Walking away from terrorist offending is far more complicated than simply quitting a group or a cause. But evidence shows well-designed programs can work.
- Professor, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University
For the first time in a decade, the terror threat has been elevated. But what does that really mean?
Aunque en los últimos meses se ha producido un aumento de los complots terroristas en Europa, un atentado contra los Juegos Olímpicos requeriría que un grupo tuviera la intención, la capacidad y la oportunidad de cometerlo.
While there has been a surge of terror plots in Europe in recent months, an attack on the Olympics would require a group to have the intent, capability and opportunity.
Boycott actions often do more harm to individual athletes than to the condemned regime.
New research has found that racial vilification is a common occurrence in junior sport in Australia – and is rarely punished when it happens.
Recent injuries are symptoms of a belief that athletes should stop at nothing to achieve success.
There is still much we do not know about lone-wolf terrorism. But what we do know may provide investigators with a sort of detection system to prevent attacks from taking place.
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