There were more airstrikes against ISIS this July 4 weekend. Most politicians agree that ‘war is the answer.’ But here’s an argument that peacebuilding is the only realistic way to defeat ISIS.
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The Caliphate has inspired disputes among Muslims for centuries, but attempts at revival in modern times are unlikely to succeed. Most of the world’s Muslims would not accept its authority over them.
Introducing new curriculum requirements to teach young people about specific issues or requiring teachers to look out for signs of radicalisation are just as likely to have little or no impact if not supported by evidence.
Why are Syria and Israel competing to be the ultimate protecters of the Druze?
From July 1, schools have a legal duty to prevent pupils being radicalised.
Islamic State is symptomatic of a disturbed and troubled social order. The vast crisis of dislocated people and communities is being expressed in anger, intolerance and perverted notions of honour.
Successive governments have criticised the BBC for being too impartial or not impartial enough.
The true scale of the war against IS has gone largely unremarked on – until now.
It is important that we do not entirely dismiss Zaky Mallah’s comments on Q&A. He sheds light on a seductive mechanism for young Muslims that is real.
Attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia come against a backdrop of increasing extremist violence across the world.
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed 27 worshippers at a Shia mosque.
One man is dead and two injured in an attack on a gas factory near Lyon. At least one suspect was known to French intelligence agencies.
There are three key reasons why success for the West hasn’t followed. Together, these reasons point towards an urgent need to shift strategy to avoid a stalemate.
Foreign fighters have always posed a dual challenge: how to stop them going and what to do if they return. History offers lessons on managing these problems, including that it’s hard to stop them leaving.
With both Islamic State and Assad cutting off its fuel supplies, the Syrian opposition is struggling to survive.
In its rush to deny overseas fighters their Australian citizenship, the government must ensure it doesn’t end up endorsing the very thing it wants to repudiate.
If governments are to maintain public support for their military ventures, war narratives must be kept simple and consistent. The underlying message must not change: the West is always the innocent victim of terrorism, never its perpetrator.
Talha Asmal is believed to have become the UK’s youngest suicide bomber, prompting more questions about how we can protect young people from radicalisation.
The Abbott government’s anti-terrorism pitch is tapping into and feeding a deep vein of national security fear in the Australian population.
The Camp Speicher massacre was one of Islamic State’s earliest and worst mass killings – but it was nearly buried under a tide of misinterpretation and denial.
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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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Senior Lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Research fellow at Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Research School of Psychology, Australian National University
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Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
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Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Social Science, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
