- UK migrant protests; 9/11 25th anniversary; Ratko Mladić; and the Falkland Islands.
Ian and Edmund discuss the recent masked migrant protests in the UK; the 25th anniversary of 9/11; the death of 'the Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladić; and Argentina's renewed interest in the Falkland Islands.
35m - Sep 9, 2026 - S7 E2: Hamas; counter terrorism messaging; the Houthis; and the IRA
Ian and Edmund examine the latest targeting of Hamas commanders in Gaza and what it means for the conflict and wider regional dynamics. They also ask whether familiar counter-terrorism messaging such as “See It, Say It, Sorted” actually works; assess the renewed offensive against the Houthis and their continuing threat to regional security; and explore what the interception of an alleged New IRA bomb reveals about dissident republicanism.
39m - Sep 2, 2026 - S7 E1: U.K. Prevent program; Iran and the Houthis; Ireland's strategy on terrorist financing; and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Ian and Edmund are back to discuss problems with the U.K.’s Prevent program counter-terrorism strategy; what's next from the Iranian regime and the Houthis, including implications for the U.K.; Ireland's new national strategy on terrorist financing aimed, in part at disrupting the enablers; and the implications of U.S. sanctions on the Muslim Brotherhood.
33m - Aug 18, 2026 - S6 E3: U.S. peace negotiations; freedom of speech; Marco Rubio; and youth radicalization.
Ian and Edmund discuss U.S. negotiations on Iran and Ukraine-Russia; the British government’s approach to freedom of speech; Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference; and youth radicalization by ISIS and other terror groups.
43m - Feb 20, 2026 - S6 E2: CEP initiatives on combating antisemitism; ISIS detainees in Syria; U.K. security issues; and the U.S. Board of Peace initiative.
Ian and Edmund discuss CEP’s ARCHER project and recent concert in Washington D.C. featuring music composed during the Holocaust; their concerns about the situation in Syria and ISIS detainees; U.K security issues and the Cyber Security Bill; and options for the new U.S. Board of Peace.
35m - Feb 3, 2026 - S6 E1: Hamas financing; West Midlands Police; Iranian street protests; and lawfare in Northern Ireland.
In the first episode of Season 6, Edmund and Ian discuss Hamas financial networks; the shocking fallout from the UK West Midlands Police ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans; the crackdown on the Iranian protests and proscribing the IRGC; and how legacy legislation is exposing veterans in Northern Ireland to lawfare.
40m - Jan 26, 2026 - S5 E7: IRA agent 'Stakeknife'; designating the Muslim Brotherhood; Maccabi Tel Aviv ban; and the Gaza peace plan.
In an end-of-year special Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown unpack four major security and extremism issues: the Operation Kenova findings on the IRA agent “Stakeknife” and what they reveal about Northern Ireland’s dirty war; the renewed U.S. effort to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a Foreign Terrorist Organization; the fallout from the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a UK football match and what it says about intelligence-led policing; and the latest stage of the Gaza peace plan, including who might govern Gaza and the future of Hamas.
45m - Dec 12, 2025 - S5 E6: UK policing; a Palestine state; Palestine Action; and Mexico's drug cartels.
In this episode Edmund and Ian assess new UK police advice on revealing the ethnicity of suspects to quell community tensions; the impact of calls for the recognition of a Palestinian state; Palestine Action as a terrorist organzation; and Mexican drug cartels.
46m - Aug 19, 2025 - S5 E5: Colombia; UK illegal immigration protests; terrorist insurgency in the Sahel; and Islamophobia.
In this episode Ian and Edmund discuss stability in Colombia; Epping illegal immigration protests and policing in the UK; trade deals and the terrorist insurgency in the Sahel; and the recent spotlight on the UK’s definition of Islamophobia.
38m - Jul 23, 2025 - S5 E4: 7/7 London bombing anniversary; proposals for Gaza; Palestine Action proscribed; the UN Charter at 80.
In this episode Edmund and Ian discuss the UK's 9/11 - the 7/7 terrorist attacks on their 20th anniversary; the current proposals for Gaza following Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington; the proscribing of Palestine Action as a terrorist group in the UK; and the 'lovely' UN Charter 80 years after its creation.
44m - Jul 8, 2025 - S5 E3: Iran-Israel-U.S.; Glastonbury; Syria; and Islamist antisemitism.
Edmund and Ian discuss Iran, Israel, the U.S. and the ’12-day war’ and ask - who’s in charge: Trump or Netanyahu? They also assess the fallout from Glastonbury; Syria and sanctions; and CEP’s report on Islamist antisemitism.
39m - Jul 3, 2025 - S5 E2: Ballymena unrest; Israel-Iran conflict; extremism in UK prisons; and Tunisia terror attacks anniversary.
Ian and Edmund discuss violent unrest in Ballymena, Northern Ireland; the conflict between Israel and Iran; Ian’s high-profile review of security in U.K prisons; and the tenth anniversary of the Islamic State terrorist attacks in Tunisia - ending on an optimistic note.
43m - Jun 16, 2025 - S5 E1: Football crowd incidents; the Houthis and Red Sea shipping; security in UK prisons; and the India-Pakistan conflict.
S5 E1 Ian and Edmund kick-off the new season with a look at incidents involving football crowds in Liverpool and Paris; the Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping; Ian’s rapid review (published by the Counter Extremism Project) of prison security the growing threat from ideology; and last month’s flare-up between India and Pakistan.
33m - Jun 4, 2025 - S4 E6: US State Department and the Taliban; Stockholm truck attack anniversary; Iran nuclear deal; and release of 7/7 convicted terrorist.
In this season's finale, Ian and Edmund discuss why the US State Department may drop bounties on Taliban leaders; the anniversary of the Islamist terrorist truck attack in Stockholm; options for the US-Iran nuclear talks; and the release from a UK mental hospital of a convicted terrorist connected to the London 7/7 bombings.
36m - Apr 11, 2025 - S4 E5: Oklahoma City bombing anniversary; the murder of Ronan Kerr; antisemitism in Australia; and music and anti-extremism.
Ian and Edmund discuss the Oklahoma City bombing on its 30th anniversary; the murder of Ronan Kerr, a police officer in Omaha, Co. Tyrone; antisemitism in Australia; and the association of music and anti-extremism - but they start with flatulence laws versus gun legislation - and it isn’t even an April Fool’s.
40m - Apr 3, 2025 - S4 E4: Oman’s role as a mediator; ideology drives extremism; protests in Gaza; and ‘Com Networks’ in the U.K.
This week Ian and Edmund question Oman’s role as a mediator; discuss a U.K. report from the Commission for Countering Extremism; assess the protests in Gaza by citizens opposed to Hamas; and explain the National Crime Agency’s Annual Threat Assessment.
37m - Mar 27, 2025 - S4 E3: UK Report on October 7; Mahmoud Khalil; St Patrick’s Day boycott; U.S. strikes on Houthis.
Ian and Edmund discuss the importance of a new report on October 7 by a House of Lords group; the debate in the U.S. over Mahmoud Khalil; the boycott of St Patrick’s Day by Sinn Fein and others; and the implications of the U.S. airstrikes on the Houthis.
40m - Mar 20, 2025 - S4 E2: Extradition of Mohammad Sharifullah; UK’s definition of terrorism; developments Syria; and cars as a weapon of terror.
Edmund and Ian discuss Pakistan’s extradition of Mohammad Sharifullah to US on terrorism charges; the arguments for and against changing the UK’s definition of terrorism; the latest and worrying developments in Syria; and the UK’s vulnerability to vehicle-ramming as a means of terrorism.
41m - Mar 13, 2025 - S4 E1: UK definition of Islamophobia; terrorism in Russia; engaging Northern Irish dissident terrorists; Trump era diplomacy.
Edmund and Ian are back for a new season and to probe the UK's approach to defining Islamophobia; discuss the Russian security service shooting of an IS-inspired terrorist; explain UK and Irish government exploratory talks to engage dissident Republican terrorists; and consider diplomacy in the era of Donald Trump.
36m - Mar 5, 2025 - S3 E6: U.K. Home Office Counter Terror ‘sprint’ report; Donald Trump on Gaza; Eric Glass; extremism in South Africa; kicked off by an irreverent explanation of the Tush Push.
The U.K. Home Office’s leaked and much-ridiculed Counter Terror ‘sprint’ document; Donald Trump’s latest pronouncements on Gaza and the fragility of the hostage deal; why the Distinguished Conduct Medal was awarded to Eric Glass in Norther Ireland; and why former South African president Jacob Puma’s daughter was charged with inciting terrorism. And, crucially - the Super Bowl and the Tush Push.
37m - Feb 12, 2025
