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− | The '''Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism''' (RISCT) was founded in 1990 by [[William Gutteridge]] as a successor organisation to the [[Institute for the Study of Conflict]]. Gutteridge had written books for the ISC. | + | The '''Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism''' (RISCT) was founded in 1990 by [[William Gutteridge]] as a successor organisation to the [[Institute for the Study of Conflict]]. Gutteridge had written books for the ISC.<ref>For example Contemporary Terrorism. Edited by William Gutteridge (for the Institute for the Study of Conflict). New York: Facts on File, 1986, 225 pp. $16.95, reviewed in [http://www.foreignaffairs.org/19860901fabook11010/william-gutteridge-for-the-institute-for-the-study-of-conflict/contemporary-terrorism.html Foreign Affairs], Fall 1986.</ref> The RISCT was less overtly political than the ISC, it mostly put out papers on middle-eastern terrorism. It now appears to be defunct. |
− | In November 1990 the Institute received $25,000 from the The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. which has a record of funding conservative causes including the [[Heritage Foundation]]. | + | In November 1990 the Institute received $25,000 from the The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. which has a record of funding conservative causes including the [[Heritage Foundation]].<ref>FUNDER PROFILE [http://www.mediatransparency.org/funderprofile.php?funderID=1 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.]</ref> The money was ' To support the publication of Conflict Studies and the institute's annual conference.'<ref>RECIPIENT GRANTS [http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=867 Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism, London], Media Transparency Profile |
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− | :The RISCT's council is composed entirely of figures from academia, politics and the military, including former Defence Intelligence chief Sir [[Louis Le Bailly]]; counter-insurgency expert Sir [[Robert Thompson]]; former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Sir [[Harry Tuzo]]; Thatcher speech-writer [[Robert Moss]]; and ex-diplomat Sir [[Edward Peck]]. The calibre of its personnel, with their intimate knowledge of the workings of the state, makes the institute an influential part of the right-wing lobby in Britain. | + | :The RISCT's council is composed entirely of figures from academia, politics and the military, including former Defence Intelligence chief Sir [[Louis Le Bailly]]; counter-insurgency expert Sir [[Robert Thompson]]; former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Sir [[Harry Tuzo]]; Thatcher speech-writer [[Robert Moss]]; and ex-diplomat Sir [[Edward Peck]]. The calibre of its personnel, with their intimate knowledge of the workings of the state, makes the institute an influential part of the right-wing lobby in Britain.<ref>[http://www.dedefensa.org/article.php?art_id=950 PSYOPS War, British Intelligence and the Covert Propaganda Front, — and the CIA's Interference in British Politics] PsyOps War, "Au coeur de la penetration US des elites dirigeantes britanniques, ''De Defensa'' Date de publication : 15/12/2003 - Rubrique : Notre bibliothque.</ref> |
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*Harbottle, Michael. New Roles of the Military: Humanitarian and Environmental Security. Conflict Studies 285. London: Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism, November 1995. | *Harbottle, Michael. New Roles of the Military: Humanitarian and Environmental Security. Conflict Studies 285. London: Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism, November 1995. | ||
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Revision as of 20:23, 2 October 2007
The Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism (RISCT) was founded in 1990 by William Gutteridge as a successor organisation to the Institute for the Study of Conflict. Gutteridge had written books for the ISC.[1] The RISCT was less overtly political than the ISC, it mostly put out papers on middle-eastern terrorism. It now appears to be defunct.
In November 1990 the Institute received $25,000 from the The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. which has a record of funding conservative causes including the Heritage Foundation.[2] The money was ' To support the publication of Conflict Studies and the institute's annual conference.'[3]
- The RISCT's council is composed entirely of figures from academia, politics and the military, including former Defence Intelligence chief Sir Louis Le Bailly; counter-insurgency expert Sir Robert Thompson; former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Sir Harry Tuzo; Thatcher speech-writer Robert Moss; and ex-diplomat Sir Edward Peck. The calibre of its personnel, with their intimate knowledge of the workings of the state, makes the institute an influential part of the right-wing lobby in Britain.[4]
According to Gutteridge the Institute closed in 1999:
- In the 1980s, William Gutteridge, former professor of international studies at Aston University, raised the possibility of armed guards on planes and of screening overseas students studying aviation.
- "There's no lack of publications. Some of us feel fairly frustrated. We've been concerned by how little the lessons of Lockerbie have been applied, except perhaps in Britain and Germany," says Gutteridge, a former director of the Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism, an educational charity that folded two years ago for lack of subscriptions.[5]
Contents
People
Alumni / contributors
- William Gutteridge, past director
- Paul Wilkinson, past director (now at Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews)
- Peter Janke
- Max Beloff
- Stephen R. Bowers
Council
- Sir Louis Le Bailly
- Sir Robert Thompson
- General Sir Harry Tuzo, the General Officer commanding the British Army in Northern Ireland at the time of the 'Bloody Sunday' killings by the British in 1972.
- Robert Moss
- Edward Peck
Publications, References
Publications
- Harbottle, Michael. New Roles of the Military: Humanitarian and Environmental Security. Conflict Studies 285. London: Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism, November 1995.
Notes
- ↑ For example Contemporary Terrorism. Edited by William Gutteridge (for the Institute for the Study of Conflict). New York: Facts on File, 1986, 225 pp. $16.95, reviewed in Foreign Affairs, Fall 1986.
- ↑ FUNDER PROFILE The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
- ↑ RECIPIENT GRANTS Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism, London, Media Transparency Profile
- ↑ PSYOPS War, British Intelligence and the Covert Propaganda Front, — and the CIA's Interference in British Politics PsyOps War, "Au coeur de la penetration US des elites dirigeantes britanniques, De Defensa Date de publication : 15/12/2003 - Rubrique : Notre bibliothque.
- ↑ Olga Wojtas, 'I Have Sat In Rooms Talking To People I Knew The Ira Would Love To Kill. The doorbell Rings' The Times Higher Education Supplement September 28, 2001 No.1506; Pg.20