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Sinjar, Iraq: Ruined home in Sinjar, destroyed during the war with the Islamic State.

Terror in the Middle East: ISIS, its new leader, and lone-wolf attacks

23 Jan 2020

UNSW Middle East expert, Dr Farida says killing ISIS’s leader will not end its terrorism, but tapping into youth grievances could stop lone-wolf attacks.

The terrorists taking up almsgiving

23 May 2019

Two UNSW Business School academics say the support for violent, criminal and terrorist organisations often increases if they’re given opportunities to provide social services.

UNSW involved in international study into media reporting of terrorism

24 Oct 2018

Study produces new evidence and insights about how media and social media coverage can increase the public harms of terrorism.

High alert: Responding to converging security threats on a global scale

17 Jul 2017

Global Security PLuS, a new think tank that mines the expertise of three of the world’s leading universities to identify and respond to threats in global security, will be launched at UNSW on 19 July.

Overreaction to Khayre's crimes exactly what terrorists seek

19 Jun 2017

Claiming to act on behalf of a terrorist network is not enough to amount to terrorism, writes George Williams.

Building knowledge of biosecurity and bioterrorism threats

18 Apr 2017

A UNSW Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on biosecurity and bioterrorism is drawing people from a wide range of backgrounds.

Terrorism on the rise in OECD countries

18 Nov 2016

The urgency for Australia to understand the drivers of terrorism has never been so critical, writes Steve Killelea, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Institute for Economics and Peace.

Global challenges call for sovereignty to be transferred to regional or international level

24 Mar 2016

A focus on collaboration between nations, rather than on shutting borders, is the key to countering terrorism, writes Christopher Michaelsen.

Journalism in the Age of Terror

10 Mar 2016

In this edited excerpt of the 2016 Gandhi Oration, Peter Greste, the Australian journalist jailed on confected terrorism charges in Egypt, reflects on how governments and extremists are using the War on Terror as cover for their attacks on freedom of speech.

Persecution disguised as fighting terrorism

29 Jan 2016

A minority sect in Indonesia had its village burnt to the ground on suspicions it was connected to terrorism. The targeting of this group represents just one incident in a long pattern of vigilante violence, writes Melissa Crouch.

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