Tag: terrorism

Why Hamas Cannot Be Destroyed

Summer 2024 / Essays

Israel’s strategy to eradicate Hamas by killing off its leadership has proven ineffective for decades; the current war demonstrates the myopic nature of this approach

From Gaza to Regional War? – with Abdalhadi Alijla

January 6, 2024 /

What is the next step in the Gaza War now that an Israeli drone has killed a Hamas leader in Beirut? A spillover in Lebanon? The entire region? Europe? The United States has a role to play in preventing the war from escalating, but what if it does not intervene? Today’s episode is with Abdalhadi Alijla, Palestinian political scientist and rebel governance expert, who tells us more about the worst-case scenarios of the war on Gaza, and how the war’s objectives are slightly shifting.

Ringside Seat to Real-Time Radicalization

November 8, 2023 / Tahrir Forum

Research on radicalization finds that exposure to violence leads to further violence. Israel’s military campaign has made Gaza a “living Hell.”

Seeing COVID-19 as an Opportunity

May 3, 2020 / Essays

Extremist groups will attempt to take advantage of the turmoil created by COVID-19—and it’s not the first time.

Children and Family Terrorism

July 13, 2018 / Global Forum

Recent bombings in Indonesia marked the first time that entire families, including children, were involved in violent Islamist attacks in Southeast Asia; A discussion on how people can fight back against this form of fundamentalist indoctrination.

Extremism Watch in Pakistan

May 24, 2017 / Global Forum

A “National Action Plan” to combat terrorism is incomplete without the state confronting its own history of supporting radical Islamism.

Terrorism and Resistance

December 23, 2016 / Tahrir Forum

The wave of terrorist attacks in 2016 has clear roots in the violence of military-driven foreign policies.

When Is the Moment to Ask for More Effective Anti-Terror Policy?

July 17, 2016 / Tahrir Forum

With every new attack, it becomes more and more clear that the world is dealing—or not dealing, actually—with three dimensions of this now routine phenomenon of mass killings of innocent civilians.

Je Suis Charlie?

Spring 2016 / Essays

The Charlie Hebdo attack prompted an unprecedented collective response throughout France. Was it an admirable act of national solidarity in defense of press freedom or an outburst of xenophobia in a country that has lost its way?

Finally, a Sensible—but Difficult—Path to Reduce Terrorism

January 20, 2016 / Tahrir Forum

The main difference between the US and UN approaches is that the UN correctly focuses on addressing the underlying drivers of violent extremism and terrorism, while the US government tends to downplay or ignore those critical underlying causes.

Have the Terrorists Won in France?

January 7, 2016 / Tahrir Forum

If grand values are no longer deemed crucial or even relevant to the French government in the name of fighting terrorism, then terrorism, for all intents and purposes, has already won.

Fields of Blood

Fall 2015 / Book Reviews

Does religion cause violence? Or is it just our human nature?

Rule of Terror

Fall 2015 / Essays

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) proclaimed a caliphate in 2014. An in-depth report on how its militants are using severe brutality and radical interpretations of sharia law to govern a large civilian population.

From the Archives: A Portrait of Caliph Ibrahim

Fall 2015 / Essays

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi rarely allows himself to be seen in public, hence his nicknames the “phantom” and the “invisible sheikh.” A veteran journalist pieces together the story of the most feared jihadist leader since Osama Bin Laden.

The Problem with Radicalism

Fall 2015 / Essays

It is commonplace to associate violent extremism with Islam, but terrorist organizations from recent history show that radicalism is not explained by religion. The concept of relative deprivation is key to understanding the roots of terrorism.

Turning Somalia Around

Fall 2015 / Essays

The rise of the jihadist Al-Shabab group has compounded Somalia’s problems with internal warlords and regional rivalries. Will a new constitution and elections in 2016 finally bring hope to this “failed state?”