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    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      Terrorism
      Downgrade counter-terrorism efforts at your peril

      Resources are being reallocated towards state-based threats, but the risk posed by extremists is too deadly to ignore

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      Sahel
      Russian proxies seize the advantage in Africa’s Islamist insurgencies

      As western counter-terrorism efforts flounder, Kremlin-backed militias are offering support in Mali and Burkina Faso

    • Sunday, 21 August, 2022
      Terrorism
      Terrorism fused with great power conflict may be the west’s next challenge

      Some countries such as Iran persist in using armed proxies to advance their goals

    • Sunday, 5 September, 2021
      Afghanistan
      Jihadis will remain a threat under the Taliban government

      Neighbouring countries are the most at risk in the short term, but western states should not be complacent

    • Sunday, 11 July, 2021
      Terrorism
      We might be done with jihadis but they are not done with us

      The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan on the anniversary of 9/11 will be seen as a victory for their cause

    • Sunday, 14 June, 2020
      US politics & policy
      Drifting definitions of terrorism endanger us all

      Donald Trump’s threat to outlaw antifa could lead to the criminalising of dissent

    • Monday, 24 February, 2020
      beyondbricsUS foreign policy
      US unlikely to change minds by shouting at China’s neighbours

      Washington needs more sophisticated narrative to break central Asia’s pragmatic ties to Beijing

    • Monday, 25 March, 2019
      beyondbricsChinese politics & policy
      Russia and Iran cannot always count on China

      In response to US sanctions, Beijing’s own interests come first

    • Monday, 24 December, 2018
      ReviewBooks
      The Future of Terrorism by Walter Laqueur and Christopher Wall

      An account of the persistent allure of political violence to ‘purify society’

    • Thursday, 15 November, 2018
      beyondbricsEmerging markets
      China’s Belt and Road hits problems but is still popular

      US should not oppose the projects but offer alternative solutions

    • Tuesday, 15 August, 2017
      Islam
      Terrorism will always be with us

      Once we have dealt with the Islamist strain, it will morph into a new form

    • Sunday, 4 June, 2017
      Terrorism in UK
      The chilling effect of a brutally simple style of terror

      London attack comes as Isis is losing territory, making life harder for security forces

    • Friday, 24 March, 2017
      UK politics & policy
      ‘Known wolf’ attackers force intelligence rethink

      Detection models are showing weak spots against peripheral figures

    • Friday, 23 December, 2016
      Aerospace & Defence
      Britain revives military engagement east of Suez

      New facilities in Gulf and Singapore reflect region’s growing importance

    • Wednesday, 10 August, 2016
      beyondbricsJames Kynge
      Xinjiang trade raises doubts over China’s “Belt and Road” plan
    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2016
      Smart cities
      Technology is crucial in the fight against terrorism

      Paris harnesses CCTV in attempt to deter future attacks

    • Tuesday, 22 March, 2016
      Terrorism in Belgium
      Brussels attacks show that terrorists can strike at will

      The surveillance problems can no longer be described as Belgian alone, writes Raffaello Pantucci

    • Saturday, 14 November, 2015
      World
      Paris attacks: Bloody atrocity signals shift in Isis strategy

      Jihadi group steps up level of terror with co-ordinated attacks

    • Saturday, 14 November, 2015
      World
      France on high alert since Charlie Hebdo attack

      Co-ordinated Paris attacks amount to the sum of western intelligence agency fears

    • Friday, 13 November, 2015
      World
      Jihadi John: ‘digital lightning rod’ for Isis savagery

      Digitally savvy militant is the latest propagandist to be targeted by the US

    • Sunday, 23 August, 2015
      Rail
      Thwarted train attack shows France’s vulnerability to terrorists

      Attempted attack raises question whether country’s vast rail network can realistically be defended

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