Three columns
Neglecting Afghanistan: Lessons to be Learnt From the 9/11 Attacks 20-Years Later
Exactly two decades ago, the United States witnessed a deadly attack that transformed the international security landscape overnight. Only six weeks following the attacks, the Patriot Act was passed by Congress in an attempt to catch ‘terrorists among us,’ on both an international and domestic scale. Consequently, then US President […]
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#TalibanOurGuardians: Taliban Support Trends via Twitter During Afghanistan Repression
It is not a new agenda for Twitter to be the ‘go to’ space for encouraging violent extremist activities, though, since America made the decision to withdraw their military troops from Afghanistan, it has been pervaded with tweets related to Afghanistan’s latest events. The Content Twitter has been filled with […]
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Islam vs Islamism? The Realpolitik of Islamic Jihadism in Africa
Decades of internecine conflicts, and bloody civil wars have left inedible scars across Africa, and the consequent weakening (or failure) of multiple nations across the continent. Islamist terrorist groups such as Ansar Dine (Mali), Boko Haram (Nigeria) and Al-Shabab (Somalia) have found fertile ground by exploiting the specific deteriorating political […]
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- September 16, 2021Afghanistan / Rise to Peace blog
- September 13, 2021Afghanistan / Rise to Peace blog
- September 12, 2021Africa / Rise to Peace blog
- September 10, 2021Afghanistan / Rise to Peace blog
Four Columns
Neglecting Afghanistan: Lessons to be Learnt From the 9/11 Attacks 20-Years Later
Exactly two decades ago, the United States witnessed a deadly attack that transformed the international security landscape overnight. Only six weeks following the attacks, the Patriot Act was passed by Congress in an attempt to catch ‘terrorists among us,’ on both an international and domestic scale. Consequently, then US President […]
Read More ›
#TalibanOurGuardians: Taliban Support Trends via Twitter During Afghanistan Repression
It is not a new agenda for Twitter to be the ‘go to’ space for encouraging violent extremist activities, though, since America made the decision to withdraw their military troops from Afghanistan, it has been pervaded with tweets related to Afghanistan’s latest events. The Content Twitter has been filled with […]
Read More ›
Islam vs Islamism? The Realpolitik of Islamic Jihadism in Africa
Decades of internecine conflicts, and bloody civil wars have left inedible scars across Africa, and the consequent weakening (or failure) of multiple nations across the continent. Islamist terrorist groups such as Ansar Dine (Mali), Boko Haram (Nigeria) and Al-Shabab (Somalia) have found fertile ground by exploiting the specific deteriorating political […]
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What’s Next for Afghanistan Under the Taliban Regime?
In just 10 days, the Taliban was able to take control of most of the major cities and towns across Afghanistan. On Tuesday, an all-male interim government was established by the Taliban, in which it declared Afghanistan an ‘Islamic Emirate.’ Many of the senior figureheads were veteran Taliban officials who […]
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- September 16, 2021Afghanistan / Rise to Peace blog
- September 13, 2021Afghanistan / Rise to Peace blog
- September 12, 2021Africa / Rise to Peace blog
- September 10, 2021Afghanistan / Rise to Peace blog
Two columns
Neglecting Afghanistan: Lessons to be Learnt From the 9/11 Attacks 20-Years Later
Exactly two decades ago, the United States witnessed a deadly attack that transformed the international security landscape overnight. Only six weeks following the attacks, the Patriot Act was passed by Congress in an attempt to catch ‘terrorists among us,’ on both an international and domestic scale. Consequently, then US President […]
Read More ›
#TalibanOurGuardians: Taliban Support Trends via Twitter During Afghanistan Repression
It is not a new agenda for Twitter to be the ‘go to’ space for encouraging violent extremist activities, though, since America made the decision to withdraw their military troops from Afghanistan, it has been pervaded with tweets related to Afghanistan’s latest events. The Content Twitter has been filled with […]
Read More ›