Security strikes many as onerous but it is in place for a reason: terrorists do plan and execute attacks.
Nationalist movements will resort to violence if some see it as advancing their cause. When it comes to colonial powers what comes to mind? I would imagine that you would first proffer countries like England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Even Italy had an overseas territory in the Horn of Africa and Libya. All […]
Why the West African nation of Nigeria is faced with a serious terrorism problem that it seems unable to defeat.
Everyone is presumed innocent until found guilty, even alleged terrorists or those caught up in a terrorist investigation, but do we have to pay for other nations’ mistakes?
Journalism can be a dangerous business, especially for those who work where terrorism is a real risk, like Daniel Pearl.
QUICK HITS 14 – Al Shabaab and Iran
Reports that the Somali terrorist group Al Shabaab may be in a ‘tactical alliance’ with Iran are an extraordinary claim and such require extraordinary evidence.
India may be in the news for Hindu terrorism these days but it has suffered from jihadi terrorism as well.
QUICK HITS 13 – Regime Changes
There are lots of regimes that are odious and which we would we better off without. But if we act to overthrow them are we ready to deal with the consequences?
On this day in 1985, Islamist terrorists placed 11 bombs on the 8th century Borobudur Buddhist temple in Central Java, the oldest structure in the world.
We really need to stop debating whether the far right or Islamist extremists are more dangerous: both need to be monitored.