Terrorism
The Role of Social Media in Facilitating Terrorism: A Growing Threat to Global Security
Social media has become a double-edged sword in the modern world. While it offers unprecedented connectivity, facilitates communication, and serves as a platform for...
Khawarij’s Patronage, Support & Facilitation from Afghanistan
Afghanistan has been a platform for operations by the Khawarij or the extremists, even though they claimed to be non-interference; indeed, they have received...
The Fall of Assad: Southeast Asia’s Counterterrorism Dilemma in the Post-Syrian Conflict Landscape
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria represents a turning point in one of the most complex geopolitical crises of the 21st century....
16 December 2014, A Day that shock the nation: Remembering APS Peshawar victims
December 16, 2014, the Army Public School (APS) Peshawar became the site of one of the most horrific acts of terrorism in Pakistan’s history....
Rethinking Counterterrorism: Has the War on Terror Made the World Safer?
In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in September 2001, when everything was going like any other typical day. Suddenly time seemed to...
Islamic Extremism in Nigeria: The Root Cause of Boko Haram Insurgency
A bright 16-year-old girl, Efe walked with purpose to her school in Chibok, fueled by a burning desire to become a doctor and heal...
Examining Al Qaeda and ISIS’ Exploitation of Insecurity and Instability
Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) has exploited the global tumult facilitated by geopolitical confrontations, technological developments, armed conflicts, and political instability to...
Towards a Unified Definition of Terrorism
Terrorism is a pressing issue for the international community. Almost every region in the world suffers from domestic terrorism or foreign terror threats to...
Terrorist attacks by BLA show the Way Out to the Chinese Government
The scene is more or less the same, familiar and grim, like the global fate of people who happened to be in the wrong...
Salad Bar Extremism
Christopher Wray, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), popularised the use of the term Salad Bar Extremism (also understood as Mixed,...