Samantha Kruber
Biography
Publications
Samantha Kruber is a researcher at the Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University. She holds a PhD in International Relations from Monash University, and her research focuses on foreign fighters and countering violent extremism.
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To act, or not? Al-Shabaab’s response to a Covid-19 crisis in Somalia
Turmoil offers a chance to radicalise and recruit new members, yet violence also poses a risk of alienating supporters.