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On 20 March 2008, Chris was interviewed on Australia's ABC Radio National for a special report on the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war.

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A selection of the media coverage of Chris's work in recent years is listed below. Those entries marked with an asterisk (*) indicate that he was interviewed for that item.  

2012

Foreknowledge
South Africa, April 2012
The world's first civil society intelligence agency

Guatemala Times
Guatemala, 5 April 2012
Guatemalan President Molina blows up the war on drugs

2011

The Guardian
United Kingdom, 13 December 2011
Belgium attack: Grenades thrown at bus-stop in Liege

The Friend
United Kingdom, 17 November 2011
The people's security service

The Cornishman
United Kingdom, 13 October 2011
Launch of independent think tank is a world first

Channel 4 News*
United Kingdom, 14 April 2011
Kettling of G20 protests 'not lawful' | Watch online

BBC Radio 5 Live*
United Kingdom, 14 April 2011

BBC News London
United Kingdom, 14 April 2011
London G20 demo: Met police 'kettling' criticised 

2010

The Hindu
India, 23 December 2010
Metro Plus Thiruvananthapuram / Books: Printpick

Algarve Resident
Portugal, 16 December 2010
First Edition

New Internationalist
United Kingdom, October 2010
Also out there... 21 Speeches That Shaped Our World

CGA Magazine
United Kingdom, September/October 2010
21 Speeches That Shaped Our World

The Cornishman*
United Kingdom, 7 October 2010
Do great speeches change history?

Il Sole 24 Ore
Italy, 12 September 2010
Quel discorso ha fatto la Storia

Financial Times
United Kingdom, 23 August 2010
Review: 21 Speeches That Shaped Our World

Five Books*
United Kingdom, 6 August 2010
Chris Abbott on Global Security 

Daily Express
United Kingdom, 22 July 2010
The power of speech

Bradford Telegraph & Argus
United Kingdom, 19 July 2010
Speakers' messages go beyond words

Bradford Telegraph & Argus*
United Kingdom, 16 July 2010
High Court decision to allow Peter Sutcliffe to apply for parole

2009

Newmatilda.com
Australia, 10 June 2009
The sharp end of climate change

Channel 4 News
United Kingdom, 12 May 2009
G20 Policing | Watch online

BBC News
United Kingdom, 12 May 2009
Officer 'punched G20 protester'

CBC Radio One*
Canada, January 2009
Climate Wars 

2008

ABC*
Spain, 28 July 2008
La resputa de Washington al 11-S ha hecho mas mal que bien

ABC Radio National*
Australia, 20 March 2008
Iraq: five years on | Listen online

BBC Radio Berkshire*
United Kingom, 29 February 2008

BBC Radio Bristol*
United Kingdom, 14 February 2008

The Toronto Star*
Canada, 25 January 2008
Weather chaos could trigger civil unrest: report

Swedish Radio*
Sweden, 25 January 2008

Finnish Broadcasting Company Radio*
Finland, 25 January 2008

The Times
United Kingdom, 24 January 2008
Climate change 'will lead to warfare over food'

The London Paper
United Kingdom, 24 January 2008
Climate change could start wars

The Metro
United Kingdom, 24 January 2008
Global warming security risk

British Forces Radio*
International, 24 January 2008

Radio New Zealand National*
New Zealand, 24 January 2008

Radio Live*
New Zealand, 24 January 2008

The Telegraph
United Kingdom, 23 January 2008
New security threats caused by climate change

Radio 2GB
Australia, 21 January 2008 

2007

ABC Radio Melbourne*
Australia, 22 November 2007

The Australian
*
Australia, 17 November 2007 
Blind to the greatest threats

ABC Radio National*
Australia, 15 November 2007
Real threats and global warming

ABC Radio Adelaide*
Australia, 15 November 2007 

ABC Radio Melbourne*
Australia, 15 November 2007

The Bulletin*
Australia, 8 November 2007
AFP Chief rethinks terrorism

Esquire Magazine*
United Kingdom, May 2007
How to solve everything: World peace

Daily Mail
United Kingdom, 12 April 2007
Britian 'spawning new terror in Iraq'

LBC Radio*
United Kingdom,11 April 2007

Colourful Radio
*
United Kingdom, 11 April 2007

BBC Radio 5 Live*
United Kingdom, 11 April 2007

BBC Radio Oxford*
United Kingdom, 11 April 2007 

2006

The Guardian
United Kingdom, 28 November 2006
Only paranoia can justify the world's second biggest military budget

Gulf News*
United Arab Emerites, 13 June 2006
Terror war breeds more terror 

"Abbott should be commended for repeatedly eschewing alarmist responses to climate change's security challenges and instead urging a pragmatic and humane approach."

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