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America’s Muddled Approach to Fighting ISIS

Last month, the Los Angeles Times ran a story that helped highlight one facet of the muddled thinking afflicting the US government’s campaign against ISIS: While the military…
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Instability and Terrorism in Africa’s Sahel: A Primer

Africa’s Sahel region has been in the international news a lot since 2012, largely because of its increasing political instability and insecurity. More recently, the region has…
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Remember Why We Have the Fourth Amendment

The Paris attacks have fueled a debate over surveillance on both sides of the Atlantic that, while not new, has reached a level of hysteria that I have not witnessed since the…
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The UN Security Council’s New Resolution on Women, Peace, and Security

The United Nations Security Council this week unanimously adopted a new resolution on women, peace, and security meant to improve the UN’s agenda for these issues. The new resolution (UNSCR…
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Letter to the Editor: To Combat Extremism, We Will Need More Than Words

Earlier this week, the UN hosted a high level meeting in response to President Obama’s call for a new strategy to “combat violent extremism.” As Syrian refugees flee to Europe…
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The Complexities of Women, Peace, Security and Countering Violent Extremism

In a recent post, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin analyzes the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee’s (CTC) first-ever open briefing on the role of women in countering terrorism…
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The British Library and the Taliban Sources Project: A Short Reply to Professor Walker

I was surprised, after reading Professor Clive Walker’s post The British Library Did Not Need to Self-Censor to find that his “assurance” to the British Library – that…
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Counter-Terrorism Committee: Addressing the Role of Women in Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism

The UN Security Council’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS) has become the dominant discourse framing women’s engagement in international affairs over the past fifteen…
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Video and Highlights From a Conversation on Countering Violent Extremism

Just Security and the Project for the Study of the 21st Century (PS21) recently hosted an extremely interesting discussion between ex senior UN counter terrorism official Richard…
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The Queen’s Speech and the UK Government’s Legislative Agenda

The State Opening of Parliament took place in the UK yesterday. The focus of this event is the Queen’s Speech (full text here). This is important because it unveils the list…
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Just Security Event: Friday, May 29

How can we combat extremism at home and abroad? Find out on Friday, May 29, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Just Security and the Project for the Study of the 21st Century will present a discussion…
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The Counterterrorism Stances of the UK’s Major Political Parties

On Thursday, May 7, 2015, voters will go to the polls in the UK’s general election. With that in mind, it’s worth reviewing the domestic terrorism and extremism related-measures…
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