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Taking away citizenship as a counter terrorism tool is fraught with challenges

There are many ways to counter terrorism: citizenship revocation is one, but it is hard.

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February 12, 2015 | Beheading of Coptic Christians in Libya

On this day in 2015 a branch of Islamic State (ISIS) beheaded 21 Christians in Libya. The terrorist group released a video of the horrific crime.

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February 11, 2016 | Machete attack in Ohio

On this day in 2016, Mohamed Barry went into the Nazareth Restaurant & Deli and proceeded to stab four people with a machete.

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February 10, 2018 | Explosions during Oruro Carnival

Terrorism usually ‘makes sense’ when you analyse it enough: sometimes it does not. TODAY IN TERRORISM — You all know the old saying “if a tree falls in a forest and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?” This phrase has been used for many years to distinguish between […]

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February 9, 2016 | Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria and Cameroon

On this day in 2016 two attacks by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram took place in areas where anyone with a sense of decency would see as verboten.

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February 8, 2004 and 2016 | Attacks against police in Iraq

Whatever you think of policing it is a hard job: it is harder when they are targeted by terrorists. TODAY IN TERRORISM — What kind of experiences have you had with the police? Good ones? Bad ones? Neither good nor bad? Not surprisingly I have had almost universal good experiences. I used to brief local […]

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February 7, 2016 | Kabul Supreme Court Bombing

On this day in 2017 a suicide bombing near the Afghan Supreme Court in central Kabul killed more than a dozen people and wounded many more.

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Does restricting immigration really keep us safe from terrorism?

Every nation has a sovereign right to determine who gets in: immigration is still a net gain for us however.

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February 4, 2006 | Bombings of Nordic embassies in Damascus

On this day in 2006, a mob firebombed the building housing the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus in protest over the Danish ‘cartoon affair’.

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What to do with terrorist prisoners

Last November, Usman Khan, carried out an attack in central London that left two people dead. Should we or can we keep him behind bars forever?