Terrorism analysis and predictions often fall well short of their mark, making us wonder why all this work is done in the first place.
Tag: Perspectives
What to do with online extremism
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Efforts to remove content online is essentially ‘Whack-a-Mole’. New items are posted as quickly – or even more quickly – than old items are removed. Do we really want to play this game with terrorists?
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Hey Canada! Resorting to generic, meaningless terminology to describe terrorism is inaccurate, unhelpful and deters from broader understanding.
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We must get better at when to use the word terrorism to describe acts of violence: in a world rife with too much terrorism, why would we want to make more?
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We have been ‘doing’ preventative work in the terrorism sphere for a few decades: is it time for a rethink?
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How far should intelligence and law enforcement agencies go in investigating terrorist threats?
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Labelling protesters “terrorists” is inaccurate, unhelpful and sets a bad precedent for future demonstrations.
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There are national security and public safety threats: terrorism is most usually one of the latter, not the former.
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Many see terrorism from the so-called ‘far right’ as the single greatest threat to our societies. Is this feeling accurate? What if those who think so are wrong?
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Hindu extremism and violence are on the ascendant in India: why is nothing being done about it?