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An alumnus of the University of Manchester (BA(Hons) Middle Eastern History) and King's College London (MA Terrorism, Security & Society), Tom is the founder of theriskyshift.com. He currently works for market research and strategic consulting firm Edelman Berland. You can find out more about him by going to tomhashemi.com or by following him on twitter. All views expressed are his alone and not of any employer or other third party (including theriskyshift.com).

Getting Your Five A Day?

Getting Your Five A Day?

The government wants us to eat five portions of fruit & veg every day; why not engage with five different news sources each day as..

January 24, 2013 with 0 Comments
Birds, Polar Bears, Hippos, A Creep & Miss Alabama

Birds, Polar Bears, Hippos, A Creep & Miss Alabama

At risk of changing the entire ethos of this site, I thought I’d post something a little more lighthearted than usual today, simply..

January 8, 2013 with 1 Comment
POW! Play Fighting In An Era Of Mass Shootings

POW! Play Fighting In An Era Of Mass Shootings

On my morning rout through the various online news sources one story kept catching my eye on American news sites: a six year old was..

January 3, 2013 with 0 Comments
The Drones Are Droning On…

The Drones Are Droning On…

Whatever our respective views are on the subject of drone strikes, it is undeniably the case that they are an incredibly effective method..

January 2, 2013 with 0 Comments
Is ‘Less-Than-Lethal’ Ammunition The Solution?

Is ‘Less-Than-Lethal’ Ammunition The Solution?

Fox News published an article today denoting a new form of ammunition about to be sold by a US company. The “Burns Round” (named after..

January 1, 2013 with 1 Comment
The Second Amendment: An Outdated, Ideological Fallacy

The Second Amendment: An Outdated, Ideological Fallacy

This is not about rationality: arguments against gun control are almost entirely constructed and founded on their ideological..

December 18, 2012 with 9 Comments
Telling Muslims To ‘Do One’ Is Not Pragmatism

Telling Muslims To ‘Do One’ Is Not Pragmatism

A pragmatist would work to understand the drivers for jihadism and extreme Islamism. Telling Islamists to fuck off does not feature, and it..

September 13, 2012 with 4 Comments
Multiculturalism In Modern Discourse

Multiculturalism In Modern Discourse

The theory of multiculturalism, societal multiculturalism and state multiculturalism: what is the difference? The Multiculturalism of..

September 4, 2012 with 5 Comments
Al-Libi Meets The Business End Of A Drone

Al-Libi Meets The Business End Of A Drone

Whilst the death of an al-Qaeda strategist as brilliant as al-Libi should be celebrated, it should simultaneously be mourned: he provided..

June 8, 2012 with 0 Comments
An Introduction To Terrorist Organisational Structures

An Introduction To Terrorist Organisational Structures

An introduction to conventional hierarchy, cells, networks and leaderless resistance. t is generally considered that there are four forms..

June 6, 2012 with 2 Comments
The Effects Of A Nuclear Iran

The Effects Of A Nuclear Iran

With reference to Israel’s nuclear strategy, would a nuclear-armed Iran spur proliferation among Arab states, strengthen Hamas and..

April 24, 2012 with 0 Comments
Rightly Or Wrongly, An Israeli Attack Is Inevitable

Rightly Or Wrongly, An Israeli Attack Is Inevitable

The timer to the first of many Israeli missiles killing the first of many Iranian citizens comes increasingly and inevitably closer to..

March 1, 2012 with 1 Comment
Jerusalem: Stumbling Block For Peace

Jerusalem: Stumbling Block For Peace

“Jerusalem is the main stumbling block for peace”. Discuss. {Department of War Studies, King’s College London} erusalem has a..

February 26, 2012 with 0 Comments
An Iranian Nuke Is No Threat – An Arab Nuke Is

An Iranian Nuke Is No Threat – An Arab Nuke Is

Israeli fear of an Iranian nuclear weapon has far more to do with the probability that it would provide the catalyst for an arms race among..

February 21, 2012 with 7 Comments
Israel & Egypt: War On The Horizon

Israel & Egypt: War On The Horizon

With the prospect of war between Israel and Egypt, peace with the Palestinians is needed now more than ever. e in the West have been..

February 17, 2012 with 2 Comments
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