Security and risk blog

Online critical literacy during a Pandemic Dr Annie Kirby and Shakiba Moghadam discuss how building resilience to online threats can help us safeguard our assets and protect our friends and families.

13 October 2021 9 min read

Arming the Philippines: It’s a Duterte job, but does Britain have to do it? Dr Tom Sykes writes for Declassified UK on the outcomes of Duterte’s authoritarian regime.

19 August 2021 Dr Tom Sykes 6 min read

Thousands of people have been killed in the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte, but the UK has massively increased arms exports to his authoritarian regime.

‘Scambaiting’: why the vigilantes fighting online fraudsters may do more harm than good

21 June 2021 7 min read

Professor Mark Button writes for The Conversation on why vigilantes fighting online fraud are controversial and may do more harm than good

Lockdown 3: stricter rules could lead to more vulnerable people going missing

21 January 2021 6 min read

A third lockdown could result in more vulnerable people going missing and being exposed to dangerous situations

New grant to study the Sahel crisis Researchers receive £50,000 grant to study one of the worst humanitarian crises

15 December 2020 6 min read

Researchers from the the Centre for European and International Studies Research receive £50,000 grant to study one of the worst humanitarian crises.

Spotting liars is hard but our new method is effective and ethical Cody Porter writes about a new approach to spot liars based on interviewing technique and psychological manipulation.

08 December 2020 6 min read

Cody Porter writes about a new approach to spot liars based on interviewing technique and psychological manipulation.

The Royal Navy’s Role in Operation Chromite: ‘An Audacious Amphibious Operation, Executed Most Brilliantly’ Dr Steven Paget of Portsmouth Business School reflects on the UK’s contribution to the Korean War

30 November 2020 9 min read

Dr Steven Paget of Portsmouth Business School reflects on the UK’s contribution to the Korean War and their role in Operation Chromite.

Deciding Life or Death Professor Peter Lee discusses decision making when lives are on the line

03 July 2020 Professor Peter Lee 6 min read

Professor Peter Lee discusses decision making when lives are on the line

Coronavirus, rail blockades: Crisis management plans protect companies Crisis management plans are a powerful tool for organisations to remain resilient during operations when unforeseen circumstances disrupt the availability of critical infrastructure, explains Sean Spence for The Conversation

09 March 2020 9 min read

Sean Spence, doctorate student in Security Risk Management, at the University of Portsmouth, writes for The Conversation about crisis management plans to protect companies.

How much will Harry and Meghan's security cost when the government stops paying? A recent Angus Reid poll found that almost 73 per cent of Canadians do not support the idea of taxpayers covering the security costs for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, explains Sean Spence for The Conversation

02 March 2020 6 min read

Sean Spence, doctoral student in Security Risk Management, at the University of Portsmouth, writes for The Conversation about the choice of Canadian Government not to fund Prince Harry and Megan Markle's security while they live in Canada