Rachel Briggs
Director, Hostage UK
Rachel Briggs is Director of Hostage UK, a charity chaired by Terry Waite. It aims to provide support and practical help to the families of hostages and the hostages upon release, and also offers educational services to organisations sending employees to work in kidnap hot spots. For more information, see www.hostageuk.org Rachel runs Hostage UK part-time, and spends the rest of her time as a visiting fellow of UCL where she conducts research on radicalisation. She is also a freelance...
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- The Business of Resilience The Business of Resilience sets out a manifesto for corporate security in the 21st century. In an increasingly complex and fast moving world, business-aligned security not only makes companies safer. It is the new source of competitive advantage. from : mollywebb 29th June 2006
- Bringing it Home Based on over twelve months of embedded research, Bringing it Home: Community based approaches to counter-terrorism argues that, despite some commendable attempts at engagement, the Government’s actions continue to drive a wedge between the majority of British Muslims and the rest of society, rather than isolating the violent few. from : markfuller 4th December 2006
- Identity and terrorism - a step too far?... In a speech today he argues that we need a new British identity, one that allows us to be "British first and British last, while staunchly adhering to our respective faiths". Of course we need to open up this debate, and Demos has plans for some work in the area in the Autumn and into next year. But Howard misunderstands the nature of the challenge we face when he says seemingly makes a direct link between a crisis of identity and suicide bombers: "If we can establish this strong sense of... from : rachelbriggs 17th August 2005
- The Business of Resilience The Business of Resilience sets out a manifesto for corporate security in the 21st century. In an increasingly complex and fast moving world, business-aligned security not only makes companies safer. It is the new source of competitive advantage. from : mollywebb 29th June 2006
- UN: Uniting Nations? Sam Jones and I are currently in New York talking to people about how culture can smooth the way for diplomacy and good relations between countries, even those who are barely speaking to one another across the negotiating table. from : rachelbriggs 12th July 2006
- Trashing designer flip flops in the name of world peace So, today I made my way through the white tent of security that is the front door to the UN and proudly stepped into the centre of global politics. I was met by collages, photo exhibitions and quite famous sculptures and made my way up to the 38th floor of the UN bui䁬ding, and into Kofi Anan's Secretariat office. from : rachelbriggs 13th July 2006
- Getting tougher on terrorism, tougher on the causes of terrorism?... From the other side of the Atlantic, we instinctively feel that the US has totally over-reacted to the threat of terror. Sitting in my hotel room just around the corner from the White House, and after scores of discussions about the Bush administration's record in this area, this instinct seems pretty spot on. What's more, I'm sure that the security at Heathrow on Thursday morning will remind me that we are not far behind that ourselves. from : rachelbriggs 18th July 2006
- Chinese Whispers Don't get me wrong, I find the concept of an 'axis of evil' as bonkers as the next person. The idea that the world could be divided into two - the good guys and the bad guys - sounds like something straight out of a cowboy movie (hmm).But when I was giving a talk to Chinese civil servants this morning I was reminded of the fact that, while we are able to dismiss it as simplistic nonsense, this piece of rhetoric is influencing the way some Chinese view the West and the... from : rachelbriggs 7th August 2006
- Winning hearts and minds in the next 24 hours critical Yesterday we hosted a speech by the Home Secretary, who called for greater partnership in tackling terrorism. 24 hours later, his words have a new relevance. I have just written an article for the Guardian arguing that John Reid now needs to put those words into practice. You can read it here.In 24 hours time Muslims will gather for Friday prayers, when they will digest what has happened and what it could mean for them. The government and police need to ensure talk of partnership doesn't... from : rachelbriggs 10th August 2006
- Prioritising Prevention Gordon Brown’s indication that he will make terrorism his first priority as PM may seem welcome given the recent news coverage, but his methods may not be the most effective. His support for tougher anti-terrorism legislation appears to prioritise legislation and police powers over a more community orientated approach to counter terrorism. The widespread reporting of Dame Eliza’s Manningham-Buller’s comments that the security services knew of 30 terror plots facing the UK... from : sianjones 13th November 2006
- Bringing it Home Based on over twelve months of embedded research, Bringing it Home: Community based approaches to counter-terrorism argues that, despite some commendable attempts at engagement, the Government’s actions continue to drive a wedge between the majority of British Muslims and the rest of society, rather than isolating the violent few. from : markfuller 4th December 2006