Political Contestation and the Problem of Bordered Thinking
Regionalization, internationalization and context have blinded us to the impact of larger social movements in contemporary politics.
The Importance of the Chilcot Report for International Relations Scholars
Academics should focus more on the processes by which power is exercised through organised persuasive communication and manipulative propaganda.
Disrupting the ‘Conditional Selfhood’ of Threat Construction
It is essential to interrogate how representations of the homegrown threat in security practice may instead be influencing insecurity.
War through a Temporal Lens
The unforeseeable future implicates the present but also the manner in which decisions in the present operate at the intersection of meaning in past and future.
Islam and the Politics of Temporality: The Case of ISIS
ISIS is not unique when it comes to the significance of temporality as issues pertaining to the past have been a constant factor in Islamic thought.
Interview – Loretta Napoleoni
Loretta Napoleoni discusses the finances of terror networks, the challenge of countering ISIS, and the attraction of China’s economic model for developing countries.
Pakistan and Terrorism: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as Critical Juncture?
There are too many indications that Pakistan’s military and civilian leaderships are still not willing to break totally with the patterns of its involvement in state terrorism.
Review – Hollywood 9/11: Superheroes, Supervillains and Super Disasters
From documentaries to Team America, the rich material that Pollard describes might help one understand what entertainment in the new millennium is grounded upon.
Education and Extremism: “Fundamental British Values” in the Classroom
That a government-endorsed set of values is undemocratic may come as no surprise. The fact that it has gone unchallenged should come as a grave concern.
Counterterrorism in the NHS: The ‘Prevent’ Strategy Takes to the Clinic
A policy which ignores academic research, criminalises belief, and builds an extensive surveillance and monitoring system is itself an extremist and violent endeavour.
