Kristi Noem’s claim that antifa is like the Islamic State group blurs the line between protest and terrorism – a political move unsupported by evidence.
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The issue of returning Australian citizens connected to Islamic State has become a vexed issue. There are better ways to handle it.
Security crackdowns may miss the root cause of radicalization.
Violence against civilians is a strategy to create fear among the locals in order to smooth forced recruitment.
The elimination of offices within Homeland Security and the State Department may force US counterterrorism efforts to rely on a solely military approach, which has proven ineffective.
Recent prosecutions across Europe bring a glimmer of hope for the justice Yazidis have long been seeking.
Jihadist insurgents have overrun security positions in north-east Nigeria a dozen times in the past few months.
Francis’ approach to Christian-Muslim dialogue differed notably from his predecessors, writes a scholar who studies interfaith dialogue.
Supported by UAE and the US, the self-declared autonomous Somali region has pushed back Islamists’ advances.
While foreign terrorist organizations typically have a political or religious ideology, transnational criminal organizations are driven by profit.
Carefully scripted and staged videos presented an image of a modern functioning state.
After its battlefield defeat, it’s unclear if the Islamic State in Somalia retains the ability to extort money from the business community.
During the first Trump administration, intelligence workers at many levels made political judgments about the information they assembled.
Neither Trump nor Biden has marshaled the full force of the nation’s anti-terrorism efforts against right-wing extremist groups.
When governments denounce terrorist attacks, backlash follows – typically within a few days, research found.
A combination of population explosion, failure of governance and endemic poverty creates a perfect breeding ground for a jihadist state in west Africa.
The New Orleans attack is a reminder of the continued threat from Islamic State.
The suspect in a truck assault that left at least 15 dead had previously pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group, authorities say.
The US has been involved in Syria in several important ways, including sanctioning Bashar al-Assad’s government for more than a decade.
Since the fall of Assad, areas of Rojava have come under attack.
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), Curtin University
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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