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Richard Barrett

Former Director of Global Counter Terrorism Operations, UK, Richard Barrett.

In the wake of the Paris attacks mounted by home grown militants swearing allegiance variously to al Qaeda in Yemen and the self-styled Islamic State, politicians in the west have promised to beef up security measures. Hardtalk speaks to Richard Barrett, a former UK counter-terror chief and until recently head of a UN team monitoring al Qaeda, about to how best confront the jihadist threat.

23 minutes

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Fri 16 Jan 2015 20:05GMT

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  • Fri 16 Jan 2015 13:05GMT
  • Fri 16 Jan 2015 20:05GMT

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