ICYMI: What Comes After The Taliban’s Latest Takeover Of Afghanistan (New York, N.Y.) — Last Thursday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler authored an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal warning against the United Nations recognizing the Taliban formally as the government of Afghanistan. Schindler asserted that doing so would open the …

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State sponsored terrorism, violent extremism lead to discrimination against minorities: India at UN India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T. S. Tirumurti called upon UN bodies to ensure that terrorism is not justified on any ground.

Study of convicted extremists shows open social media platforms play an increasing role in radicalisation The internet is playing an increasingly prominent role in radicalisation, with a particular rise in the use of open social media platforms, according to a comprehensive analysis of the online activity of convicted extremists in England and Wales.

First Person: Human trafficking, migrant smuggling, still significant threats in Asia Human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants are going to remain significant threats to human security, that’s according to a trafficking and migrant expert working in the Middle East and Asia region for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Our reckoning with the consequences of two decades of counterterrorism The approaching 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks compels the international community to take stock of the past two decades of counterterrorism policy and ask: Have these efforts made us safer, and at what cost? An honest reckoning with the consequences for human rights, …

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How armed groups can exploit the climate crisis In the Middle East and North Africa, non-state actors weaponising the effects of climate change is already a reality, not a future scenario.

Caution Urged as Global Piracy Falls to Lowest Level in 27 Years Piracy and armed robbery at sea fell to the lowest level in 27 years in the first half of 2021, but don’t let the numbers fool you, the International Maritime Bureau warns.

Radicalization Of Women A Worrying Trend – Analysis A former part-time religious teacher and housewife in Singapore was detained in April this year for planning to Syria to join Islamic State (IS) group. In August last year, she was found to have been radicalised by her Malaysian husband and supported his intention to travel together …

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