Noel Whelan has been working, training and educating internationally in the field of anti and counter-terrorism for the past 25 years. He is a retired former member of a counterterrorism training wing, known only as DG1.
He has been delivering education and training to International Police, Armed Forces, Private Security Personnel including international organisations from both public and private sectors. His work has taken him through Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, United States, Ecuador, Egypt, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Italy and many more places in connection with his duties.
He gives his clients a leading edge in preventing and countering the phenomenon that is International Terrorism to make the world a safer place.
His area of expertise includes:
- Threat assessments, capabilities, credibility and intentions of organisations and individuals.
- Anti and counter terrorism lectures and practical training to armed forces, police and security industry.
- Insurgency/counter insurgency, techniques, tactics and strategy.
- Defeating the urban insurgent.
- Conflict terror and security.
- Fundamentalist and extremist movements within the Middle East.
- Terrorism and counter measures for industry and commerce.
- Terrorism and the motivation to produce mass casualties.
- Aviation terrorism and world security, post 9-11.
- Close quarter combat tactics; firearms, impact and edged weapons.
- Threat analysis and risk resolution.
- Communications and electronic counter surveillance.
- Specialist security driving skills (defensive, evasive and offensive driving).
- Improvised Explosive Device search and recognition.
- Armed Robbery prevention.
- Conflict management and physical intervention.
- Practical security skills and criminal awareness.
- Countering active shooters.
Noel has been conducting extensive research in terrorism related field. His main areas of research include:
- Terrorism and Security.
- Conflict Complex Emergencies and Global.
- Governance.
- Contemporary Politics of the Middle East.
- Arab Nationalism, Pan-Arabism and Statism.
- Fundamentalism and Radicalism.
- The Role of the Military in Middle Eastern Politics.
- Republican Regime-Class and Ideology.
- Gulf Security and the Rentier State.
- European Defense and Security Analysis.
- Nuclear Defense Strategy.
Partial list of organisations that have benefitted from Noel’s expertise:
- British Armed forces.
- British Energy.
- Department of Homeland Security, Texas.
- Eggbororugh Power Station, UK.
- HM prisons, Lindholme Doncaster, UK.
- Interior Ministry Police Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan.
- Irish Defense Forces.
- Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, Beaumont, Texas, USA.
- Marriot Hotels.
- Park Lane College Leeds, UK.
- Police Force of Malta.
- United States Armed Forces.
- United States Coast Guard.
- University of Hull, UK.
- University of South East Texas, USA.
- Wackenhut International, Ecuador.
- White Rose Shopping Centre, UK.
