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Since ISIS’, or Daesh’s, ascension to power, following the chaos of the Syrian uprisings in 2011, the world has watched...

Figure 1 Retrieved from Nationsonline.org Link Rampant political instability in Burkina Faso, stemming from the overthrow of dictator Blaise Compaoré,...

Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, terrorist attacks occurred in countries that were hosting global events, including incidents...

When a nation is invaded, or succumbs to an authoritarian government, its people usually are no match for either foreign...

Ninetta Bagarella and her husband, Totò, who successfully raised children in the extremist Mafia tradition. Image credit: Associated Press. Emilie König,...

Far-right protestors at the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 2017. Image credit: Anthony Crider. In the United...

Mohammed Hamzah Khan, the young man radicalized in the suburbs of Chicago. Born in the United States to first generation...

Since the turn of the century, much of countering violent extremism (CVE) discussion has rightly focused on the Middle East...

An American soldier spreads free newspapers to the people of Baghdad as part of a mission in psychological operations. Image...

Late last year, most of the world let out a sigh of relief as it began to appear as though...

Members of a US-led coalition prepare to fight ISIS and retake Hajin. Credit to Sgt. Timothy Koster. This September, the...

Last Tuesday, November 20, 2018, religious scholars and clerics gathered in the Uranus Wedding Hall in Kabul, Afghanistan. The hall...

Brazil continues to wage war against drug trafficking, prioritizing police and arrests. This past April, President Michel Temer deployed the...

In early 2018, news emerged that a 25-year old from New Jersey was fighting as a commander for the Islamic...

On September 26, a children’s show aired on Iran’s Channel 2 to commemorate the Iran-Iraq war. Translated by The Middle...

“Violent extremism knows no boundaries.” That was the message that Rise to Peace founder Ahmad Mohibi used to open “How...

The willingness to fight for freedom and democracy, sacrificing everything to protect countrymen, family and homeland is a Veteran. This...

Pablo Escobar, the infamous Colombian drug trafficker with ties to the Mafia. It is common knowledge that the Mafia engages...

“I tell my story because it is the best weapon I have” Nadia Murad, 2018 winner of Nobel Peace Prize...

On Sunday, Brazilians elected Jair Bolsonaro as their thirty-eighth president. Bolsonaro has been described by the New York Times as...