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Dr and Dr 's research has been cited in the newly released House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Report on The UK’s Response to Extremism in North Africa. Citing their written evidence no fewer than three times throughout the report, the committee tied their research to the following policy recommendations:

Addressing terrorism in the Western Sahel-Sahara region comprehensively means addressing the environmental conditions that are allowing it to grow: poverty and inequality, corruption and mis-governance, the pressure of fast-growing populations on depleting natural resources, insufficient cross-border co-operation, and the spread of extremist ideology. This is a huge task requiring international co-operation across a number of disciplines. We [the committee] see signs that development and investment challenges are beginning to be addressed, but are concerned that co-operation on security matters should not be neglected.

We [the Committee] recognise that the UK Government has sought to secure international co-operation, for instance through the communiqué agreed at the 2013 G8 summit. We recommend that the UK Government, in its response to this report, outlines how it proposes to maintain momentum on this issue over the remainder of this Parliament, particularly in relation to security and intelligence co-operation.

The UK's response to extremism and instability in North and West Africa - Volume 1

The UK's response to extremism and instability in North and West Africa - Volume 2

The UK's response to extremism and instability in North and West Africa - Volume 3