Governments make truly impressive claims in their counterterrorism campaigns, but can these numbers be trusted?
Category: Podcast
When book burnings lead to terrorism
When freedom of speech and expression intersects with the burning of holy books there is a connection to terrorism threats
We all learned as children how to share and sharing makes us all better off. What about intelligence? How much should we give and take with other nations?
Squeamishness over terms like Islamist or jihadi terrorism appears to have led some to ban the term from official documents – is this a good move?
The nexus between the national security world and that of fiction (movies and books) is an interesting one – what are the challenges?
In what may seem like an anachronism, blasphemy accusations still can lead to death. Why do current blasphemy campaigns lie almost exclusively within Islamist extremists?
Do we threats ever really go away? If not, are we dealing with these in appropriate ways at the national security level?
When it comes to terrorism, how much does the public deserve to know? More than you might think!
How long can terrorist threats last?
Terrorists seem to have long memories: they can target people that piss them off for an extended period of time
Is Al Shabaab really on the way out?
Are government claims that terrorist groups are on the verge of defeat credible or is this just wishful thinking?