Once we switch from focusing on total terror deaths (or attacks) per country to terror deaths per capita, relevant conclusions about what drives terrorism change dramatically.
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Theresa May says they have. But let’s take a closer look.
Policing culture is often associated with a lack of transparency and a resistance to external examination.
Low-tech threats have been the biggest concern of late, but the Manchester bombing reminds us of a host of security concerns.
The U.S. is considering expanding a ban it imposed in March on several Middle Eastern countries to all flights from Europe. A close look suggests the meager benefits just aren’t worth the high costs.
If it were a film, viewers would say it’s too far-fetched to be believable.
From the Islamic State to North Caucasian rebels and far-right nationalists, Russia is facing overlapping extremist threats.
Last night’s terrorist attack in Manchester reveals the challenges facing European intelligence and security services in preventing people who use everyday things like cars to cause mayhem.
Hyperbolic approaches to threat measurement don’t lead to very effective counter-terrorism policy.
In recent years, anti-terrorism defences have become more subtle. That might be about to change.
The UK has yet to properly grapple with its past complicity in prisoner abuses and torture.
For the first time, parliament plans to ban a right-wing extremist group, called National Action.
The government is set to increase its use of punitive security measures against individuals it can’t bring to court.
These days, we aren’t often told when a terrorist plot is foiled, but Brits still set off fireworks to remember the one they do know about.
When parliament returns later this month, Labor's Anne Aly will become the first Muslim woman to take a seat in the lower house.
Treating ‘illegal cultural practices’ as a form of terrorism could lead to more marginalisation.
After years of promises, the government still has not detailed how a bill to tackle extremism would work.
France has been in a state of emergency since November 2015, and yet a man was still able to plough a truck through a huge Bastille Day crowd.
A new mathematical model of ISIS supporters’ online behavior provides insights into how cyberactivity relates to real-world attacks.
Governments need to build trust, especially during a time of heightened tensions around the threat of international terror attacks.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in North American History, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, Research School of Psychology, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow at the Program on Extremism, George Washington University
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Associate Professor, School of Criminology, University of Leicester
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Professor of International Politics, School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Rwanda
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Reader in Constitutional Law and Human Rights, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Law, Durham University
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Assistant Professor in Public Law and Human Rights, Durham University
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Senior Lecturer in Technology, The Open University
