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Across the world, debates have emerged around the extent to which the legislative branch should be involved in – and even have the final say on – authorisation of military deployment.
The task of defeating Islamic State (IS) might take decades, Tony Abbott has said in his third high-profile intervention in two days on terrorism, Islam and the fight against IS. As Bill Shorten called…
Angela Merkel is entering her first proper war by joining the campaign against Islamic State.
With drones and modern radar technology it’s possible to target Islamic State’s oil tankers – and strike at the heart of their income stream.
We must improve religious literacy among politicians. They should look to universities for more insight.
David Cameron wins vote with 397 votes for and 223 votes against the government.
David Cameron talks like he can change the fight against Islamic State. But Britain’s international role has been dwindling for years.
Do terrorists linked to Daesh slip into the groups of migrants streaming toward Europe? Our response to the Paris attacks and any potential manipulations shouldn’t fall on refugees’ heads.
The group believes that it represents a religion – denying that won’t get us anywhere.
Murders, corruption and suspicion are eating away at Bangladeshi society – and some surprising forces are fuelling the chaos.
The divide within government ranks over handling the terrorism issue has been highlighted by the tough words at the weekend from Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg.
Cabinet minister Josh Frydenberg has accused Australia’s grand mufti, Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, of seeking to “cover up” his failure of leadership in the wake of the Paris attacks.
Syria’s demographics are markedly different to Lebanon’s. A power-sharing arrangement would be more difficult to design.
With such an even split among the public and political leaders, here are five reasons why now is not the right time to be putting boots on the ground in Syria.
Cyberwarfare may be of growing importance, but some foes must be tackled with more low-tech weapons.
Selective sympathy raises troubling questions. If you neglect suffering in other places, it is much more difficult to mobilise political actors to take it seriously.
With hardliners taking charge of the government and presidency in Warsaw, the migrant rhetoric is looking worrying. But how much will change in practice?
Vladimir Putin has been proved right again as Western priorities shift from removing Assad to destroying Islamic State.
‘Terrorism incubators’? The truth is far more complex.
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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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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Professor of International Relations, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
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