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Fighting against Jihadi terrorism in France and Great Britain
February 12, 2015 7:00 p.m.
MADRID
Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Alcalá, 62).
7:00 p.m.
Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
In Spanish and English with simultaneous translation.
Frank Foley, a professor of International Relations at King’s College in London, is offering this conference
The conference deals with the different focuses which France and Great Britain have adopted in the fight against “Jihadi” terrorism. Tracing the historical origins of their differing policies, Frank Foley examines how the government and police of both countries interact with Muslim communities and highlights the challenges which the French government has faced since the recent attacks in Paris. At a time when tools and strategies for fighting “Jihadi” terrorist networks in Spain are also being re-defined, the French and British experiences can offer elements for comparison and analysis of the models and alternatives to be followed in articulating this policy.
The event is presented by Karim Hauser, who is responsible for the Governance Area at Casa Árabe.
Frank Foley
A professor of International Relations at the War Studies Department of King’s College in London, his research focuses on the fight against terrorism, human rights, intelligence and police agencies, above all in Great Britain, France and the United States. He is the author of Countering Terrorism in Britain and France: Institutions, Norms and the Shadow of the Past (Cambridge University Press, 2013).
Foley is a doctor of Political Science (2008) from the European University Institute of Florence. He has been a Zukerman postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). Similarly, Foley has reported the results of his research to both governments and security professionals in the United Kingdom, France and United States. He often collaborates on terrorism and counterterrorism-related topics with the international media, including the BBC, France 24 and Voice of America.
Related information:
Countering Terrorism in Britain and France: Institutions, Norms and the Shadow of the Past (Cambridge University Press, 2013) (available in paperback Dec. 11, 2014)
INSIGHT Dr. Frank Foley on the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks in France, War Studies KLC, Jan. 13, 2015 (interview)
Countering Terrorism in Britain and France: Institutions, Norms and the Shadow of the Past