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Feb 2019
Britain Needs to Reinvest in its Armed Forces
A fortnight ago HMS Argyll – one of the Royal Navy’s frigates – met up with USS McCampbell, an Arleigh … Continued
25
Jan 2019
Extreme Speakers continue to plague campuses
On Monday 21st January, HJS’ centre for Student Rights released a report cataloguing events promoted to students in the last … Continued
18
Jan 2019
Sales on the Darknet
The sales taking place on Darknet marketplaces deserve greater attention. To date, open source evidence of a direct link between … Continued
11
Jan 2019
New allies? Global Britain and Global Japan
On Thursday, Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan, visited the United Kingdom. Although the media’s attention was on the … Continued
04
Jan 2019
The Complicated Nature of Terrorism and Mental Health
Determining when an act of violence is and isn’t terrorism has always been a contentious issue. The dispute has often … Continued
21
Dec 2018
The Exploitation of Technological Innovation
Over the last few years, the British government has devoted greater attention to the presence of online extremism, especially following … Continued
14
Dec 2018
We Need To Wake Up To The New Authoritarian Nature of China Under Xi Jinping
The West is just starting to wake up to the fact that China is not going to democratize. I think … Continued
07
Dec 2018
We Have Warships, But Do We Have Enough?
The latest Channel 5 documentary – “Warship” – is an interesting foray into life on a Royal Navy destroyer, in … Continued
30
Nov 2018
Islamist Extremism on the Airwaves
This week, our latest report Extremism on the Airwaves, investigating Islamist abuse of broadcasting, was Smart Thinking’s most read report … Continued
26
Nov 2018
Uighurs in China
Consistency. It’s not an easy thing for liberal democratic states to keep in global geopolitics. During the Cold War, for … Continued
23
Nov 2018
To ban or not to ban; that is the question.
The news this week that the EU has provisionally agreed to screen foreign investments into its digital sector is an … Continued
16
Nov 2018
Young People at Risk of Radicalisation
This quarter we have been focusing specifically on how radicalisation affects young people. Much work has gone into releasing public statistics … Continued
09
Nov 2018
Russian Paranoia
This week the Henry Jackson Society’s Russia and Eurasia Studies Centre released a new report entitled ‘Putin Sees and Hears … Continued
02
Nov 2018
Terrorism in the West: The growing problem
This week I published a major study on terrorist attacks in Western countries over the past two years. The study … Continued
19
Oct 2018
Amazon and its dark association with UK extremist groups
Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO, has been working hard on the company’s ‘optics’, painting it as a paragon of philanthropic virtue. … Continued
12
Oct 2018
The Return of ISIS Fighters
Earlier this week, the Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, Minister of State for Security at the Home Office, argued that … Continued
05
Oct 2018
Can “Global Britain” be realised in the long term?
So, political conference season is over, with the Conservative Party Conference winding up earlier this week. The highlight of the … Continued
28
Sep 2018
The dangers that face Freshers
The start of the university term has begun, and alongside the usual jubilance and revelry that characterises Freshers’ events, so … Continued
21
Sep 2018
Korea summit: The importance of human rights
The scene of South Korean leader Moon Jae-in and his wife being greeted by Kim Jong-un and his wife on … Continued
14
Sep 2018
The EU must tread carefully: Victor Orban and the rise of autocracy
Extraordinary scenes played out in the European Parliament this week, as Hungarian President Victor Orban clashed with European officials in … Continued
07
Sep 2018
Global Britain and Big Lizzie
This week, HMS Queen Elizabeth – the pride of the Royal Navy – rocked up in Maryport, Florida, in the … Continued
31
Aug 2018
A harbinger of things to come: Didsbury Mosque and Imam Graf
Earlier this year a gentleman in the audience of BBC’s Question Time read out a leaflet he had been handed … Continued
24
Aug 2018
Czech Republic and Slovakia: The West’s standoff with the Kremlin
50 years ago this week, the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries invaded Czechoslovakia. It was the second time within … Continued
18
Aug 2018
Trojan Horse Revisionism
It is with much frustration that we saw the BBC publish a piece today downplaying the seriousness of the ‘Trojan … Continued
10
Aug 2018
Essential and sobering ISGAP conference was having a conversation sorely missing in Westminster
This week, HJS had the pleasure of hosting the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) for … Continued
03
Aug 2018
Australia is grappling with China while Britain struggles with Brexit. These old allies need each other
The scene for the 10th annual Australia-UK Ministerial (AUKMIN) was visually stunning. Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop and defence minister … Continued
27
Jul 2018
The reaction to the ‘ISIS Beatles’ case makes you wonder if we are really serious about winning this battle at all
In the fight to fend off radical Islam and secure a future for the West and our liberal order, there … Continued
20
Jul 2018
The defining trait of the Putin regime is its blatant disregard for human life
This week started with the long-awaited meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in the Finnish capital, Helsinki. The meeting … Continued
13
Jul 2018
Europeans have to be prepared to fight for their beliefs
While it’s easy to point to President Trump and criticise his gauche approach or roll one’s eyes at his lack of … Continued
29
Jun 2018
Conference will expose students to an array of individuals with extremist links
On 14th July, the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS) – an umbrella network that claims to represent Muslim students … Continued