Terror alerts, such as the one recently issued by the US and UK embassies in Abuja, should be taken seriously by the Nigerian government as well as citizens.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Terrorism
Displaying 21 - 40 of 949 articles
The bombings sparked unprecedented political, security and aid cooperation between Australia and Indonesia. But this gradually waned as new tensions arose.
Losing a loved one in traumatic circumstances can lead to persistent grief that does not ease over time.
Al-Shabaab’s evolution over nearly two decades has been centred around three major goals.
In my research into the Bali bombings and their aftermath, I have spoken to many people who were there or lost someone in the attack.
Those who seek to cause harm are as capable of generating creative ideas as anyone else. Two psychologists and counterterrorism scholars suggest how not to overlook a new danger.
Mali’s ruling junta, which has already secured the end of France’s Barkhane operation and has largely moved closer to Moscow, is now targeting the UN mission in the country, the Minusma.
Rather than ban motorcycles, the Nigerian government must intensify its military campaigns and address socioeconomic causes of insecurity.
Incidents of terror attack on churches in Nigeria don’t happen in a vacuum. They are driven by jihadism, pastoral conflicts and related criminality.
The Taliban promised not to allow Afghanistan to be used by groups seeking to attack the US, yet terrorist groups have only become more emboldened under its rule.
Talk of the attack risks devolving into overly simplistic free speech debates.
Sexual violence against women and girls in Nigeria’s northeastern region persists because of the Nigerian government’s lax response to cases of sexual offences.
The hybrid nature of threats to South Africa’s energy infrastructure can only be solved by an integrated solution, including severe sanctions that should include fines and imprisonment.
The US strike against al-Zawahri leaves the future of al-Qaida at a crossroads as the terrorist movement looks for a new leader.
Jailbreaks in Nigeria point to the need to reform the justice system.
Ethiopia’s largest region is pushing for self-determination - it hasn’t gone down well with Abiy Ahmed’s vision of a centralised state.
Scholars explain how and why terrorists appear to be running rampant across Nigeria.
Global climate movements have espoused nonviolence, but some are adopting more radical tactics in light of the increasing threats posed by climate change.
A largely forgotten incursion behind the Iron Curtain had reverberations in both countries
Nigerians are at risk of kidnapping as the cost of committing this crime is far less than its benefits.
Top contributors
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
-
Senior Lecturer, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
-
Research Fellow, Research School of Psychology, Australian National University
-
Senior research Fellow, Leeds Beckett University
-
Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia
-
SeniorLecturer, Security Sector Consultant-researcher, Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
-
Assistant Professor in Public Law and Human Rights, Durham University
-
Senior Lecturer in the Dept of History & the American and Canadian Studies Research Centre, University of Birmingham
-
Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
-
Associate Professor, Law School, The University of Western Australia
-
Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies, Georgia State University
-
Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University
-
Former researcher at the Global Terrorism Research Centre, Monash University
-
Senior lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
