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Extremism

U.S: International terror defendants face longer prison terms than domestic counterparts

Posted byby Geoffrey Wallace
October 28, 2023
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4 min

People convicted of crimes related to domestic extremism face far shorter prison terms than those convicted in international terrorism cases, even when the crimes...

Posted inin Counter Terrorism
Extremism

Evolving Threat Landscape: Composite Violent Extremism and Prevention Efforts

Posted byby Devlin McAllister
October 3, 2023
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7 min

Introduction A year before William Atchison carried out the 2017 Aztec High School shooting in New Mexico, killing two people before taking his own...

Posted inin Africa
Counter Terrorism

Is Pakistan spreading Islamic extremism in Africa?

Posted byby Michael Becker
July 27, 2023
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5 min

On 12 August, 2020, Islamic militants calling themselves Ansar al-Sunnah seized the coastal town of Mocímboa da Praia in northern Mozambique. It was a...

Posted inin Asia
Counter Terrorism

Terrorist groups increasingly targeting youths, Singapore a ‘prized target’

Posted byby Geoffrey Wallace
June 21, 2023
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3 min

Terrorist groups have been increasingly targeting youths, with Singapore considered a “prized target”, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Wednesday (Jun 21). Speaking...

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Counter Terrorism

Kenya: Security Agencies in North Eastern Embrace Community Engagement to Counter Terrorism

Posted byby Marie Corrie
June 17, 2023
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2 min

Nairobi — In the ongoing battle against Al-Shabaab infiltration along Kenya’s borders, security agencies in the North Eastern region are adopting a strategy centered...

Posted inin Counter Terrorism
Europe

Young people’s ‘DIY ideology’ poses new UK radicalisation threat

Posted byby Michael Becker
May 19, 2023
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2 min

The UK’s counter-terrorism policy is “stuck in past debates” on Islamism and the far right – when young people today have a “DIY ideology”...

Posted inin Extremism
Featured

How Ideological Addiction Drives Extremism and Undermines Civil Discourse

Posted byby Marie Corrie
May 11, 2023
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3 min

When we think about addiction, we usually conjure images of cigarettes, alcohol, or other mind/mood-altering substances. We may think of pornography, gaming, and gambling....

Posted inin Far Right Extremists
Featured

How Relatives Can Make Radicals

Posted byby Devlin McAllister
May 1, 2023
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6 min

We tend to think violent extremism is all about ideology, but we ignore the power of personal loyalties at our peril. Of the roughly...

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Extremism

Terrorism a Collective Problem and its Challenges

Posted byby Michael Becker
March 22, 2023
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3 min

Terrorism has become a global problem that affects everyone regardless of race, religion, or nationality. The recent US report that warned of the availability...

Posted inin Extremism
Internal Security

Where radicalisation starts and how fake news spreads

Posted byby Marc Dubois
March 13, 2023
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4 min

Australian politicians stood together last December to offer condolences to the families of two police officers and a civilian killed by three individuals committing...