Using networks to predict the impact of ‘bad apples’ on team performance
Jeroen De Jong explains how can we predict the impact of ‘bad apples’ on team performance. In the past few decades, organisations have increasingly…
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Leadership is a Social Network: Implications for Security
Dorothy Carter and Cynthia Maupin highlight the security implications of leadership networks. It can take years to understand why and how certain individuals associated…
Can female participation in political violence lead to social progress? – a case study from Germany
What role can women play in terrorist groups, how might that be reported and can it help pave the way for women in other…
Predicting and preparing for the failure of complex systems
Christos Ellinas looks at how a co-ordinated event could single-handedly disrupt the operation of a complex system. Can Kim Kardashian’s photo break the Internet?…
The Bluffers Guide To Networks
Researchers on networks, and especially social network analysis, use a variety of technical terms to describe the elements and structure of a network. But,…
Why networks matter
Adam Joinson & Brittany Davidson outline why we should study networks, and how doing so can provide insights for security practitioners. What are networks?…
Gathering Full and Faithful Human Intelligence
Human intelligence is a vital aspect of tackling serious organised crime. CREST Doctoral researcher Jordan Nunan is investigating memory encoding and retrieval techniques for…
Understanding the far-right landscape
Benjamin Lee demonstrates that, although the vast majority of far-right activists are non-violent, far-right activism has security implications in the UK and globally. Developing…
Trust And Citizenship: The Insider Threat
Dr Charis Rice and Professor Rosalind Searle from Coventry University outline some work that they are undertaking that looks at counterproductive work behaviour –…
The Lost Boys
Children are routinely targeted in conflict, both by state and non-state actors alike. John Horgan addresses the plight of children forced to fight for…
Lessons from the decline of the North Caucasus insurgency
IS weren’t the first to try and build a state. Mark Youngman looks at the decline of the North Caucasus insurgency to see what…
The Islamic State and Ayman al-Zawahiri’s ‘alternative jihad’
Donald Holbrook suggests rumours of al-Qaeda’s demise have been greatly exaggerated and considers how they might benefit from IS’s misfortunes As al-Qaeda approaches its…