Stories, Stereotypes and Politics: America’s Ethno-racial Crucible
The logic of storytelling in social context, not science, determines what people come to believe. That includes not only beliefs...
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The Strange Limbo of Contemporary American Conservatism
As a form of language, conservatism, obviously, is an abstract noun. As such, it means to imply that the many...
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Joe Biden’s Middle East
At about this time, in the days after a U.S. presidential election signal imminent changes in the persons and the...
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Islam and Terrorism: Models of Mrabet and Macron
Three scenes that need to be recalled in terms of Samuel Patti's death. The statements by former French Prime Minister...
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Radicalisation and Radical Groups and in South-East Asia
Abstract At the time when Southeast Asian Nations are aspiring to become, according to the Vision 2020, more outward-looking region,...
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Peace, violence and Holy War according to the Qur’ān
During the years that followed decolonisation, the Islamic world gradually developed forms of reactions against past and present humiliations, sometimes...
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Recruitment of Women and Children in Islamic Radical and Extremist Groups of Southeast Asia
ABSTRACT Radical groups operating in Asia in general and Southeast Asia in particular is not completely a new phenomenon, what...
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Albert Einstein once quipped that, “only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not yet...
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Continuity in the post-Daesh Age: Counter-terrorism strategies in Southeast Asia
Summary/Introduction Southeast Asian states continue to confront violent extremist organisations even in the post-Daesh era. The collapse of the so-called...
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China’s Cooperation with Southeast Asian Countries in the Fight against Terrorism
Introduction In recent years, terrorism has developed rapidly and terrorist’s activities are quite frequent. After the 9/11 incident, the threat...
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Australia’s CT policy vis-à-vis Southeast Asia in the post Caliphate period
Abstract: This research project assesses the role that Australia is playing in Southeast Asia in countering the threat of Salafi-jihadi terrorism....
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