The recent arrest of female terrorists in France brought attention to the role women play in IS. A group of American academics studied this issue – with a surprising result.
Islamic State today is in increasingly dire straits on the ground in Iraq and Syria.
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Islamic State’s call to arms against Australian targets may appear concerning in it its specificity. But it does little to change the underlying security realities the group and its supporters face.
The rules of engagement for Australian forces fighting Islamic State will be widened, with a proposed change in the law giving them legal power to target all parts of the armed organisation.
Very little of what Barack Obama promised to achieve in foreign affairs has come to pass.
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Barack Obama assumed office in January 2009 amid public euphoria and high expectations of greater racial harmony and reduced gun violence at home and a more stable and peaceful international order.
A blueprint for ISIS – and for a video game? Camp Bucca, Iraq.
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Does including torture or other human rights violations in video games trivialize the actions? Or might it force us to think more critically about them?
Iraqi security forces detain a boy after removing a suicide vest from him in Kirkuk, Iraq.
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A young boy is strapped with explosives and sent to detonate himself and those around him at a school. An expert on terrorism explains how and why children become embroiled in militant conflicts.
A child plays in the Kara Tepe camp close to Mytilene on Lesbos island.
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Perceptions of hordes of refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos have damaged tourism. But the refugees are dignified people, not beggars. An initiative is needed to bring tourists back to the island.
A girl stands near fighters in Aleppo. August 7, 2016.
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Joseph Downing, London School of Economics and Political Science
The people who killed a priest in Rouen were driven by a warped agenda, not their social and economic backgrounds.
There are calls for Australia to focus on early intervention strategies to steer young people away from the path to radicalisation in the wake of events like the Nice attack.
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The UK’s experience with its Prevent strategy over nearly a decade urges caution in how Australia should approach its own efforts to counter the threat of radicalisation.
The Promenade des Anglais July 17.
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Too many people still believe that Iraq collapsed because there was no plan for it; others think the West has learnt from its mistakes. Wrong and wrong.