The US has been involved in Syria in several important ways, including sanctioning Bashar al-Assad’s government for more than a decade.
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A scholar of Iraq describes the ongoing loss following the genocidal violence by IS − not just of human lives, but of a rich cultural heritage.
A Federal Court justice ruled four men, suspected ISIS members, must be repatriated to Canada from a Syrian detention camp. Here’s why the decision is flawed and an ongoing appeal is justified.
While some world leaders and foreign policy experts expected IS to increase its attacks during COVID-19’s early days, travel bans and curfews helped slow violence.
The terrorist group behind the 9/11 attacks has been replaced by other jihadist threats.
A scholar and practitioner of foreign policy and national security offers personal and professional perspectives on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
After a foreign policy win, presidents usually enjoy a short-term poll boost. But that’s often followed by a long-term decline.
Its defeat in Syria may now give way to new dangers.
Hundreds of thousands of women helped the Nazi cause. Few ever faced justice.
Terrorist attacks and fatalities peaked in 2014, and have been on the decline since then.
With the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to two leaders who fight against sexual violence as a tool of war, we looked into our archive to find stories about those efforts across the globe.
An unprecedented onslaught from the US hasn’t destroyed the terrorist organization. What is the secret of its resilience?
A tougher security approach to terrorism may be counterproductive and could even potentially undermine the supremacy of civilian government in Indonesia.
To prevent people from climbing the staircase to terrorism, educating people about the values of tolerance should start early.
The attacks show not only a shift in women’s roles in violent extremism, but also the involvement of families in acts of terror.
ISIS may have lost most of their territory, but it’s important to be aware that ISIS can still utilise the Internet and social media to recruit people and to spread their fantastical propaganda.
Ten months of data reveal some alarming trends.
With terrorists striking again in Spain and in Finland, one cannot help but ask – again – why people want to follow the Islamic State. Some new theories are emerging.
The US is doing so with increasing frequency around the world – most recently with Kurdish fighters in Syria. A scholar explains what can go wrong, and why this approach is likely to continue.
An expert explains that such claims are probably more calculated and careful than you’d expect.
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Director of Electronic Warfare Research, City St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor Media and Communication, University of Leicester
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Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
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Pre-doctoral researcher, Durham University
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Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and the Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Subject coordinator in Asian Studies, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Associate lecturer, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
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Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of Sussex
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Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Security and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Assistant Professor of Justice, Law & Criminology, American University School of Public Affairs