Floral tributes near an an anti-Islamic State poster near Borough market, London.
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National security is a more complex issue in the UK these days, after a decade and a half of unpopular wars and years punctuated by regular, deadly terrorist attacks.
Mosul, in Iraq, is one of two declared ‘no-go’ zones.
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There are many obstacles to successful prosecution, including obtaining evidence in a war zone and using foreign intelligence in court.
The scene at London Bridge.
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It’s difficult for security services to anticipate such a low-tech attack.
Lasting change means moving beyond the rhetoric that follows attacks.
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Tightening security, impact of foreign wars – Britons have heard it before. The UK now has to dig beyond rhetoric to ask why some care so little of their own lives to take those of others.
The police killed the three London Bridge attackers within minutes.
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The attack in London was horrific but armed officers were on the scene and ending it with astonishing speed.
A memorial in Manchester.
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Jeremy Corbyn was criticised for raising this issue on the campaign trail but it’s time we talked about it.
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The University of Canberra’s Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
It’s almost impossible to adequately protect soft targets like public gatherings.
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Because physical security can only do so much, communities have a role to play.
ASIO head Duncan Lewis set off a new round of debate when he told Pauline Hanson there was no link between terrorism and refugees.
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In an uncertain world, we have to accept and deal with modest dangers for the sake of the wider good, which includes fulfilling the obligations of a rich and privileged country.
Breathless reporting accompanies each attack, with little time spent addressing the underlying causes.
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Terrorist attacks are more than ‘breaking news,’ but the media aren’t taking a comprehensive approach to exploring the underlying issues.
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She is an independent young woman with a mind of her own.
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Research shows that people often become more tolerant.
Social media allow us to feel closer to tragedies on the other side of the world.
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We know negative news has an impact on our mental health, especially if we are constantly being exposed to it. Twitter is trying to help young people cope with the stress, which is a good start.
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Like many cities, Manchester can demonstrate strength through diversity, but must face down the forces that would see it divided.
Police guard the blockade line in Martin Place, Sydney, during the siege of the Lindt Cafe in December 2014.
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Not every terrorist hostage taker will be open to hostage negotiations. But everything we know from psychology tells us that some of them might be.
Much of the focus of people’s and the media’s attentions is on the victims of terrorism rather than the perpetrators.
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Does the media coverage of the Manchester terrorist attack suggest we are becoming inured to them?
James Alex Fields Jr., second from left, holds a black shield in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a white supremacist rally took place.
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The United States is seeing an uptick in far-right extremist violence. It’s time to pay more attention to this scourge and its causes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks on a podium as U.S. President Donald Trump listens.
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We asked an expert on diplomacy and foreign policy.
Standing alone.
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When it comes to Islamist extremism and terrorism, change is a constant.
Osama bin Laden and his advisor Ayman al Zawahiri.
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A new study suggests that distorted moral cognition is what set terrorists apart from the rest of us.