Marketplace In Peril: Extremist and Terrorist Threats to the United Kingdom’s Supply and Markets Abroad

This study analyses the growing prevalence of terrorist and extremist threats to the United Kingdom's international market exchanges and supply ports, emphasising the significance of effective risk-mitigation strategies. The hazards endanger the UK's economic, political, and social stability, making them a matter of national security. The study intends to thoroughly understand these threats' origins, nature, and effects on the UK's international trade. The study draws on numerous reliable sources to ensure a nuanced grasp of the subject. The purpose is to give relevant information to stakeholders on the areas of the UK's foreign trade most sensitive to these risks and vulnerabilities. To successfully address these hazards, we underline the importance of improved policies encompassing multiple sectors, including the government, law enforcement, private companies, and the general public. We emphasise the necessity of addressing these vulnerabilities. The study aims to inspire new ideas and techniques for combating terrorism and extremism while increasing the security and profitability of the United Kingdom's overseas trade. We evaluate the threat that Islamist terrorism, notably Daesh and Al-Qaeda, poses to British interests in the Middle East, considering these groups' distinct qualities and operations, such as severing ties between Daesh and Al-Qaeda. We underscore Daesh's use of social media to spread fear and brainwash vulnerable people, demonstrating the group's continuous threat despite its dwindling geographical control. The study focuses on the growing geographic spread and frequency of violence linked with Daesh and Al-Qaeda in Africa due to escalating global insecurity. It presents a thorough framework for assessing the issue of domestic violent extremists in the United Kingdom while pursuing overseas counterparts, including threat, vulnerability, and criticality assessments. It investigates the elements that contribute to radicalisation, the role of the internet, and the necessity for vulnerability assessment tools.