Tag Archives: Terrorism
Interview with US official suggests American support for Turkish military intervention and Islamist terrorists in Libya
US bleats for Islamic State group, Al-Qaeda and people smugglers in Libya
Trump’s deal is bid to complete the evil “Plan Dalet”
Tulsi Gabbard is right, and Nancy Pelosi wrong. It was US Democrats who helped cultivate the barbarism of Islamic State group
(From hatred to empathy) من الكراهية إلى التعاطف
Operation Cyclone never ended: The history of the West’s support for Islamist extremists
Saudi export of ultra-conservatism in the era of Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman
James Dorsey examines the extent to which the self-styled reformist de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Salman, is disengaging from extremist Sunni Islamist groups, or whether the Saudis’ anti-Shia obsession is making the extremists too useful a tool to drop. Read more [...]
Countering extremism: Jihadist ideology reigns supreme
James Dorsey says although the security approach to Islamic terrorism has enhanced security across the globe, an ideological response is still lacking, as are meaningful policies to tackle its root causes. Read more [...]
Signs of hope in the Middle East? Don’t hold your breath
James Dorsey explains why there should be no reason for optimism that violence and instability in the Middle East, whether in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Yemen or the Gulf states, will come to an end anytime soon. Read more [...]
Plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya: Islamist extremists’ next rallying call?
James Dorsey says calls for jihad in defence of Burma’s Muslim minority prompt fears of a second front against Islamic State-linked fighters in Southeast Asia, and – for Arab rulers – concerns the issue will re-energise extremists and opposition groups. Read more [...]