Emily Winterbotham

Aug 15, 2024 | rusi.org | Jessica White |Elizabeth Pearson |Claudia Wallner |Emily Winterbotham

Policymakers, security actors and academics have shared concerns over the last several years about rising levels of far-right extremism in the UK and abroad. These questions have now been accentuated by the rapid escalation of far right-motivated violence and protesting following the Southport mass stabbing, in which three young girls were killed. Scenes from the towns to which the rioters have been flocking highlight just how deep the challenge runs.

Aug 12, 2024 | eldiario.es | Emily Winterbotham

Los recientes disturbios desatados en Reino Unido tras los apuñalamientos de Southport han puesto de manifiesto el preocupante doble rasero de la sociedad británica ante la extrema derecha, en comparación con la manera en que percibe y reacciona ante el extremismo islamista. Una disparidad que exige una importante redefinición de la forma en que abordamos el radicalismo de extrema derecha, que debemos reconocer como la grave amenaza que representa realmente.

Apr 26, 2024 | rusi.org | Emily Winterbotham

Emily Winterbotham7 Minute ReadThe UK government recently issued a new definition of extremism focusing on ideologies that are deemed intolerant or which ‘undermine’ democracy. But will this change actually prove useful in practice? One month on, the controversy surrounding the release of the new definition of extremism in the UK, announced on 14 March by Secretary of State for Levelling Up Michael Gove, seems to have calmed down – at least in the short term.

Feb 11, 2023 | rusi.org | Emily Winterbotham

Interest in the issue of gender mainstreaming in security policy and programming has grown over the past several years. There is increasing pressure with international agendas and national action plans to ensure that commitments to the empowerment of women and the inclusion of a gender lens are carried through to the design and implementation of counterterrorism efforts.