[5] While Briggs was studying in University her uncle was kidnapped by the ELN in Colombia and held for seven and a half months.
[15] Her co-authored report, The Business of Resilience, has become the blueprint for global security and risk management for many large multinationals.
While she was at the think tank Demos, she co-authored Bringing it Home, which lay the groundwork for community partnerships to tackle home-grown terrorism.
Alongside a colleague from Google, she was Co-Chair of the European Commission's Working Group on Online Extremism.
[19] She is currently an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a regular commentator in the media[20] on matters of foreign policy,[21][22] national security, counter-terrorism [23][24][25] and international hostage taking.