Sam Biden
April 28, 2023
Counter-Extremism, Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, The Policy Unit
Despite the fall of IS in Northern Syria, closure for the many victims of their assaults and exploitation has not yet been obtained. Repatriation efforts appear insignificant at best, with hundreds of vulnerable children still being detained in inhumane conditions with little hope for freedom.
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Oliver Hegglin
November 23, 2022
Africa, Counter-Extremism, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
Throughout the summer of 2022, the military regime in Mali took a series of steps under the influence of Russia to isolate itself from its international military and political partners. This decline in access to hard power was counteracted by the introduction of the Russian private military company the Wagner Group, with its alleged heavy ties to the Kremlin.
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Luke Austin
August 19, 2022
Asia and Pacific, Counter-Extremism, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
Abe's assassination is an entirely unprecedented event has led the Kishida administration to face an epistemological insecurity which could well shake Japan and its very post-war identity as a democratic state to the very core
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Lily Chao
November 17, 2021
Asia and Pacific, Counter-Extremism, Latest Articles, Uncategorized
Without the international support and any accountability system on China’s repression, the future of the Uyghurs’ liberty – let alone their support via humanitarian aid – seems dubious at best. In the face of the close Sino-Afghanistan relationship, there is also a lower chance for escaping abroad.
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Oliver Hegglin
October 27, 2021
Counter-Extremism, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
While many countries rushed to evacuate their national and local Afghan contacts, neighboring countries began to assess the significance of an Afghanistan under renewed Taliban leadership
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Mette Kaalby Vestergaard
October 5, 2021
Africa, Counter-Extremism, Latest Articles
Jihadist groups are constantly becoming more decentralized in nature but also asymmetrical in their approaches, including through online propaganda and recruiting. In that sense, an event in one country can easily affect another, especially when it comes to affecting the mindsets of others.
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HSC Publication
September 9, 2021
Counter-Extremism, HSC in the Media, Latest Articles, Parliamentary Evidence
9 September, 2021 The Human Security Centre has commented further on the situation in Afghanistan in the media and provided briefings for political leaders, with efforts led by Afghan-born Associate Fellow Roh Yakobi. On 16 August, Roh spoke to BBC ...
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Mette Kaalby Vestergaard
August 24, 2021
Africa, Counter-Extremism, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
While Burkina Faso has not in more recent times witnessed classic civil wars like other West African states, there are many similar traits between the current situation and a civil war with several groups including the government fighting internally.
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HSC Publication
August 15, 2021
Asia and Pacific, Counter-Extremism, HSC in the Media, Latest Articles
15 August, 2021 HSC Associate Fellow Roh Yakobi, who fled persecution by the Taliban at aged 12, has commented in the media regarding current developments in Afghanistan. Interviewed on Sky News, he said that the people in Afghanistan would now be forced ...
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Oliver Hegglin
June 1, 2021
Counter-Extremism, Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, Uncategorized
As with previous conflicts in Gaza, this latest exchange of hostilities saw Palestinian militant groups use civilian buildings for military purposes, with subsequent Israeli attacks targeting these same civilian structures to eliminate a military threat. However, Israel employs a strategy known as “Roof Knocking”, designed to limit the number of civilian casualties caused by their airstrikes.
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