Director’s Foreword............... 2 Events............................... 6 Publications.......................... 3 Media................................. 11 Upcoming Publication s ....... 5 Supporting HJS.................. 16 rQueartevrly iew AUTUMN 2015 Democracy • Freedom • Human Rights • Democrac Freedom • Human Rights • Democracy • Freedom Human Rights • Democracy • Freedom • Human R Democracy • Freedom • Human Rights • Democrac Freedom • Human Rights • Democracy • Freedom Human Rights • Democracy • Freedom • Human R Democracy • Freedom • Human Rights • Democrac Freedom • Human Rights • Democracy • Freedom Human Rights • Democracy • Freedom • Human R Democracy • Freedom • Human Rights • Democrac Freedom • Human Rights • Democracy • Freedom Human Rights • Democracy • Freedom • Human R Democracy • Freedom • Human Rights • Democrac rQueartevrly iew Director’s Foreword Welcome to the Autumn edition of The Henry Jackson Society’s Our ever-growing events series has also continued to thrive Quarterly Review. throughout the summer, with events taking place both within Parliament and at HJS headquarters. We have welcomed a Since June this year we have hosted 26 events, released nine whole range of speakers – from international academics and publications and appeared in the media regularly, collectively journalists, to diplomats; including the former Ambassador to serving as a reminder of our central role in the political arena Russia, and Secretaries of State; including the former Secretary both in the UK and internationally. of Defence, Dr Liam Fox who provided an excellent insight to the Iran agreement just as the ink was drying on the deal. The emergence of the Iranian nuclear deal indicated that the summer season would be anything but ‘silly’. As news washed in As HJS continues to go from strength to strength, so too do the of the deal being signed, HJS maintained the position of reason, team that enable us to grow, and we are delighted to have questioning why the P5+1 agreed a bad deal, rather than hold expanded this to include our new Communications Director, Jay out for a better one with a country which is, after all, a sponsor Singh-Sohal, Development Manager, Hannah Manson, of global terrorism and has a proven track-record of human Executive Assistant Marie Mulville and Events Manager, rights abuses. Our extensive media appearances on the topic Hannah Collins. alongside our latest publication ‘A Flawed Deal: An Assessment of The Iranian Nuclear Agreement’, have served to highlight our fears. Looking ahead, the global picture remains fractious, with Only time will tell what the outcome will be but HJS will remain tensions rising in both the Middle East and Eastern Europe, unrelenting in our approach and view that the West must take alongside mounting pressure from the refugee and migrant heed of what Iran is truly capable of. crisis. HJS continues to be at the core of these pertinent issues, paving the way for continued debate and providing extensive July 2015 saw the British Prime Minister demonstrate a firm research for policy makers and the public alike. hand when it comes to tackling extremism on home shores. David Cameron made it abundantly clear that extremism, I hope you enjoy this issue of our Quarterly Review. including anti-Semitism, needs to be completely eradicated in the UK and we are proud to have provided the Government with some of the necessary information in order to pursue this aim. For example, our timely publication ‘Preventing Prevent? Dr Alan Mendoza Challenges to Counter-Radicalisation Policy On Campus’ examined the Executive Director resistance to the anti-radicalisation Prevent strategy, which has been often misunderstood. We were extremely proud to have been a part of the very first Day of Memory for victims of honour killings, and our report ‘Britain’s Forgotten Women: Speaking to Survivors of ‘Honour’-Based Abuse’ has been instrumental in shining a light on this grave problem and what must be done to overcome such abuse. As the increasingly desperate situation between Russia and Ukraine heightens, our report ‘After Crimea: Towards a New British Geostrategy for Eastern Europe?’ examined the need for the UK to assess its defence policy in the light of the changing strategic outlook on Europe’s borders. 2 Autumn 2015 Quarterly Review rQueartevrly iew Publications The Long Arm of Vladimir Putin (17th June 2015) As Russia’s warfare in Ukraine continues to threaten peace in Europe, its lawfare goes unnoticed and unpunished. The Long Arm of Vladimir Putin shows the extent to which the Kremlin uses little-known bilateral legal agreements with Western countries to target opposition figures abroad. Demonstrating the way in which Russia’s actions undermine the rule of law in the West, the policy paper highlights a number of instances wherein Western countries are complicit in the Kremlin’s use of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) to target its opponents, including: individuals linked with Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the Yukos affair; Bill Browder, and others connected to Hermitage Capital Management; and, Andrey Borodin and others involved with Bank of Moscow. The View from Tehran: Iranian Leaders’ Britain’s Forgotten Perspectives on the International Framework Women: Speaking to Agreement (25th June 2015) Survivors of ‘Honour ’- Based Abuse (14th July A week prior to the deal, this Henry Jackson Society policy paper 2015) was the first to analyse how the framework is really seen in Tehran. Drawing on wide-ranging research into the Persian media Survivors of ‘honour’-based coverage of the negotiations, the publication finds that rather than abuse and forced marriage have grasping the opportunity of an end to sanctions, Iranian leaders chosen to leave their families have exploited negotiations on nuclear issues to advance national behind, often as a means of objectives. It is clear that Iranian leaders frequently use staying alive. In doing so, they negotiations on the nuclear programme to propel anti-Western form part of a new scattered community of disowned human rhetoric and conjure nationalist sentiment. beings who are vulnerable and in urgent need of support. Yet, many are still being met with a lack of understanding from local authorities and services. Using new case studies of survivors of ‘honour’ abuse, this Henry Jackson Society report: Britain’s Forgotten Women: Speaking to Survivors of ‘Honour’-Based Abuse identifies a clear gap in support for victims leaving an ‘honour’ system, at a time when many are at their most vulnerable and isolated. It also provides practical recommendations for professionals in statutory agencies, including the police, schools and social services in how to fill this gap. Preventing Prevent? Challenges to Counter- Russia’s Abuse of Interpol (17th July 2015) Radicalisation Policy on Campus (14th July 2015) Despite Interpol’s commitment to neutrality and human rights, Across British universities, the Russia’s Abuse of Interpol shows the extent to which the Kremlin Government’s counter-radicalisation cynically subverts the purpose of the international police strategy, Prevent, is being prevented cooperation body by using it as a tool to target and persecute from functioning effectively due to businessmen and businesswomen, journalists, lawyers, and widespread student opposition, reveals political activists. Highlighting a number of cases wherein Preventing Prevent? Challenges to Counter- individuals have been arrested, detained, or fear arrest and Radicalisation Policy On Campus. This is in detention, including in the UK, this policy paper shows how part influenced by the narrative of Russia has disseminated politically-motivated Red Notices to extremist groups targeted by the policy. police forces in over 190 countries. Interpol does not have the mechanism in place to prevent this abuse, and this has severe Student Rights’ latest report shows the alarming reach of implications for the individuals concerned: reputational damage; extremism on UK campuses. The report also highlights how a travel restrictions; and, possible number of those convicted of terrorist offences have passed extradition. The paper concludes it is through Britain’s higher education institutions. By providing an in- essential that Interpol defend its own depth analysis of Prevent and the criticisms levelled against it, the integrity, and continue with its essential publication shows that the strategy is frequently misunderstood by crime-fighting activities, by undertaking those who oppose it and in fact uses a range of targeted and reforms in order to combat its abuse, accountable measures that could effectively curb the influence by Russia and other countries, for afforded to extremists in the UK. politically-motivated purposes. Quarterly Review Autumn 2015 3 rQueartevrly iew Publications continued After Crimea: Towards a New British Geostrategy A Flawed Deal: An Assessment Of The Iranian for Eastern Europe? (1st September 2015) Nuclear Agreement (1st September 2015) The United Kingdom, This policy paper by the Centre for the New Middle East at The as NATO’s primary Henry Jackson Society, A Flawed Deal: An Assessment Of The Iranian European underwriter, Nuclear Agreement, undertakes one of the most com prehensive and must re-assess its exhaustive assessments of the Iran agreement to date. It reveals the defence policy in light key nuclear and non-nuclear flaws of the Joint Comprehensive of Russia’s annexation Plan of Action (JCPOA). of Crimea and the Arguing that concessions Kremlin’s other