Chris Abbott has written over 50 books, reports and articles on issues as diverse as climate change, the war on terror, humanitarian intervention, armed drones, the policing of protests and the war on drugs.
Books
Chris Abbott, 21 speeches that shaped our world: The people and ideas that changed the way we think (London: Rider Books, 2010, 2012). English | Korean | Japanese | Russian | Portuguese
Chris Abbott, Paul Rogers and John Sloboda, Beyond terror: The truth about the real threats to our world
(London: Rider Books, 2007). English | Portuguese | Dutch | German | Spanish | Catalan
Chris Abbott, Paul Rogers and John Sloboda, Beyond terror: The truth about the real threats to our world
(London: Rider Books, 2007). English | Portuguese | Dutch | German | Spanish | Catalan
Reports
NIck Branson, Michel Gonzalez Brun and Chris Abbott, Imagine: Possible futures and security concerns for the LGBTI community in Namibia (London: Open Briefing, June 2018).
Scott Hickie, Chris Abbott and Matthew Clarke, Remote warfare and the Boko Haram insurgency (London: Oxford Research Group, January 2018).
Chris Abbott, Steve Hathorn and Matthew Clarke, The war with Islamic State: An assessment of the United Kingdom’s Operation Shader and the wider coalition campaign against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (London: Open Briefing, May 2016).
Chris Abbott et al., Hostile drones: The hostile use of drones by non-state actors against British targets (London: Remote Control project, January 2016).
Chris Abbott, Mary Young and Matthew Clarke, Islamic State's income from transnational organised crime (London: Open Briefing, December 2015).
Mary Young and Chris Abbott, People smuggling and the Syrian refugee crisis (London: Open Briefing, October 2015).
Chris Abbott et al., Securing change: Recommendations for the British government regarding remote-control warfare (London: Open Briefing, June 2015).
Steve Hathorn and Chris Abbott, Reducing the supply of weapons to Boko Haram (London: Open Briefing, March 2015).
Scott Hickie, Chris Abbott and Raphaël Zaffran, Trends in remote-control warfare: March-September 2014 (London: Open Briefing, October 2014).
Steve Hathorn, Chris Abbott and Kirsten Winterman, The use of barrel bombs by the Syrian government (London: Open Briefing, July 2014).
Rob O'Gorman and Chris Abbott, Remote control war: Unmanned combat air vehicles in China, India, Iran, Israel, Russia and Turkey (London: Open Briefing, September 2013).
Chris Abbott and Joel Vargas, Rehabilitating the war on drugs: Central America and the legalisation debate (London: Open Briefing, April 2012). English | Spanish
Chris Abbott, As the dust settles: Avoiding the mistakes of Oslo and Utoya in future media coverage of suspected terrorist attacks. (London: Open Briefing, August 2011).
Sarah Graham‐Brown and Chris Abbott (eds.), Securing peace - Preventing conflict and building peace: The UK's role in a changing world (London: NGO Peace and Security Liaison Group, November 2009). Full report | Policy summary
Chris Abbott and Thomas Phipps, Beyond dependence and legacy: Sustainable security in sub‐Saharan Africa (London/Pretoria: Oxford Research Group and Institute for Security Studies, May 2009).
Chris Abbott and Sophie Marsden, From within and without: Sustainable security in the Middle East and North Africa (London/Alexandria: Oxford Research Group and Institute for Peace Studies, March 2009). English | Arabic
Chris Abbott and Sophie Marsden, Tigers and dragons: Sustainable security in Asia and Australasia (London/Singapore: Oxford Research Group and Singapore Institute of International Affairs, November 2008).
Chris Abbott, An uncertain future: Law enforcement, national security and climate change (London: Oxford Research Group, January 2008). English | Spanish
Chris Abbott, Mission accomplished? A way forward for the UK in Iraq (London: Oxford Research Group, June 2007).
Chris Abbott, Paul Rogers and John Sloboda, Global Responses to Global Threats: Sustainable Security for the 21st Century (Oxford: Oxford Research Group, June 2006). English | Spanish | Thai
Chris Abbott, Rights and responsibilities: Resolving the dilemma of humanitarian intervention (Oxford: Oxford Research Group, September 2005).
John Sloboda, James Kemp and Chris Abbott, Putting people first: The way forward for the UK armed services (Oxford: Oxford Research Group, July 2004).
Scott Hickie, Chris Abbott and Matthew Clarke, Remote warfare and the Boko Haram insurgency (London: Oxford Research Group, January 2018).
Chris Abbott, Steve Hathorn and Matthew Clarke, The war with Islamic State: An assessment of the United Kingdom’s Operation Shader and the wider coalition campaign against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (London: Open Briefing, May 2016).
Chris Abbott et al., Hostile drones: The hostile use of drones by non-state actors against British targets (London: Remote Control project, January 2016).
Chris Abbott, Mary Young and Matthew Clarke, Islamic State's income from transnational organised crime (London: Open Briefing, December 2015).
Mary Young and Chris Abbott, People smuggling and the Syrian refugee crisis (London: Open Briefing, October 2015).
Chris Abbott et al., Securing change: Recommendations for the British government regarding remote-control warfare (London: Open Briefing, June 2015).
Steve Hathorn and Chris Abbott, Reducing the supply of weapons to Boko Haram (London: Open Briefing, March 2015).
Scott Hickie, Chris Abbott and Raphaël Zaffran, Trends in remote-control warfare: March-September 2014 (London: Open Briefing, October 2014).
Steve Hathorn, Chris Abbott and Kirsten Winterman, The use of barrel bombs by the Syrian government (London: Open Briefing, July 2014).
Rob O'Gorman and Chris Abbott, Remote control war: Unmanned combat air vehicles in China, India, Iran, Israel, Russia and Turkey (London: Open Briefing, September 2013).
Chris Abbott and Joel Vargas, Rehabilitating the war on drugs: Central America and the legalisation debate (London: Open Briefing, April 2012). English | Spanish
Chris Abbott, As the dust settles: Avoiding the mistakes of Oslo and Utoya in future media coverage of suspected terrorist attacks. (London: Open Briefing, August 2011).
Sarah Graham‐Brown and Chris Abbott (eds.), Securing peace - Preventing conflict and building peace: The UK's role in a changing world (London: NGO Peace and Security Liaison Group, November 2009). Full report | Policy summary
Chris Abbott and Thomas Phipps, Beyond dependence and legacy: Sustainable security in sub‐Saharan Africa (London/Pretoria: Oxford Research Group and Institute for Security Studies, May 2009).
Chris Abbott and Sophie Marsden, From within and without: Sustainable security in the Middle East and North Africa (London/Alexandria: Oxford Research Group and Institute for Peace Studies, March 2009). English | Arabic
Chris Abbott and Sophie Marsden, Tigers and dragons: Sustainable security in Asia and Australasia (London/Singapore: Oxford Research Group and Singapore Institute of International Affairs, November 2008).
Chris Abbott, An uncertain future: Law enforcement, national security and climate change (London: Oxford Research Group, January 2008). English | Spanish
Chris Abbott, Mission accomplished? A way forward for the UK in Iraq (London: Oxford Research Group, June 2007).
Chris Abbott, Paul Rogers and John Sloboda, Global Responses to Global Threats: Sustainable Security for the 21st Century (Oxford: Oxford Research Group, June 2006). English | Spanish | Thai
Chris Abbott, Rights and responsibilities: Resolving the dilemma of humanitarian intervention (Oxford: Oxford Research Group, September 2005).
John Sloboda, James Kemp and Chris Abbott, Putting people first: The way forward for the UK armed services (Oxford: Oxford Research Group, July 2004).
Articles
Tim Newcomb and Chris Abbott, Towards an EU defence force? Open Briefing, 24 January 2018.
Chris Abbott and Matthew Clarke, How to respond to the threat from hostile drones in the UK, SustainableSecurity.org, 4 March 2016.
Chris Abbott, Blowback: the failure of remote-control warfare, openDemocracy, 4 February 2015.
Shazad Ali and Chris Abbott, US drone strikes in Pakistan: ineffective and illegitimate, SustainableSecurity.org, 24 October 2013.
Rob O'Gorman and Chris Abbott, Remote-control warfare, Offiziere.ch, 20 September 2013.
Chris Abbott, Viewed through an ism, New Internationalist, July/August 2011.
Chris Abbott, Boiling point, Jane's Police Review, 29 April 2011.
Chris Abbott, Resilient communities are the ones that will last, The Cornishman, 28 April 2011.
Chris Abbott and Anna Gilmour, Mind games: Avoiding groupthink in international relations, Jane's Intelligence Review, November 2010.
Chris Abbott, Nuclear cat and mouse, Global Dashboard, 29 September 2009.
Chris Abbott, Changing climate, Jane’s Police Review, 10 July 2009.
Chris Abbott, Trapped and beaten by police at climate camp, openDemocracy, 9 April 2009.
Chris Abbott and Sophie Marsden, Toward sustainable security, China Dialogue, 21 January 2009. English | Chinese
Chris Abbott, How the UK will weather climate change, Jane’s Intelligence Digest, 5 December 2008.
Chris Abbott, Cleo Paskal and Thomas Phipps, A climate of change for emergency services, Crisis Response Journal 5, 1 (October 2008): 30–32.
Chris Abbott, A storm brewing, Jane’s Police Review, 18 July 2008.
Chris Abbott, Un nuevo concepto de la seguridad, El Periódico, 10 June 2008.
Chris Abbott, Military‐based policies have failed in Iraq, Open House, 28 March 2008.
Chris Abbott, Un nouveau paradigme de sécurité, Cosmopolis, January 2008. English | French
Chris Abbott, How to withdraw from Iraq, New Internationalist, December 2007.
Chris Abbott, Beyond terrorism: Towards sustainable security, openDemocracy, 17 April 2007.
Chris Abbott, Sustainable security, New Internationalist, August 2006.
Chris Abbott, Climate change: The real threat to security, China Dialogue, 23 June 2006. English | Chinese
Chris Abbott, Rights and responsibilities: The dilemma of humanitarian intervention, Global Dialogue 7, 1–2 (January 2005): 1–15.
John Sloboda and Chris Abbott, The ‘Blair doctrine’ and after: Five years of humanitarian intervention, openDemocracy, 22 April 2004.
Chris Abbott and Matthew Clarke, How to respond to the threat from hostile drones in the UK, SustainableSecurity.org, 4 March 2016.
Chris Abbott, Blowback: the failure of remote-control warfare, openDemocracy, 4 February 2015.
Shazad Ali and Chris Abbott, US drone strikes in Pakistan: ineffective and illegitimate, SustainableSecurity.org, 24 October 2013.
Rob O'Gorman and Chris Abbott, Remote-control warfare, Offiziere.ch, 20 September 2013.
Chris Abbott, Viewed through an ism, New Internationalist, July/August 2011.
Chris Abbott, Boiling point, Jane's Police Review, 29 April 2011.
Chris Abbott, Resilient communities are the ones that will last, The Cornishman, 28 April 2011.
Chris Abbott and Anna Gilmour, Mind games: Avoiding groupthink in international relations, Jane's Intelligence Review, November 2010.
Chris Abbott, Nuclear cat and mouse, Global Dashboard, 29 September 2009.
Chris Abbott, Changing climate, Jane’s Police Review, 10 July 2009.
Chris Abbott, Trapped and beaten by police at climate camp, openDemocracy, 9 April 2009.
Chris Abbott and Sophie Marsden, Toward sustainable security, China Dialogue, 21 January 2009. English | Chinese
Chris Abbott, How the UK will weather climate change, Jane’s Intelligence Digest, 5 December 2008.
Chris Abbott, Cleo Paskal and Thomas Phipps, A climate of change for emergency services, Crisis Response Journal 5, 1 (October 2008): 30–32.
Chris Abbott, A storm brewing, Jane’s Police Review, 18 July 2008.
Chris Abbott, Un nuevo concepto de la seguridad, El Periódico, 10 June 2008.
Chris Abbott, Military‐based policies have failed in Iraq, Open House, 28 March 2008.
Chris Abbott, Un nouveau paradigme de sécurité, Cosmopolis, January 2008. English | French
Chris Abbott, How to withdraw from Iraq, New Internationalist, December 2007.
Chris Abbott, Beyond terrorism: Towards sustainable security, openDemocracy, 17 April 2007.
Chris Abbott, Sustainable security, New Internationalist, August 2006.
Chris Abbott, Climate change: The real threat to security, China Dialogue, 23 June 2006. English | Chinese
Chris Abbott, Rights and responsibilities: The dilemma of humanitarian intervention, Global Dialogue 7, 1–2 (January 2005): 1–15.
John Sloboda and Chris Abbott, The ‘Blair doctrine’ and after: Five years of humanitarian intervention, openDemocracy, 22 April 2004.
Letters
Chris Abbott, The war on drugs, Prospect, June 2012.
Chris Abbott, Regaining trust, Jane's Police Review, 24 December 2010.
Chris Abbott, Fair justice system?, Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 21 July 2010.
Chris Abbott, Tony Blair’s deadly legacy of toxic waste, The Independent, 20 May 2006.
Chris Abbott, Considering nuclear power, International Herald Tribune, 30 March 2005.
Chris Abbott, Regaining trust, Jane's Police Review, 24 December 2010.
Chris Abbott, Fair justice system?, Bradford Telegraph & Argus, 21 July 2010.
Chris Abbott, Tony Blair’s deadly legacy of toxic waste, The Independent, 20 May 2006.
Chris Abbott, Considering nuclear power, International Herald Tribune, 30 March 2005.
Conference papers, lectures and seminars
Sustainable security: Threats and responses, Future security challenges, risks and threats (Bradford: University of Bradford/Ministry of Defence, 25 November 2010).
Sustainable security in the Middle East, The changing Middle East (Bradford: University of Bradford/Ministry of Defence, 21 October 2010).
Sustainable security in North Africa, African security (Bradford: University of Bradford/Ministry of Defence, 1 October 2010).
Sustainable security in sub‐Saharan Africa, African security (Bradford: University of Bradford/Ministry of Defence, 30 September 2010).
Sustainable security: Threats and responses, Future security challenges, risks and threats (Bradford: University of Bradford/Ministry of Defence, 24 November 2009).
Human security and transnational challenges, Human security research: Progress, limitations and new directions (Bristol: University of Bristol, 11 February 2008). Download report
Climate change and security, Confidential briefing (London: House of Commons, January 2008).
The security implications of climate change, International policing toward 2020 (Canberra: Australian Federal Police, 20 November 2007). Download report
The politics of peace, Festival of spirituality and peace (Edinburgh: 22 August 2007). Download brochure
Global responses to global threats, Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (Madrid: 16 October 2006). Download flyer
Sustainable security in the Middle East, The changing Middle East (Bradford: University of Bradford/Ministry of Defence, 21 October 2010).
Sustainable security in North Africa, African security (Bradford: University of Bradford/Ministry of Defence, 1 October 2010).
Sustainable security in sub‐Saharan Africa, African security (Bradford: University of Bradford/Ministry of Defence, 30 September 2010).
Sustainable security: Threats and responses, Future security challenges, risks and threats (Bradford: University of Bradford/Ministry of Defence, 24 November 2009).
Human security and transnational challenges, Human security research: Progress, limitations and new directions (Bristol: University of Bristol, 11 February 2008). Download report
Climate change and security, Confidential briefing (London: House of Commons, January 2008).
The security implications of climate change, International policing toward 2020 (Canberra: Australian Federal Police, 20 November 2007). Download report
The politics of peace, Festival of spirituality and peace (Edinburgh: 22 August 2007). Download brochure
Global responses to global threats, Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (Madrid: 16 October 2006). Download flyer
"Outstanding… It is a joy to come across a book that is truth telling and myth breaking on the subject of our security. It will change the way you look at the world and, once informed, I challenge anyone not to move into action."
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