What Happens When Your Government Unjustly Deems You a Terrorist?
A conversation with Joan Carling, Filipino gender equality advocate, former adviser to the United Nations, and an enemy of the state, according to the Duterte government.
Terrorism
How to Fight Alt-Right Terrorism
What the Toronto Killer's online misogyny reveals about the threat from the alt-right.
Bryan Stevenson's Quest for Justice
From growing up in rural Delaware to opening the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.
How White American Terrorists Are Radicalized
They're reading the same websites, talking to each other, and killing the same targets. The lone wolves are actually a pack.
What the Terrorist Steals When He Takes His Own Life
What happens when suicide forestalls any possibility of justice?
A Most Violent Year
This past year—2017—saw a surge in extremist violence, much of it related to white supremacist activity. But as the Women's March shows, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Viewfinder: Praying for Victims of a Suicide Attack in Pakistan
Pakistani Christians take part in a service at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore on December 18th, 2017, for the victims of a suicide attack on a church the day prior.
Why Are Extremist Groups Targeting Sufi Muslims?
The terrorist attack on a mosque in Egypt was potentially motivated by extremist groups viewing Sufi religious practices as a threat to their intolerant worldview.
Trump Calls for End of Immigration Lottery Program After Terror Attack
Trump also told reporters that he would consider sending the suspected terrorist to Guantánamo Bay in Cuba.
How Terror Attacks on Public Places Can Spark Public Anxiety
Attacks like the one in New York City can alter people's psychology and their politics.
Truck Attack Kills Several on New York City Bike Path
Eight people are reported dead, and at least 15 are injured.
Somalis in Kenya Respond to Terror in Mogadishu
After the deadliest terror attack to hit Somalia in years, residents of Nairobi's "Little Mogadishu" neighborhood cope with a national tragedy from thousands of miles away.
Devastating Mogadishu Bombing Could Cause Significant Political Aftershocks
The attack on the Somali capital could further destabilize an already tenuous governmental situation in the East African nation.
How to Thwart Right-Wing Terrorism
Three distinct psychological predispositions combine to produce terrorists. And one appears to be on the rise among the extreme right.
The Week in Photos: From Independence Celebrations in South Asia to an Attack in Barcelona
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
Viewfinder: The Aftermath of a Terrorist Attack in Barcelona
The van that ploughed into a crowd, killing at least 13 people and injuring around 100 others is towed away from the Rambla in Barcelona on August 18th, 2017.
Trump Brings Foreign Terrorist Suspect to U.S. for Trial
The move may come as a surprise to the president's supporters, many of whom favored his hardline, tough-on-terrorism approach.
The Skewed Ethical Universe of the Terrorist
New research finds their moral reasoning resembles that of certain dementia victims.
ISIS Attacks Kill 12 in Tehran
The attacks mark the first major acts of terrorism in Iran since 2010.
Stop Saying That Muslims Invented Terrorism
Blaming multiculturalism for tragedies like London and Manchester overlooks Europe's colonial history of terrorism.
For Terrorists, Morality Has a Different Meaning
A new study shows that terrorists judge morality based solely on outcomes.
Deradicalizing Terrorists Can Work
New research finds one key is providing former fighters with an alternative source of meaning.
Countering the New Chemical Weapons Threat
It isn't fear mongering to properly prepare the public.