Corruption and terrorism will flourish without global governance

By ippr's Commission on National Security in the 21st Century
The Independent - 01 December 2008
An article referring to the speech Lord Ashdown, Co-Chair of ippr's Commission on National Security in the 21st Century, made at the launch of the Commission's interim report last week.

Preparing for the worst

By Ian Kearns, Deputy Chair of ippr's Commission on National Security in the 21st Century
Public Finance - 13 June 2008
The role of the citizen in helping with emergencies – whether man-made or natural – is a resource that we overlook at our peril. Ian Kearns explains why we need a different approach to crises in the face of today’s challenges.

We must beef up the UN and the EU

By George Robertson and Paddy Ashdown, Co-Chairs of the ippr Security Commission
The Times - 12 June 2008
If we are to tackle the perils of a globalised world, we have to rethink our international institutions.

Emerging Security Challenges to the United Kingdom

By Ian Kearns and Katie Paintin
National Safety & Security - 01 March 2008
Over the last two decades, the global security landscape has changed dramatically, shaped by defining events such as the end of the Cold War and the attacks of 9/11. As a result of these developments, new issues, actors and challenges have emerged, with far-reaching implications for UK security policy.

At the crossroads

By Ken Gude, Visiting Fellow, ippr
Comment is Free - 07 February 2008
Europeans may view US foreign policy as monolithic, but the Democratic and Republican candidates offer two very different visions

New thinking on nukes

By Ian Kearns, Deputy Director, ippr.
Prospect - 23 November 2007
Cold war warriors like Henry Kissinger are now pushing for a nuclear weapons-free world. Shouldn't Gordon Brown?

Independent Commission on National Security

By George Robertson and Ian Kearns
Défense Nationale et Securite - 25 October 2007
The Commission's formation is a response to some profound changes in the national and international security landscape. In this short article, we set out some of what we believe those changes to be, our view on what the changes imply for how we define and delimit the terrain of security policy in future, and offer three guiding principles which we believe should, where possible, shape much of our response. We conclude with a statement of optimism that there is much the international community can do to address the challenges, and suggest two areas for priority action.

Recasting the Special Relationship

By Ian Kearns and Andrew Gamble
A Progressive Foreign Policy for the UK - 22 August 2007
A comprehensive national security strategy should be used to provide a new basis for policy discussions between the UK and the US.

Brown's Iranian dilemma

By David Mepham, Head of International
Guardian Online - 16 August 2007
The prime minister wants to stay close to the US, but backing military action against Iran would cost him dearly.

From crisis to strategy: new thinking on national security

By Ian Kearns, Deputy Director
OpenDemocracy - 01 June 2007
The 21st century’s security challenges will be globalisation and climate change as much as terrorism or military conflict. A new commission seeks to map them, reports Ian Kearns.