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President Donald Trump described a Dec. 25 airstrike on suspected insurgent camps as a ‘Christmas present’ from the US. Many in Nigeria are not viewing it as such.
Given its strength and capabilities, the extremist group JNIM poses an existential threat to Nigeria.
After five years of operating mostly in western Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Islamist terror groups are again growing in strength in the West.
More than 85 locations linked to militias were hit in a robust response by Washington to an earlier deadly drone attack on a US base in Jordan.
Rooting the definition of ‘Islamist extremism’ in Islamic concepts, not British values, reduces the risk of the British state implying that Islam stands apart from British society.
Recent attacks on Togo show that West African states must act quickly and decisively to stop the spread of violent extremism.
A new wave of military coups could put the dividends of democracy out of reach in a region troubled by the effects of jihadism.
Democracy is messy. It facilitates change, but through an imperfect process of self-correction. This requires patience, engagement, and commitment.
French policymakers understand that sharing the burdens of military operations with global partners can help boost flagging support at home.
A survey by the Commission for Countering Extremism revealed many don’t feel able to define extremism – or found the government’s definition helpful.
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Lecturer in Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development, SOAS, University of London
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, City St George's, University of London
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Research Fellow in Counterterrorism, George Washington University
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Lecturer, Stanford University
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Adjunct Lecturer, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Vilas Research Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Academic Director, YouGov, University of Cambridge
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John G. Tower Chair in International Politics, Southern Methodist University
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Research Fellow, Africa Center for Strategic Studies