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What did the Minassian verdict tell us about terrorism?

The verdict in the 2018 Toronto van killings was a good reminder that jumping to conclusions about terrorism is rarely a good idea

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Quick Hits 147 – RWE in Germany vs other forms of terrorism

RWE in Germany is bad, but how does it stack up against other forms of terrorism?

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Are end-of-Earthers and conspiracy theorists that dangerous?

Why are many consumed with a sense of moral panic that conspiracy theorists constitute the next wave of terrorism?

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Are we calling too many things ‘terrorism’?

Terrorism means many things to many people and we may be heading down an unhelpful pathway

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How much should we really worry about Iran?

Today is a bit of a departure, but just a bit: I want to talk about Iran. You know, that country in the Middle East which everyone thinks is public enemy #1!

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December 14, 1976: Leftist assassination in Greece of police officer

The leftist November 17 Revolutionary Organisation claimed the assassination of a Greek police officer in Athens in December 1976

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What is the point of listing terrorist groups?

Of all the counter terrorism tools we have the exercise of listing groups seems the most political and least effective.

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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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Golden Dawn trial: Greece shows us how to prosecute terrorism!

When terrorism cases come to court it is necessary to prove that ideology drove a (planned) act of violence. Why do we need to do that? Isn’t violence simply violence?

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October 4, 1972: Bookstore bombing in Paris

It is ironic when a terrorist group is itself hit by a terrorist attack. PARIS, FRANCE — Like a lot of people I enjoy a really well written (or dramatised) whodunit. The twists and turns of the plot, the false leads, the paths that lead nowhere and, of course, the ultimate discovery of the real […]