Richard Barrett
Former Director of Global Counter Terrorism Operations, UK, Richard Barrett
The Interview · BBC World Service
January 16, 201523m 24s
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Show Notes
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.