S2 E5: The Mumbai massacre in 2008; UK security policy;

S2 E5: The Mumbai massacre in 2008; UK security policy; Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire; and AI and extremism.

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Ian Acheson and Edmund Fitton-Brown assess the 2008 Mumbai massacre - India’s 9/11 - and a turning point in its approach to national security; the UK’s approach to national security in light of comments by Sir Richard Dearlove, a former head of MI6; the prospects for the newly announced Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire; and the growing challenges of AI and extremism.

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