Resources

Warpod: What the UK’s security reviews mean for people and peace

In this episode of Warpod, we unpack the recent UK defence and security reviews with Eva Tabassam from GAPS and Richard Reeve from Rethinking Security and ask: what kind of future is the government preparing for — and who is being left out of the picture? 

Warpod: Navigating the risks of security force assistance

In this episode, we speak to Hamsatu Allamin, a peacebuilder from northeast Nigeria, and Major George Ashton of the British Army’s Royal Military Police, about the practice known as security force assistance (SFA). We explore the risks of SFA when it’s not carefully designed – and how this support might be used in ways that improve relationships between security actors and civilians. 

Time to Turn Around II: Rebuilding UK conflict prevention leadership

Warpod: Ten years of the Arms Trade Treaty

As we mark ten years since the Arms Trade Treaty entered into force, Roy Isbister and Elizabeth Kirkham from Saferworld’s Arms Unit tell us about their experience of working on the global treaty to regulate the international arms trade.

Warpod: Where next for the UK Integrated Security Fund?

With a new Labour government in power after the UK’s 2024 General Election, what does the future hold for the UK’s Integrated Security Fund (UK ISF)? As Lewis Brooks says in the episode, “If you want to understand UK security and conflict policy around the world, then you need to understand this fund”.

Warpod: Somalia’s security sector after the African Union withdrawal

With the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) set to withdraw and the al-Shabaab insurgency still posing a very real threat, how can the Somali security sector address some of the challenges facing the country and the wider region?

Warpod BONUS: The impact of US and European elections on UK security policy

With a general election on the horizon in 2024 and evolving security dynamics pulling policymakers and politicians in different directions, we spoke to two experts – Olivia O'Sullivan, the Director of the UK in the World Programme at Chatham House, and Christine Cheng, senior lecturer in War Studies at King's College London – to hear their insights on UK security policy. 

Warpod: how are UK political parties thinking about security policy?

With a general election on the horizon in 2024 and evolving security dynamics pulling policymakers and politicians in different directions, we spoke to two experts – Olivia O'Sullivan, the Director of the UK in the World Programme at Chatham House, and Christine Cheng, senior lecturer in War Studies at King's College London – to hear their insights on UK security policy. 

Warpod: the future of peacekeeping

In this episode, we explore the future of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping and the role of the African Union (AU) in peace operations with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, David Haeri from the UN Department for Peace Operations, and Linda Darkwa, Senior Research Fellow at the Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy at the University of Ghana.