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A spate of low-level terrorist incidents has the authorities arguing, instead of tackling the problem.
When it comes to the Syrian opposition, it’s practically impossible to separate ‘moderates’ from ‘extremists’.
The arrest on terrorism charges of a white ‘nationalist extremist’ from an avowedly right-wing organisation should alert Australians to the dangers of violence from that direction.
The marked increase in the number of Nigerian pastoralists fleeing Boko Haram terror in northeastern Nigeria last year reflects a trend that started three years ago.
If the government is serious about tackling terrorism, politicisation and increased surveillance in private schools and universities will not be enough.
While the French public comes to terms with a series of appalling attacks, politicians seize the opportunity to position themselves ahead of next year’s Presidential election.
A German culture scholar looks at how rising fear of terror and a week of violence has affected German media and politics. Will Germany’s open refugee policies last?
In her annual statement to the press, the German Chancellor insisted recent events would not change her stance on welcoming refugees.
Efforts to avoid stigmatising people from Muslim backgrounds seem to be coming at the unexpected cost of adding stigma to those with mental health issues.
Most cults build upon or modify existing religious doctrine, yet how they express these beliefs varies from group to group.
France needs to find a place for Islam in its fiercely secular state.
The people who killed a priest in Rouen were driven by a warped agenda, not their social and economic backgrounds.
Digital media has the power to inform, but it is also helping some to spread hate. Have we reached the tipping point between order and chaos at the global level?
There is agreement that violent video games lead to aggression. But one can’t accurately predict a rampage shooting based on exposure to violent video games or any other single factor.
A post-sentence regime for convicted terrorists will only keep Australians safe if an accurate assessment of risk is possible.
The proposed scheme would cover high-risk terrorist offenders.
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.
After a question from a Muslim audience member, Senator-elect Pauline Hanson said “your Grand Mufti won’t even come out and condemn the terrorist attacks that’s happened overseas”. Is that right?
The scheme will seek to identify people not on the radar of counter-terrorism authorities.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Research Fellow, Research School of Psychology, Australian National University
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Senior research Fellow, Leeds Beckett University
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Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Associate Professor in North American History, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor in Public Law and Human Rights, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Clemson University
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Associate Professor, Law School, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies, Georgia State University
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
