Much of Sinai is almost beyond Egyptian state control altogether.
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Just because a group waves the IS flag or claims to be its friend doesn’t mean a global insurgency is underway.
What lies ahead for IS after Mosul, Raqqa and tens of thousands of casualties?
With several terror attacks committed by Uzbeks abroad in 2017, one of the world’s harshest regimes is coming under scrutiny.
The crackdown is contributing to a culture of unchecked violence, which is increasingly accepted as a necessary measure.
David Petraeus argued there’s more continuity than change in Donald Trump’s foreign policy.
One of the London Bridge attackers was linked to the extremist group.
Qatar has used its wealth to adopt policies sometimes rivaling Saudi Arabia’s. Think, for example, of the popular Al-Jazeera. Now the Saudis seem determined to limit Qatari influence as much as possible.
When it comes to Islamist extremism and terrorism, change is a constant.
From the Islamic State to North Caucasian rebels and far-right nationalists, Russia is facing overlapping extremist threats.
The Nigerian government has dealt Boko Haram some serious blows, but the insurgency is far from over.
Boots on the ground, schools on high alert and more hostility toward Muslims and migrants – this is daily life for Parisians.
Prisoners become more dangerous when grouped together.
Muhammadu Buhari rode into power on a wave of goodwill – but Nigeria’s troubles just won’t go away.
The US seems stuck in War-on-Terror mode even though reality has moved on.
The Islamist ideologue will be closely monitored, but is unlikely to cooperate with prison de-radicalisation initiatives.
The deadly Islamist group Boko Haram has lost ground and split into factions, but it’s far from beaten.
The marked increase in the number of Nigerian pastoralists fleeing Boko Haram terror in northeastern Nigeria last year reflects a trend that started three years ago.
IS claims of responsibility for the Nice attack shouldn’t be taken seriously until there’s more proof cementing the connection.
France’s military forces are evident at every tourist site in Paris. The question of how to guard against terrorist violence remains one of the insoluble problems of modern western societies.
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Lecturer in Political Economy of Violence, Conflict and Development, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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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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Visiting Fellow, Brookings Doha Center and Professor of Politics, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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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 at UCL | Associate Fellow on the Middle East at Chatham House, UCL
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford
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Professor of African history, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate professor, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Journalism, City St George's, University of London
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PhD, University of Leicester
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Senior lecturer in International Relations and Programme Director for the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats, University of Birmingham