Terrorism
Da’esh, affiliates remain ‘global and evolving’ threat
In a joint briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday, UN counterterrorism officials confirmed that the threat posed by Da’esh terrorist fighters and their...
War Victim Becomes Hope For Pakistan’s Tribal Districts
A 10-Year-old boy Irfan Ullah Jan would walk down the streets of Sadda, Kurram district heading to his school with one simple fantasy: one...
With Al Qaeda down but not out, killing Zawahiri is symbolic
President Joe Biden was not wrong when he declared that “justice has been served” with the killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahiri in...
Afghanistan on the Verge of Religious Terrorism and Sectarian Warfare
In Afghanistan, the Taliban's position towards the Salafists has become punitive and ruthless once again. Albeit followers of numerous religious Sects live in Afghanistan,...
Analyzing link between Middle Eastern politics and the rise of ISIS
The vacuum in the politics of Middle East has always provided an opportunity for external actors to intervene. After the decomposition of Ottoman Empire,...
Munich Olympics give way to Soccer v. Jihad
In many ways, the Black September attack on the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 discloses little about the evolution of the targeting of...
Terrorism, Radicalisation and Legitimacy
In discussions about fighting terrorism, the word "radicalisation" is often used, yet its meaning remains unclear. Focusing only on intellectual radicalisation risks assuming that...
Global Terrorist Trends 2020 to 2022: An analysis
Over the years, the surging global trends have assumed varying characteristics between 2020 and 2022. While on the one hand, negotiations between the state...
Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ in the fight against terrorism
Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to ensure their effectiveness, Secretary-General António Guterres told...
The UK’s “Separation Centres”: Re-visiting counter-terror measures
Prisons are breeding grounds for radicalisation within their walls and recruitment for terrorism acts carried out post the inmates’ release. The leaders’ personality and...