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Is Flawed Terrorism Research Driving Flawed Counterterrorism Policies?

More than thirteen years after the U.S. intelligence community named the prevention of terrorism its number one goal, it seems to have little understanding of what drives terrorism,…
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Was the Crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 an Act of Terrorism?

On March 24, an Airbus A320 operated by Germanwings crashed in the French Alps while en route from Spain to Germany. Quite soon after, it emerged that the co-pilot of the flight…
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An “Islamic State” of Mind

This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…
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Any Effort to Counter Violent Extremism Must Deal with Religion

Academically, I agree with the thrust of the Obama administration’s efforts not to invoke religion and thereby lend legitimacy to thugs and criminals. The problem with such a…
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The Canadian Terrorist Attacks and Canadian Counter-Terrorism Law

Canada has been rocked by a series of home grown and apparently lone wolf terrorist attacks in the last few days. The attacks have left two brave members of the Canadian Forces…
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Here’s the New U.S.-Afghanistan Bilateral Security Agreement

After much confusion over which was the final security agreement (news organizations citing it had linked to a November 2013 “predecisional” version) I’ve just…
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Security Agreement With Afghanistan Raises Key Questions About How and When War Ends

Today, the United States and Afghanistan signed a long-awaited bilateral security agreement. The U.S. government promised to withdraw combat troops by December, and to leave nearly…
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