Dr Samantha Newbery is a researcher specialising in intelligence and counter-terrorism. Awarded a PhD by Trinity College Dublin, her publications include Why Spy?, a book co-authored with former Deputy Chief of MI6, Brian Stewart CMG. By invitation she has guest lectured at universities in the UK, Ireland, the USA, and the UAE, as well as presenting research to the private sector, and to state institutions such as the Defence Academy of the UK and the Norwegian Defence Intelligence School. She holds the post of Reader in International Security (Research).