Contributors

Frank Gregory is currently Professor of European Security, and holder of a Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration at the University of Southampton. He has been a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, and in 2000 reviewed the UK National Organised Crime Notification Scheme for the Home Office. His special areas of research are linked to the terrorism, crime and policing aspects of the EU’s "third pillar" on Justice and Home Affairs. Frank was responsible for the Southampton University part of the St. Andrews and Southampton Universities ESRC Project on "The Domestic Management of Terrorist Attacks in the UK".

Anthony Richards is currently involved with the teaching and administration of the CSTPV Terrorism Studies distance learning project at the University of St Andrews, for which he has designed two modules. His research interests have included the Northern Ireland peace process, Northern Irish terrorism, and British Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the face of contemporary international terrorism. He was Assistant Editor of the academic journal Terrorism and Political Violence from 2002-2005.

John Simpson is an expert of international standing on the evolution of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and other international mechanisms to prevent nuclear proliferation. His work at the Mountbatten Centre also covers British nuclear history and missile non-proliferation. Professor Simpson was awarded the OBE in 1999 for services to nuclear non-proliferation. John’s research interests are in ballistic missile proliferation.

Jez Littlewood was awarded his PhD (Bradford) in 2001 for work on arms control and international security. He joined the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies, University of Southampton, in January 2002 on a Post-Doctoral scholarship from the University. He was subsequently awarded an ESRC Postdoctoral Scholarship (2003) and ESRC Science in Society award. Jez is seconded to Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Arms Control and Disarmament Research Unit, March 2005 to March 2007. Jez’s research interests include; Arms Control, Disarmament, Proliferation, Biological Weapons, Nuclear Weapons, Chemical Weapons, Terrorism and International Security.

Darryl Howlett graduated from University of Southampton in 1988 with his PhD and now teaches courses on international security. Between 1987 and 2002 Darryl was the Information Officer for the Programme for Promoting Nuclear Non-Proliferation (PPNN). The Unit concluded its work in 2002 and Darryl joined the ESRC Project. Darryl’s recent publications include, ‘The Emergence of Stability: Deterrence-in-Motion and Deterrence Reconstructed’, in Ian R. Kenyon and John Simpson eds. and ‘Deterrence and the Changing Security Environment’, Frank Cass. Darryl’s research interests include Arms control and disarmament, issues in international security, and the changing nature of terrorism.

Tamara Makarenko was part of the ESRC-funded research team working on the Domestic Management of Terrorist Attacks project. Her project responsibilities included conducting ongoing assessments of the capabilities of international terrorist groups, assessing the vulnerability of potential terrorist targets in the U.K. and Western Europe, investigating the intricate ties that exist between organised criminal activity and terrorism, and assessing the effectiveness of counter-terrorist contingency plans and crisis management for the private sector. Her academic interests focus on: the relationship between organised crime and terrorism, illicit group dynamics arms and narcotics trafficking, and related political corruption.