
About this podcast
Unpicking extremism and counter extremism - one conversation at a time. This new Counter Extremism Project podcast series is presented by *Ian Acheson* - professor, author, former prison governor, criminal justice system leader, and counterterrorism expert - and *Edmund Fitton-Brown* - former UK ambassador to Yemen and coordinator of UN sanctions and threat assessment.
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About this podcast
Unpicking extremism and counter extremism - one conversation at a time. This new Counter Extremism Project podcast series is presented by *Ian Acheson* - professor, author, former prison governor, criminal justice system leader, and counterterrorism expert - and *Edmund Fitton-Brown* - former UK ambassador to Yemen and coordinator of UN sanctions and threat assessment.
Recent episodes
- S7 E2: Hamas; counter terrorism messaging; the Houthis; and the IRA2 Sept · 39 min
- S7 E1: U.K. Prevent program; Iran and the Houthis; Ireland's strategy on terrorist financing; and the Muslim Brotherhood.18 Aug · 34 min
- S6 E3: U.S. peace negotiations; freedom of speech; Marco Rubio; and youth radicalization.20 Feb · 44 min
- S6 E2: CEP initiatives on combating antisemitism; ISIS detainees in Syria; U.K. security issues; and the U.S. Board of Peace initiative.3 Feb · 35 min
- S6 E1: Hamas financing; West Midlands Police; Iranian street protests; and lawfare in Northern Ireland.26 Jan · 41 min
- S5 E7: IRA agent 'Stakeknife'; designating the Muslim Brotherhood; Maccabi Tel Aviv ban; and the Gaza peace plan.12 Dec 2025 · 46 min
- S5 E6: UK policing; a Palestine state; Palestine Action; and Mexico's drug cartels.19 Aug 2025 · 47 min
- S5 E5: Colombia; UK illegal immigration protests; terrorist insurgency in the Sahel; and Islamophobia.23 Jul 2025 · 39 min
- S5 E4: 7/7 London bombing anniversary; proposals for Gaza; Palestine Action proscribed; the UN Charter at 80.8 Jul 2025 · 45 min
- S5 E3: Iran-Israel-U.S.; Glastonbury; Syria; and Islamist antisemitism.3 Jul 2025 · 39 min