ICSR is pleased to announce the launch of our latest publication, Return of the Militants: Violent Dissident Republicanism, by our Associate Fellow, Dr. Martyn Frampton.

Dr. Frampton’s report is the most authoritative and comprehensive attempt to address the recent upsurge of violent republicanism to date. The danger posed by groups such as the Real IRA and Continuity IRA is now at its greatest level in over a decade, and is likely to increase. In the recent National Strategic Defence and Security Review, ‘residual terrorism linked to Northern Ireland’ was identified as a Tier One risk to national security.

Return of the Militants analyses the origins and the nature of the threat posed by violent dissidents, provides a timeline of their recent activity, and an introduction to the various groups associated with the dissident cause. Drawing on the expert testimony of former security service personnel, the report also examines the changing security environment and evaluates the potential responses to the increase of the threat.

Click here to download the report.