international security at London-based defense think tank the Royal United Services Institute, tells Newsweek. “When you have one extremist at one end of the scale, committing horrible atrocities, causing all sorts of public anger and anguish, then you get a reaction to that, unfortunately, at the other end.” "

How the Finsbury Park Attack Plays into ISIS's Hands

"“We’re in a situation in the U.K. where you’ve got a concatenation of violence ... and [a] very febrile social and political situation that could lead to more violence,” said Raffaello Pantucci, the director of international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute. “I think the majority of people in the U.K. don’t want to see the social tensions that groups in the extreme right or Islamists want to tear our society apart.” "

London's Finsbury Park built trust between Muslims and others, and it paid off

"“I don't get what the strategic logic of North Korea doing it is. That's not me questioning the attribution at all because North Korea does quite a few things that are slightly crazy.” A response, political or otherwise, has not yet been formulated, but considering the scale of the attack, it's hard to imagine there won't be one. North Korea is already heavily sanctioned, and Lawson expects yet more. Though, Lawson assured SC, that whatever the impact of the attacks, “An invasion isn't going to happen any time soon.” One could “completely isolate them from the Internet”, added Lawson, “in purely cyberspace terms, I think that's all you could do.” "

NSA, British security officials: North Korea behind global WannaCry ransomware attacks

Book Review: King Arthur’s Wars: The Anglo-Saxon Conquest of England

Keith Dear

Keith Dear reviews King Arthur’s Wars: The Anglo-Saxon Conquest of England by Jim Storr

Book Review: The Making of a Salafi Woman: Paths to Conversion

Busra Sarac

Busra Sarac reviews The Making of a Salafi Muslim Woman: Paths to Conversion by Anabel Inge.