How France—and Weak Sentencing Guidelines—Let the Charlie Hebdo Killers Go Free
"Terrorists are treated like common criminals when it comes to sentencing, even if they are repeat offenders."
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The Forgotten Detainee of Guantanamo Bay
The Senate torture report chronicled the CIA’s interrogation of high-profile detainee Abu Zubaydah, but the justice system’s treatment of his habeas corpus petition has largely escaped notice.
The Hidden Intelligence Breakdowns Behind the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
After Edward Snowden, the government said its controversial surveillance programs had stopped a terrorist—David Coleman Headley. The claim is largely untrue.
Teaching Peace in Peshawar
One woman living in one of the most dangerous and unstable regions in the world has a radical idea: peace curriculums. By working with both students and mothers, she's been able to stem the tide of violent extremism in her school. Now, it's time to take her plan nationwide.
Our Approach to Countering Violent Extremism Must Prioritize Women
Defeating groups like ISIS and Boko Haram increasingly relies on women. Not only are women playing a greater role in these organizations, but they are also playing a greater role in stopping them. And until the United States matches its rhetoric on prioritizing women in the fight against violent extremism with action, we won't fully eliminate this kind of terrorism.
Is a Decline In Tourism Behind Terrorism in Kenya?
Should we really be blaming the United States for issuing travel warnings against Kenya?
Alberto Nisman and Argentina’s History of Assassinations and Suspicious Suicides
Whether the crusading prosecutor’s death is found to be a suicide or homicide, many Argentines probably won’t believe it. The past has taught them to always look for the sinister explanation.
What’s in a (Islamic) State?
The brutal violence the Islamic State has used to control its territory is as much as part of its establishment of a state in Syria and Iraq as are the services it provides.