The Europeans and the Americans differ on how they distinguish between hate speech and free speech. Nenad Zivanovski Any discussion of the relationship between freedom of expression and hate speech in a democracy […]
IS rival Al-Shabab seeks to regain footing in East Africa
The Puntland province seems to be the center of pro-IS activity in Somalia, even though there have also been defections or attempted defections from Al-Shabab members elsewhere in the country. Christopher Anzalone On […]
Iraq and the offensive against ISIS
How civilians are treated now will set the standard for the future. By Alvhild Strømme, Media Adviser, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Since the offensive to re-take Mosul from ISIS started one month ago, […]
Conspiracy theorist in chief?
How are we to battle the spread of conspiracy theories when the incoming U.S. president has had a habit of peddling them? Øyvind Strømmen Trump won. Many of us were wrong in expecting […]
‘Defeating’ the Islamic State? Lessons from Libya
As the American election nears, each day brings fresh news of territorial losses by the Islamic State (ISIS) in the center of its Caliphate, Mosul. As the coalition of Iraqi Army soldiers, Kurdish […]