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HARDtalk

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

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC NewsLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

In the wake of the Paris attacks mounted by homegrown 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 talks to Richard Barrett, a former UK counter-terror chief and until recently head of a UN team monitoring al Qaeda, about how best to confront the jihadist threat. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Barrett

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