Category Archives: EU Responses to Terrorism

EU Responses to Terrorism: New Briefing Papers

Over the last 12 months I have researched and written three briefing papers, updating QCEA’s earlier work – 2005-2007  – on EU responses to terrorism. Policies relating to counter-terrorism at EU and Member State levels are numerous, technical and controversial, … Continue reading

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War Starts Here – Following on the Trail of the Arms Industry Lobby in Brussels

You may well think that the EU – being a peace project and having no armed forces of its own – would not be a key target for the arms industry lobby. You’d be wrong. QCEA Representatives Liz Scurfield and … Continue reading

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Paper Tiger Meets Wild Goose: EU Counter-Terrorism Policy

Since QCEA published its Briefing Papers and 2007 report “Effective Counter-Terrorism: A Critical Assessment of European Union Responses”, there has been a dizzying array of counter-terrorism related policy developments and initiatives within the EU. EU counter-terrorism policy comes under a … Continue reading

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