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Taliban true to form in their approach to women’s rights and terrorism in Afghanistan

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan – again! – bodes ill both for regional and international terrorism and for women’s and girls’ rights

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Raffaello Pantucci – What if many are getting the RWE problem wrong?

The accepted narrative in the West these days is that the greatest terrorist threat stems from the far right, no longer jihadis. But does it?

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When it is ok to talk to terrorist groups?

The belief that we should never talk to terrorists under any circumstances gets dicey when we are talking about saving people from starvation.

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Why are Canadian courts so inconsistent when it comes to terrorism?

A recent US court decision to sentence a Canadian ISIS jihadi to life behind bars highlights the differences in terrorism cases on either side of the 49th parallel.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Bruce Hoffman – are we getting better at managing multiple terrorist threats simultaneously?

Terrorism rises from a variety of underlying causes and groups have their highs and lows. But do they ever totally go away – how to deal with them?

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The linguistic flimflammery of terrorism language

There are many social ills we need to deal with urgently, including terrorism. It’s too bad some of us cannot seem to call it what it is

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Jacob Zenn – Whither the jihad in Nigeria?

Islamist terrorism in Nigeria just goes on and on and on with no end in sight. Borealis talks to Jacob Zenn about just what is happening there

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Terrorism and terrifying acts are not synonymous

Many things are terrifying in our world but that does not mean that every single terrifying act is an act of terrorism

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Neha Wadekar – developments in Mozambique’s jihadi insurgency

Islamist terrorism continues in Mozambique, despite little coverage in the West. Borealis talks to Neha Wadekar on what is happening on the ground

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So, who ‘dropped the ball’ on the terrorist attack in Norway?

Security intelligence services investigate thousands of people to a variety of levels: can we then blame them when things go awry and attacks occur?