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Ethiopia’s largest region is pushing for self-determination - it hasn’t gone down well with Abiy Ahmed’s vision of a centralised state.
Scholars explain how and why terrorists appear to be running rampant across Nigeria.
Global climate movements have espoused nonviolence, but some are adopting more radical tactics in light of the increasing threats posed by climate change.
A largely forgotten incursion behind the Iron Curtain had reverberations in both countries
Nigerians are at risk of kidnapping as the cost of committing this crime is far less than its benefits.
Norse symbols and references to Valhalla repeatedly show up the manifestos of far right terrorists. An expert explains why.
The far-right today shares more than just ideas with white supremacists of yesterday – they also share some pagan-inspired symbols.
There is a mental and psychological dimension to what leads people to commit mass killings. But it is not mental illness or pathology.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is against allowing two Nordic countries to join NATO over what he deems their support of ‘terrorists.’ His opposition will test the alliance’s unity.
The US gives money to help Indonesia and other countries fight terrorism. But research shows that this money might not be effective, unless it directly reaches former extremists.
To end banditry, Nigeria first needs to tackle poverty, hunger and unemployment.
A transition is underway in Somalia. There are massive risks if it is not handled with great care.
The Nigerian government needs to understand that banditry is an act of warfare and should be treated as such.
President Biden said that Vladimir Putin had committed war crimes, after news emerged of mass civilian murders in Bucha, Ukraine. Three stories from our archive explain what this means.
Western governments’ anti-terrorism strategies are now colliding with public sympathy for Ukraine, and its people’s desperation to fight Russia with any means.
The declining defence budget has eroded the operating and capital expenditure of the military, leaving insufficient funds for the replacement of equipment, maintenance, and infrastructure.
The caliphate has no territory, but plenty of hearts and minds.
Boni forest provides a haven for military training and a staging point for hit and run tactics.
It is often difficult to place an imminent terrorist attack in a location or time.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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Visiting Fellow, Department of Political and Social Change, The Philippines Institute, Australian National University
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Senior research Fellow, Leeds Beckett University
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Associate professor in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Clemson University
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Associate Professor in North American History, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor in Public Law and Human Rights, Durham University
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Research Fellow in Counterterrorism, George Washington University
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex