Duncan Gardham

Did an Iranian hit squad attack a journalist in London?

4 April 2024 12:58 am

Counter-terrorist detectives investigating a stabbing of a dissident Iranian journalist in London have discovered that three suspects left the country…

Why Islamic State is fixated with Russia

25 March 2024 11:59 pm

Islamic State (IS) has released a graphic video showing gunmen storming the Crocus concert hall near Moscow in an attack…

Risk aversion and the failure of our emergency services

7 November 2022 3:20 am

The litany of errors in the emergency services’ response to the Manchester Arena attack has been widely detailed this week,…

Has MI5 learned its lesson from the Manchester Arena bombing?

28 January 2022 1:04 am

The Manchester Arena Inquiry has adjourned for three weeks as its chairman Sir John Saunders considers the last, and most secret, part…

It’s time to cut the terrorism red tape

7 January 2020 2:53 am

What you see is not always what you get. When a judge hands down a 16-year terrorism sentence it’s really…

There were far fewer terror attacks last year. Here’s why

12 January 2019 9:00 am

They don’t like to use the ‘Q’ word in counter-terrorism. It’s a bit like blurting out the name of the…