Norse symbols and references to Valhalla repeatedly show up the manifestos of far right terrorists. An expert explains why.
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The far-right today shares more than just ideas with white supremacists of yesterday – they also share some pagan-inspired symbols.
There is a mental and psychological dimension to what leads people to commit mass killings. But it is not mental illness or pathology.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is against allowing two Nordic countries to join NATO over what he deems their support of ‘terrorists.’ His opposition will test the alliance’s unity.
The US gives money to help Indonesia and other countries fight terrorism. But research shows that this money might not be effective, unless it directly reaches former extremists.
To end banditry, Nigeria first needs to tackle poverty, hunger and unemployment.
A transition is underway in Somalia. There are massive risks if it is not handled with great care.
The Nigerian government needs to understand that banditry is an act of warfare and should be treated as such.
President Biden said that Vladimir Putin had committed war crimes, after news emerged of mass civilian murders in Bucha, Ukraine. Three stories from our archive explain what this means.
Western governments’ anti-terrorism strategies are now colliding with public sympathy for Ukraine, and its people’s desperation to fight Russia with any means.
The declining defence budget has eroded the operating and capital expenditure of the military, leaving insufficient funds for the replacement of equipment, maintenance, and infrastructure.
The caliphate has no territory, but plenty of hearts and minds.
Boni forest provides a haven for military training and a staging point for hit and run tactics.
It is often difficult to place an imminent terrorist attack in a location or time.
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had led the terrorist group since 2019. His death may lead to uncertainty over who will replace him but may not signal the group’s demise.
The U.S. State Department rarely removes terrorist groups from its Foreign Terrorist Organizations list. Most terrorist groups, unlike the Colombian FARC, don’t want to put down their weapons.
Pour résoudre les conflits djihadistes au Sahel, il faut aussi traiter les djihadistes comme des acteurs politiques qui cherchent à proposer une gouvernance alternative.
For a successful reintegration of former Boko Haram combatants into society, public perceptions in Nigeria need to change.
People may think of the metaverse as virtual, but the harm terrorists and extremists could do is very real.
False election fraud claims helped fuel the US Capitol attack — and continue to create risks of violence and domestic terrorism.
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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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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia
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SeniorLecturer, Security Sector Consultant-researcher, Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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Assistant Professor in Public Law and Human Rights, Durham University
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Senior Lecturer in the Dept of History & the American and Canadian Studies Research Centre, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Associate Professor, Law School, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Communication and Middle East Studies, Georgia State University
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Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University
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Former researcher at the Global Terrorism Research Centre, Monash University
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Senior lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
