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'''The University of St. Andrews''' has been a major centre of research into "[[counter-terrorism]]" since the beginning of the 1990s.  Some of the most prominent "[[terror experts]]" have been involved with the University's [[Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence]] including [[Paul Wilkinson]], [[Bruce Hoffman]] and [[Rohan Gunaratna]].
 
'''The University of St. Andrews''' has been a major centre of research into "[[counter-terrorism]]" since the beginning of the 1990s.  Some of the most prominent "[[terror experts]]" have been involved with the University's [[Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence]] including [[Paul Wilkinson]], [[Bruce Hoffman]] and [[Rohan Gunaratna]].
  
 
==Terrorism Research==
 
==Terrorism Research==
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The study of terrorism at St. Andrews appears to have began when the University recruited the "[[terror expert]]" [[Paul Wilkinson]] as a Professor of International Relations in 1989. Wilkinson was at that time head of the [[Research Foundation for the Study of Terrorism]], a corporate funded 'charity' which shared an office with the right-wing lobby group [[Aims of Industry]]. At the time he joined St. Andrews, his Foundation was in the process of merging with another right-wing think-tank the [[Institute for the Study of Conflict]]. This was completed in December 1989 and the [[Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism]] was formed. [[Paul Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] headed the Institute which was based in London.
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The study of terrorism at St. Andrews appears to have began when the University recruited the "[[terror expert]]" [[Paul Wilkinson]] as a Professor of International Relations in 1989. Wilkinson was at that time head of the [[Research Foundation for the Study of Terrorism]], a corporate funded 'charity' which shared an office with the right-wing lobby group [[Aims of Industry]]. At the time he joined St. Andrews, his Foundation was in the process of merging with another right-wing think-tank the [[Institute for the Study of Conflict]]. This was completed in December 1989 and the [[Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism]] was formed. [[Paul Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] headed the Institute which was based in [[London]].
  
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Back in St Andrews, [[Paul Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] introduced two new courses, one of course in International Terrorism and another in Comparative Intelligence Systems. ''The Times'' called them 'the most controversial courses yet offered in British universities'. <ref>Barnaby Jameson, 'Terror goes on the agenda', ''The Times'', 3 June 1991</ref> Wilkinson taught the terrorism course which was aimed at influencing future state and corporate personnel: "I would hope that our graduates would put their training to good use in government, industry, the armed forces, the Foreign Office or the law," Wilkinson told ''The Times''.<ref>Barnaby Jameson, 'Terror goes on the agenda', ''The Times'', 3 June 1991</ref> The Comparative Intelligence Systems course was headed by [[Myles Robertson]], a Kremlinologist who planned the course over six months with the help of "former government people."<ref>Barnaby Jameson, 'Terror goes on the agenda', ''The Times'', 3 June 1991</ref>
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Back in St Andrews, [[Paul Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] introduced two new courses, one of course in "International Terrorism" and another in "Comparative Intelligence Systems". ''The Times'' called them 'the most controversial courses yet offered in British universities'. <ref name=times91>Barnaby Jameson, 'Terror goes on the agenda', ''The Times'', 3 June 1991</ref> Wilkinson taught the former course which was aimed at influencing future state and corporate personnel: "I would hope that our graduates would put their training to good use in government, industry, the armed forces, the Foreign Office or the law," Wilkinson told ''The Times''. The Comparative Intelligence Systems course was headed by [[Myles Robertson]], a Kremlinologist who planned the course over six months with the help of "former government people."<ref name=times91/>
  
 
Wilkinson organised conferences on terrorism through the [[Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism]] in London, as well as in St. Andrews. On 24-26 August 1992 St Andrews hosted a ‘seminar of experts on technology and terrorism’, organised and co-sponsored with the [[National Strategy Information Center|National Strategy Information Council]] ([[National Strategy Information Center|NSIC]] had been connected to the [[Institute for the Study of Conflict]] since its creation in 1970). [[Roy Godson]], [[Tom Diaz]] and [[Eric Singer]] of NSIC chaired sessions which led to a volume of essays co-edited by [[Paul Wilkinson]] published in 1993. <ref>Acknowledgments in Paul Wilkinson and Christop Harman, ''Technology and terrorism'' (Routledge, 1993)</ref>  
 
Wilkinson organised conferences on terrorism through the [[Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism]] in London, as well as in St. Andrews. On 24-26 August 1992 St Andrews hosted a ‘seminar of experts on technology and terrorism’, organised and co-sponsored with the [[National Strategy Information Center|National Strategy Information Council]] ([[National Strategy Information Center|NSIC]] had been connected to the [[Institute for the Study of Conflict]] since its creation in 1970). [[Roy Godson]], [[Tom Diaz]] and [[Eric Singer]] of NSIC chaired sessions which led to a volume of essays co-edited by [[Paul Wilkinson]] published in 1993. <ref>Acknowledgments in Paul Wilkinson and Christop Harman, ''Technology and terrorism'' (Routledge, 1993)</ref>  
  
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In 1993 ''The Scotsman'' reported that St Andrews was introducing a degree in defence studies, which would include environmental security, diplomacy, political economy and the study of terrorism. According to the article the degree was to be based on "distance learning and will be available to serving officers at RAF Leuchars initially. The course may be extended later to other bases throughout the UK...The course was suggested by staff at Leuchars and designed in cooperation with senior RAF officers, supported by development grants from the Centre for Continuing Education at the University." <ref>James Rougvie, 'Students' defence theses may be vetted', ''The Scotsman'', 23 August 1993</ref> [[Paul Wilkinson]] told the paper: "With the ending of the Cold War we have been faced with a whole new set of problems and issues which keen and ambitious servicemen want to understand. Plus, there is a rundown of defence not only in Britain but in all the NATO countries so many of these officers are preparing for civilian life and they feel that a higher degree would be useful in civvy street." <ref>James Rougvie, 'Students' defence theses may be vetted', ''The Scotsman'', 23 August 1993</ref>
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In 1993 ''[[The Scotsman]]'' reported that St Andrews was introducing a degree in defence studies, which would include environmental security, diplomacy, political economy and the study of terrorism. According to the article the degree was to be based on "distance learning and will be available to serving officers at RAF Leuchars initially. The course may be extended later to other bases throughout the UK...The course was suggested by staff at Leuchars and designed in cooperation with senior RAF officers, supported by development grants from the Centre for Continuing Education at the University." <ref>James Rougvie, 'Students' defence theses may be vetted', ''The Scotsman'', 23 August 1993</ref> [[Paul Wilkinson]] told the paper: "With the ending of the [[Cold War]] we have been faced with a whole new set of problems and issues which keen and ambitious servicemen want to understand. Plus, there is a rundown of defence not only in Britain but in all the NATO countries so many of these officers are preparing for civilian life and they feel that a higher degree would be useful in civvy street." <ref>James Rougvie, 'Students' defence theses may be vetted', ''The Scotsman'', 23 August 1993</ref>
  
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In 1994 [[Paul Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] was appointed head of the University's School of History and International Relations. That year he resigned as head of the [[Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism]] to form a new terrorism research centre at St. Andrews. He recruited [[terrorexpertise:RAND Corporation|RAND]] terrorism analyst [[Bruce Hoffman]], who was appointed Chairman of the School. Together they founded what became the [[Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence]] (CSTPV). [[Bruce Hoffman|Hoffman]] became director of the new Centre, whilst [[Paul Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] was appointed chairman. Another key figure in the group was [[Magnus Ranstorp]], who was studying a PhD on hostage taking in Lebanon at the time the Centre was founded. <ref>Magnus Ranstorp's PhD thesis 'Radical Shi'ism in Lebanon: Western government crisis management techniques in dealing with hostage incidents, 1982-1992' was published by the University of St Andrews in July 1995</ref>
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In 1994 [[Paul Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] was appointed head of the University's School of History and International Relations. That year he resigned as head of the [[Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism]] to form a new terrorism research centre at St. Andrews. He recruited [[RAND Corporation|RAND]] terrorism analyst [[Bruce Hoffman]], who was appointed Chairman of the School. Together they founded what became the [[Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence]] (CSTPV). [[Bruce Hoffman|Hoffman]] became director of the new Centre, whilst [[Paul Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] was appointed chairman. Another key figure in the group was [[Magnus Ranstorp]], who was studying a PhD on hostage taking in Lebanon at the time the Centre was founded. <ref>Magnus Ranstorp's PhD thesis 'Radical Shi'ism in Lebanon: Western government crisis management techniques in dealing with hostage incidents, 1982-1992' was published by the University of St Andrews in July 1995</ref>
  
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In 1998 [[Bruce Hoffman]] returned to [[terrorexpertise:RAND Corporation|RAND]] and [[Paul Wilkinson]] took over as Director, amalgamating the role with his position as Chairman. When [[Paul Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] stepped down [[Magnus Ranstorp]] was appointed Acting Director and then briefly Director from early to mid 2005. In May 2006 [[Alex Schmid]] took over. <ref>[[Media:Introduction to CSTPV.pdf|Copy]] of ‘Introduction to CSTPV’, by Alex P. Schmid, Director CSTPV (from CSTPV Annual Report 2007) retrieved from URL: <http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~wwwir/research/cstpv/about/information.php> on 24 October 2008</ref> That autumn CSTPV moved into new premises, occupying now the whole second floor of the West-wing of the New Arts Building. <ref>[[Media:Introduction to CSTPV.pdf|Copy]] of ‘Introduction to CSTPV’, by Alex P. Schmid, Director CSTPV (from CSTPV Annual Report 2007) retrieved from URL: <http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~wwwir/research/cstpv/about/information.php> on 24 October 2008</ref>
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In 1998 [[Bruce Hoffman]] returned to [[RAND Corporation|RAND]] and [[Paul Wilkinson]] took over as Director, amalgamating the role with his position as Chairman. When [[Paul Wilkinson|Wilkinson]] stepped down [[Magnus Ranstorp]] was appointed Acting Director and then briefly Director from early to mid 2005. In May 2006 [[Alex Schmid]] took over. <ref>[[Media:Introduction to CSTPV.pdf|Copy]] of ‘Introduction to CSTPV’, by Alex P. Schmid, Director CSTPV (from CSTPV Annual Report 2007) retrieved from URL: <http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~wwwir/research/cstpv/about/information.php> on 24 October 2008</ref> That autumn CSTPV moved into new premises, occupying now the whole second floor of the West-wing of the New Arts Building. <ref>[[Media:Introduction to CSTPV.pdf|Copy]] of ‘Introduction to CSTPV’, by Alex P. Schmid, Director CSTPV (from CSTPV Annual Report 2007) retrieved from URL: <http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~wwwir/research/cstpv/about/information.php> on 24 October 2008</ref>
  
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In Autumn 2006 the [[Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence]] launched an E-Learning course on terrorism. The course was established in collaboration with the [[Informa Group]], the "undisputed powerhouse" of journals and corporate events and training. [[Informa Group]] owns the two major anti-terrorism journals ''[[Terrorism and Political Violence]]'' and ''[[Studies in Conflict and Terrorism]]'' which are both dominated by figures from [[terrorexpertise:RAND Corporation|RAND]] and St. Andrews.
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In Autumn 2006 the [[Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence]] launched an E-Learning course on terrorism. The course was established in collaboration with the [[Informa Group]], the "undisputed powerhouse" of journals and corporate events and training. [[Informa Group]] owns the two major anti-terrorism journals ''[[Terrorism and Political Violence]]'' and ''[[Studies in Conflict and Terrorism]]'' which are both dominated by figures from [[RAND Corporation|RAND]] and St. Andrews.
  
 
According to the course's website, the course has enrolled students from the following organisations:
 
According to the course's website, the course has enrolled students from the following organisations:

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MottoΑΙΕΝ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΥΕΙΝ
(Aien aristeuein)
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Interests“counter-terrorism”
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The University of St. Andrews has been a major centre of research into "counter-terrorism" since the beginning of the 1990s. Some of the most prominent "terror experts" have been involved with the University's Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence including Paul Wilkinson, Bruce Hoffman and Rohan Gunaratna.

Terrorism Research

The study of terrorism at St. Andrews appears to have began when the University recruited the "terror expert" Paul Wilkinson as a Professor of International Relations in 1989. Wilkinson was at that time head of the Research Foundation for the Study of Terrorism, a corporate funded 'charity' which shared an office with the right-wing lobby group Aims of Industry. At the time he joined St. Andrews, his Foundation was in the process of merging with another right-wing think-tank the Institute for the Study of Conflict. This was completed in December 1989 and the Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism was formed. Wilkinson headed the Institute which was based in London.

Back in St Andrews, Wilkinson introduced two new courses, one of course in "International Terrorism" and another in "Comparative Intelligence Systems". The Times called them 'the most controversial courses yet offered in British universities'. [1] Wilkinson taught the former course which was aimed at influencing future state and corporate personnel: "I would hope that our graduates would put their training to good use in government, industry, the armed forces, the Foreign Office or the law," Wilkinson told The Times. The Comparative Intelligence Systems course was headed by Myles Robertson, a Kremlinologist who planned the course over six months with the help of "former government people."[1]

Wilkinson organised conferences on terrorism through the Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism in London, as well as in St. Andrews. On 24-26 August 1992 St Andrews hosted a ‘seminar of experts on technology and terrorism’, organised and co-sponsored with the National Strategy Information Council (NSIC had been connected to the Institute for the Study of Conflict since its creation in 1970). Roy Godson, Tom Diaz and Eric Singer of NSIC chaired sessions which led to a volume of essays co-edited by Paul Wilkinson published in 1993. [2]

In 1993 The Scotsman reported that St Andrews was introducing a degree in defence studies, which would include environmental security, diplomacy, political economy and the study of terrorism. According to the article the degree was to be based on "distance learning and will be available to serving officers at RAF Leuchars initially. The course may be extended later to other bases throughout the UK...The course was suggested by staff at Leuchars and designed in cooperation with senior RAF officers, supported by development grants from the Centre for Continuing Education at the University." [3] Paul Wilkinson told the paper: "With the ending of the Cold War we have been faced with a whole new set of problems and issues which keen and ambitious servicemen want to understand. Plus, there is a rundown of defence not only in Britain but in all the NATO countries so many of these officers are preparing for civilian life and they feel that a higher degree would be useful in civvy street." [4]

In 1994 Wilkinson was appointed head of the University's School of History and International Relations. That year he resigned as head of the Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism to form a new terrorism research centre at St. Andrews. He recruited RAND terrorism analyst Bruce Hoffman, who was appointed Chairman of the School. Together they founded what became the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV). Hoffman became director of the new Centre, whilst Wilkinson was appointed chairman. Another key figure in the group was Magnus Ranstorp, who was studying a PhD on hostage taking in Lebanon at the time the Centre was founded. [5]

In 1998 Bruce Hoffman returned to RAND and Paul Wilkinson took over as Director, amalgamating the role with his position as Chairman. When Wilkinson stepped down Magnus Ranstorp was appointed Acting Director and then briefly Director from early to mid 2005. In May 2006 Alex Schmid took over. [6] That autumn CSTPV moved into new premises, occupying now the whole second floor of the West-wing of the New Arts Building. [7]

In Autumn 2006 the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence launched an E-Learning course on terrorism. The course was established in collaboration with the Informa Group, the "undisputed powerhouse" of journals and corporate events and training. Informa Group owns the two major anti-terrorism journals Terrorism and Political Violence and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism which are both dominated by figures from RAND and St. Andrews.

According to the course's website, the course has enrolled students from the following organisations:

Aegis Defence Services | Antwerp Port Authority | Border and Immigration Agency | British Transport Police | City of London Police | City of Miami Police Department Control Risks Group | Deloitte & Touche | Department for Transport | Devon & Cornwall Constabulary | Dorset Police | Easyjet | Erinys | Europol | FBI | Foreign & Commonwealth Office | GCHQ | GlaxoSmith Kline | Greater Manchester Police | Hertfordshire Constabulary | Home Office | Hong Kong Government | Humberside Police | IBM | International Criminal Court | Interpol | Lancashire Constabulary | Lothian & Borders Police | Metropolitan Police | Ministry of Defence | National Policing Improvement Agency | NATO | New York Police Department | Nokia | Norfolk Constabulary | North Yorkshire Police | Police Service of Northern Ireland| Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority | Prudential | Qinetic | Royal Air Force | Royal Bank of Scotland | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Royal Navy | South Wales Police | Strathclyde Police | Surrey Police | Swedish Coastguard | Sydney Ports Corporation | Tayside Police | United Nations | US Air Force | US Army | US Department of Defence | Virgin Atlantic | World Bank | [8]


 

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Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Kevin AbrahamFebruary 1960UKSoldier
Businessperson		Institute for Statecraft businessman
Alistair Crooke1950Diplomat
Spook		A UK spook who has gone on the record stating that "The West does not actually hand the weapons to al-Qaida, let alone to ISIS... , but the system they’ve constructed leads precisely to that end."
John Cuckney12 July 192530 October 2008UKSpook
Deep state functionary
Businessperson		A spooky establishment figure connected to arms deals and probably more
Michael Fallon14 May 1952UK Secretary of State for Defence. In April 2017, Fallon confirmed that the UK would use its nuclear weapons in a pre-emptive initial strike in "the most extreme circumstances".
Barry Gardiner10 March 1957UKPoliticianShadow International Trade Secretary under Jeremy Corbyn
Fiona HillOctober 1965USSpook
Academic		Russophobic UK-born US foreign affairs specialist who has spent her whole career working to expand US influence in Eurasia
Mils HillsPropagandist
Academic
"Terror expert"		"Academic Evangelist, MBA pathway for UK armed forces & veterans, UK Government's First Anthropologist"
Robert Horton18 August 193930 December 2011UKBusinesspersonUK businessman who attended the 1990 Bilderberg as BP CEO.
John MacGregor4 February 1937PoliticianGiven responsibility for the privatisation of British Rail
Lewis Moonie25 February 1947UKPolitician
Lobbyist
William Mountbatten-Windsor21 June 1982UKBritish royal familyFirst in line of succession to the British throne.
David Malcolm Nott1956Doctor
Pilot
Deep state operative
Businessperson		Possible UK operative connected to World for Libya
Craig OliphantApril 1956Spook
Deep state operative		Member of the Integrity Initiative's Integrity Initiative/Cluster/UK/Inner Core
Josh PaulDirector
Anne Pringle13 January 1955UKDiplomatUK diplomat to EU and Russia.
Alex Salmond31 December 195412 October 2024Politician
Economist
John Sawers26 July 1955UKDiplomat
Spook		UK diplomat and former Chief of MI6
Mark Sedwill21 October 1964UKSpook
Civil servant		Spooky diplomat
Desmond Swayne20 August 1956UKPolitician
Maverick		Dissident English politician.
Hugo Swire30 November 1959UKDiplomat
Soldier		British Conservative politician mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein's black book.
Barbara Woodward29 May 1961UKDiplomatUK diplomat with jobs including UK/Permanent Representative to the UN and UK/Ambassador/China
Alex Younger4 July 1963UKSpookBritish spook maybe involved in the Russiagate regime change in the United States.
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References

  1. ↑ a b Barnaby Jameson, 'Terror goes on the agenda', The Times, 3 June 1991
  2. ↑ Acknowledgments in Paul Wilkinson and Christop Harman, Technology and terrorism (Routledge, 1993)
  3. ↑ James Rougvie, 'Students' defence theses may be vetted', The Scotsman, 23 August 1993
  4. ↑ James Rougvie, 'Students' defence theses may be vetted', The Scotsman, 23 August 1993
  5. ↑ Magnus Ranstorp's PhD thesis 'Radical Shi'ism in Lebanon: Western government crisis management techniques in dealing with hostage incidents, 1982-1992' was published by the University of St Andrews in July 1995
  6. ↑ Copy of ‘Introduction to CSTPV’, by Alex P. Schmid, Director CSTPV (from CSTPV Annual Report 2007) retrieved from URL: <http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~wwwir/research/cstpv/about/information.php> on 24 October 2008
  7. ↑ Copy of ‘Introduction to CSTPV’, by Alex P. Schmid, Director CSTPV (from CSTPV Annual Report 2007) retrieved from URL: <http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~wwwir/research/cstpv/about/information.php> on 24 October 2008
  8. ↑ Who is the programme for? (accessed 21 November 2008)
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