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Why Islamist extremists hate democracy so much

One sure sign that someone is become radicalised, perhaps violently so, is their rejection of democracy.

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David Malet: What to do with Western foreign terrorist fighters – leave them abroad or bring them back?

Tens of thousands of Western citizens left their homes to join terrorist groups abroad such as Al Qaeda and ISIS. Borealis talks to David Malet, who has looked at this issue at great length.

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November 14, 2005: Taliban suicide bombings in Kabul

The Taliban were responsible for two November 2005 suicide attacks in Kabul that targeted NATO soldiers: nine people died in the incidents.

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How long should terrorists stay in prison?

Are terrorists enough of a danger to warrant long – or indefinite – incarceration once found guilty?

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Security services stop terrorist attacks and THEY are in the wrong?

Charges of entrapment in terrorist cases belie a woeful ignorance of how terrorism works.

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Does ‘deradicalisation’ in prison work?

In the wake of the terrorist attack in Vienna, we learned that the perpetrator was a wannabe ISIS fighter who was sent to prison. While there he went into a ‘deradicalisation’ program and told the organisers he had abandoned ISIS ideology, but went on to kill five people in downtown Vienna. What does this tell […]

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Tunisia is facing a grave Islamist extremist threat

Thousands of Tunisians went to fight for ISIS and many more were prevented from doing so. Borealis discusses the nature of this problem in Tunisia.

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Violence is way down: Why do we think otherwise?

Both violence in general and terrorist violence in particular are declining but most people seem to consider these facts counterintuitive.

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November 3, 2018: ADF terrorist attack in DRC

The so-called Allied Democratic Forces abducted and killed civilians in eastern DRC in early November 2018

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The Tamil Tiger who changed his stripes?

How easy is it to tell whether a ‘former’ terrorist is no longer one?