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  • 9 Dec 2024
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Syria

    Beyond Assad: Jihadist strongholds and the threat to the West

    James Paterson
    The rebel offensive needed a safe base from which to operate – and bitter experience tells of the wider dangers involved.
  • 1 Aug 2024
    • Australia
    • Islamic State
    • International law
    • War Crimes
    • Iraq
    • Syria

    The Yazidi still wait for justice

    Susan Hutchinson
    Australia also has obligations when its citizens are accused of the worst of all crimes.
  • 26 Mar 2024
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Russia
    • Ukraine
    • Middle East
    • Syria

    Moscow attacks: Why Putin was quick to blame Ukraine

    Munira Mustaffa
    The Kremlin is covering its own mistakes in the bid to deflect attention.
  • 25 Mar 2024
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Russia
    • Middle East

    Islamic State terror attack in Moscow a grim acknowledgement of global power status Russia seeks

    Lydia Khalil
    One of Moscow’s goals in the Middle East was in many ways similar to that of the United States – to prevent the spillover of extremism.
  • 8 Feb 2024
    • Defence & Security
    • Al Qaeda
    • Emerging Threats
    • Islamic State
    • Maritime Security
    • Middle East Conflict
    • Terrorism
    • Technology
    • Middle East
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Lebanon
    • Yemen

    Non-state actors and the phantom of asymmetry

    Ved Shinde
    The might of the US military no longer guarantees world order. There are new actors and new ecosystems in play.
  • 31 May 2023
    • Al Qaeda
    • Emerging Threats
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism

    Misogyny is often the connection between overlapping far-right ideologies

    David Wells
    A holistic approach to addressing violent extremism starts with confronting deep-seated societal issues.
  • 17 Mar 2023
    • Afghanistan
    • China
    • Al Qaeda
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Russia
    • United States

    Is a stable Afghanistan where China, Russia and the US cooperate?

    Adam H. Dehsabzi
    Three of the world’s most influential powers have skin in the game when it comes to preventing another civil war.
  • 5 Dec 2022
    • Al Qaeda
    • Cyber Security
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Transnational Challenges

    Why outsourcing counter-terrorism online won’t work in future

    David Wells
    Policing online hate speech currently falls into a murky space shared between governments and big tech.
  • 22 Nov 2022
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism

    The militarisation of motherhood: repatriating ISIS’s Western women

    Kiriloi M. Ingram
    A “victim” versus “fighter” dichotomy must be overcome to understand the strategic role envisioned for women.
  • 3 Nov 2022
    • Australia
    • Islamic State
    • Global Issues
    • Migration

    Risks and responses repatriating foreign terrorist fighters and families

    Khalid Koser , Lilla Schumicky-Logan
    Australia is bringing home families that lived under Islamic State, and experience overseas offers valuable lessons.
  • 6 Oct 2022
    • Maldives
    • Islamic State
    • Migration

    Maldives: the legacy of Islamic State

    John Kachtik
    More Maldivians per capita went to Syria to fight than any other country. Reintegration is a significant challenge.
  • 4 Oct 2022
    • Australia
    • Islamic State
    • Migration

    Islamic State: women, justice, and a complex impasse

    Rodger Shanahan
    What charges are laid against women returned to Australia will help us better understand the role they played in Syria.
  • 2 Aug 2022
    • Afghanistan
    • Islamic State
    • Al Qaeda
    • Terrorism

    Killing the al-Qaeda chief leaves endless questions

    Syed Fazl-e-Haider
    The US has declared justice after more than 20 years hunting Ayman al-Zawahiri. But a battle with extremism will go on.
  • 15 Oct 2021
    • Islamic State

    Foreign fighters: The question of justice

    Rodger Shanahan
    For Western citizens who joined Islamic State, where they face their day in court can determine the likely penalty.
  • 26 Jul 2021
    • Syria
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Australia
    • Migration

    Bringing home Australian children trapped in Syrian camps

    Rodger Shanahan
    Faced with thorny legal and security obstacles for the adults, it may be better to return children alone.
  • 23 Feb 2021
    • Diplomacy
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Australia
    • New Zealand

    Terrorism and New Zealand’s dual citizenship conundrum

    Rodger Shanahan
    This is an age in which dual nationality is widespread, and problems related to alleged ISIS members were foreseeable.
  • 8 Sep 2020
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Australia
    • United Kingdom

    Islamic State’s new battleground – the courts

    Rodger Shanahan
    Two crucial cases at opposite ends of the earth will determine a government’s right to revoke citizenship of terrorists.
  • 1 Jun 2020
    • United States
    • Syria
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Iraq

    Need To Know: Brett McGurk on America’s strategy to defeat ISIS

    Rodger Shanahan
    In a new interview series, the former US special envoy discusses conflict in Syria and maximalist foreign policy goals.
  • 24 Apr 2020
    • Middle East
    • Europe
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Coronavirus

    ISIS looks to prosper in a world distracted by the virus

    Kareem Salem
    Europe could quickly be confronted by another security crisis if the terrorists growing resurgence is left unchecked.
  • 3 Jun 2019
    • Global Issues
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Iraq

    The relativity of the death penalty

    Rodger Shanahan
    Where is the outrage over the capital punishment sentence for ISIS fighter and Australian citizen Ahmed Merhi?
  • 2 May 2019
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism

    Caliph emerges without his caliphate

    Lydia Khalil
    <p>From the clothes&nbsp;to the location, the ISIS&nbsp;leader’s video&nbsp;tells much about the group’s ambition.</p>
  • 1 May 2019
    • Islamic State
    • War Crimes
    • Review

    Film review: On Her Shoulders

    Pishko Shamsi
    ISIS persecuted her community in Iraq yet Nadia Murad’s quest for justice again shows the indestructibility of spirit.
  • 16 Apr 2019
    • Middle East
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Australia

    ISIS: the generational problem

    Rodger Shanahan
    For all the concern about the children of foreign jihadis, thousands of ISIS detainees in Iraq pose a bigger danger.
  • 11 Apr 2019
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Australia

    ISIS: children should not pay for the sins of the parents

    Donald R Rothwell , Kim Rubenstein
    The children born overseas to Australian mothers should be recognised as citizens and have a right to return.
  • 2 Apr 2019
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • Australia

    The cost of terror: two tales of country life

    Rodger Shanahan
    The small town of Loxton in South Australia has seen bravery and betrayal, a microcosm of a globalised Islamist threat.
  • 27 Mar 2019
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism

    The case to prosecute “jihadi brides” at home

    Lydia Khalil
    <p>Women played a key role in ISIS – while there are dangers, countries have a responsibility to see justice done.</p>
  • 19 Feb 2019
    • Syria
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism
    • United Kingdom

    Repatriating female foreign fighters: political not personal

    Lydia Khalil
    <p>Many foreign women who join ISIS were not duped or coerced. It is time to recognise Shamima Begum’s agency.</p>
  • 8 Mar 2018
    • Middle East
    • Islamic State
    • War Crimes

    The pain of hearing: Australia’s parliament recognises Yazidi genocide

    Susan Hutchinson
    A motion in parliament last week gave a crucial voice to a community’s suffering.
  • 27 Sep 2017
    • Islamic State
    • Iraq

    Commercial drones: Privatising air power

    Peter Layton
    Hobbyist drones have moved air power away from government control and passed it to the people.
  • 28 Nov 2016
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism

    Neil, an Australian terrorist

    Rodger Shanahan
    The most important aspect of his detention is it removes an active online jihadi recruiter and promoter of terrorism.
  • 1 Nov 2016
    • Asia
    • Defence & Security
    • Islamic State
    • Terrorism

    Why Indonesian extremists are gaining ground

    Sidney Jones
    No one dares draw a line and recognise religiously-inspired incitement for what it is, let alone condemn it or take measures to stop it.

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