ANALYSIS – CasaPound Italia has become one of the more successful organizations of the European far right by reframing fascist ideology, operating social welfare programmes and keeping other extremist groups at arm’s length. Is this a new […]
Analysis
Yemeni fury over US raid
Luke Somers and Pierre Korkie were held hostage by the Al-Awlaki tribe in Yemen. “Poor operational planning of the US rescue raid caused the death of the hostages,” a high-ranking security official in […]
What hate speech is, and isn’t
Hate speech isn’t online “trolling” or bullying. Important distinctions must be made about an online culture that also includes debate, harassment and even radicalization. Kristian A. Bjørkelo For better or for worse, electronic […]
Hate rising
NORDIC EXTREMISM – PART 2: Power struggles and internal conflicts have weakened anti-Islamic organizations in Norway. But more than three years after Anders Behring Breivik’s terror attacks, the level of hostility appears to […]
Region explores taking on ISIL
Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are secretly trying to negotiate a coordinated air and ground campaign targeting ISIL in Syria and Iraq. Kjetil Stormark /Twitter: @kjetilstormark Intelligence and security officials from Jordan, Saudi […]