Jude Howell

Following President Bush’s declaration of a ‘war on terror’ in 2001, governments around the world introduced a range of counter-terrorist legislation, policies and practices. These included first-order measures aimed specifically at suspected terrorists, such as …

Despite Barack Obama’s distancing himself from the language of the ‘war on terror’, its heritage remains, creating challenges for international development aid and civil society actors. Aid has become increasingly linked to security and to …