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  • 31 May 2023
    • Al Qaeda
    • Emerging Threats
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • Terrorism
    • Russia
    • United States

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

    Hilmand 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS

    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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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
    • ISIS
    • 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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