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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Mette Kaalby Vestergaard
May 31, 2021
Counter-Extremism, Latest Articles, Women in the Middle East
Stereotypes are often deeply rooted in our understandings of the world and intrinsically also how we engage in it. When it comes to the effects that the usage of women as suicide bombers have on the enemies and victims of the attacks, these are both cognitive and practical in terms of identifying the threat.
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Simon Schofield
January 13, 2021
Asia and Pacific, Counter-Extremism, Evidence to Parliament, Latest Articles, Parliamentary Evidence
The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee has published its report on its inquiry into the UK’s policy in Afghanistan. The Human Security Centre submission provided extensive analysis and featured in 7 recommendations.
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Ataa Dabour
January 1, 2021
Counter-Extremism, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Uncategorized
To adapt our security response to hybrid wars and to ensure the safety of our citizens, it appears necessary for many strategists to unify civil and military counterinsurgency, to give a greater role to civilians in defense and security fields, to work in close collaboration with different sectors and combining capabilities, as well as to choose technologically driven solutions.
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