After a brief period of party political manoeuvring, Rishi Sunak has been announced as the leader of the Conservative Party, which will make him the prime minister of the country. This came after former Prime Minister Liz Truss had to step down after 44 days in power. Sunak will be the third prime minister in…… Continue reading Rishi Sunak anointed as Prime Minister
Author: prof.t.abbas
Ruminations-is out now
The publisher asked me to offer further details about my upcoming book, which will be released later in 2022. The book’s overview is as follows, but I will also use this chance to share my answers to the author’s marketing in order to highlight a little more about what the book is about; Ruminations comprises social…… Continue reading Ruminations-is out now
The Radicalisation Process
Paper presented to the panel, Terrorism Threat Assessment Radicalisation/Deradicalisation Pathways, at the Regional Conference on Enhancing Resilience Against Violent Extremism Among Migrant Workers in Southeast Asia, convened by the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism, National Counter Terrorism Agency (Indonesia), and Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Jakarta, Indonesia, 4–5 October. Many thanks indeed…… Continue reading The Radicalisation Process
Putin’s war on the West
Ukraine is a proxy for so much more than just this war. There is a deep history to consider — going back to the cold war, going further back to the idea of a greater communist Russia, its Great Game with Britain and Iran to dominate the Caucuses, and even further back to the idea of Kievan…… Continue reading Putin’s war on the West