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The re-integration of defectors from terror groups into society is a conundrum governments in conflict situations have to deal with across the world.
Families of those at risk of extremism need to be supported, not judged.
National security isn’t just about warding off physical attacks. It’s also about understanding cultural forces that drive a society to think, feel and act in certain ways, a political scientist says.
A survey by the Commission for Countering Extremism revealed many don’t feel able to define extremism – or found the government’s definition helpful.
Why the extremism definition is unfit for purpose.
Talks should include barriers to women’s participation in peace and security institutions, countering violent extremism, foreign fighters, sexual violence in conflict, and the Rohingya crisis.
The government’s increasing focus on ‘extremism’ may be promoting rather than preventing violence.
Cracking down on extremism online won’t solve the problem of extremist violence, will inevitably censor speech that’s important to protect and risks harming political dissidents and democracy itself.
An outline of the ways laws to restrict the activities of terrorist suspects have evolved.
We asked two academics to check the claim made by UKIP leader Paul Nuttall.
Despite the growing threat from far-right groups, deradicalisation programmes have been largely targeting Muslims.
Treating ‘illegal cultural practices’ as a form of terrorism could lead to more marginalisation.
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