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March 2016

Mashable: Blood brothers: Why family members are more likely to engage in terrorism together
National Post: Canada not 'at war' with ISIL, say Trudeau and Dion despite increased use of new anti-terror powers
DAWN: Tides of terror
PerthNow: Seven key suspects sought in connection with terror attacks in Paris, Brussels
Agence France-Presse: Brothers-in-jihad -- when fraternal bonds lead to terror
Newsweek: Why the Belgian government did not fail its people
Chronicle of Higher Education: Does Engineering Education Breed Terrorists
New York Times: Call to rethink soft-target protection puzzles some experts
Timaru Herald (New Zealand): THe map that shows where terror attacks are rising and most lives are lost
CBC (Canada): Brussels attacks show Brlgian security forces are 'uniquely overstretched'
Romper Blog: Refugees are not to blame for the Brussels attacks
Huffington Post: The Fight Against Radicalization Begins with Disengagement
Intelros: Women as Symbols and Swords in Boko Haram's Terror
KPCC Radio: Paris terrorist attack fugitive captured in Belgium raid
Stanford News: Stanford expert offers approach to thwarting radicalization of Muslim immigrants in the U.S.
Albany Times Union: Delmar nonprofit offers opportunities for adults to learn
The Diplomat: To Counter ISIS, Bangladesh Needs to Solve Its Homegrown Violence
AllAfrica: Africa Will Rise Again
Ethiopian Review: I Remember the March 21, 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa
GOOD blog: This Woman Was Raised By a Notorious Cult. Here’s How She Finally Got Away.
The Pioneer: 53 people executed by Maoists in five states in three years
ABC News: The History of Violence on Presidential Campaign Trails
Sydney Morning Herald: What Islamic State's recruitment tells us about the West – and ourselves
The Diamondback: Researchers note radicalization among Muslim immigrants who feel discriminated against
Blueprint: Fulani militants world's fourth deadliest terror group
E-International Relations: The Second Image Sometimes Reversed: Competing Interests in Drug Policy
Vice News: A federal judge just launched the first de-radicalization prorgam for terrorism suspects in the US
Christian Science Monitor: Violence against KKK shows rift among new civil rights protesters
PRWeb: University of Maryland Study Links Anti-Immigration Policies, Terrorism
Reuters: Super Tuesday victories are nice, but Trump was already a 'winner'

February 2016

Policy.Mic: Interview with Planned Parenthood Shooter Makes it Crystal Clear Attack Was Terrorism
Lawfare: Conflating Terrorism and Insurgency
Indo-Asian News Service: No evidence WikiLeaks list led to terrorist attacks
Washington Post: Want to stop Islamic terrorism? Be nicer to Muslims.
Voice of America: What will be the impact of Europe's New Counterterror Center?
Christian Science Monitor: Why compassion is a key ingredient to combating terrorism
Pakistan Express Tribune: Why terrorists attack education
Associated Press: Critics say SPLC targets, demonizes conservative groups
Combating Terrorism Center: Depictions and Youth in the Islamic State's Martyrdom Propaganda, 2015-2016
Reuters: The psychological underpinnings of 2016, the year America went nuts
Sinclair Broadcast Group: Lawmakers investigate potential data 'mega-breach'
Wall Street Journal: Terror Convicts Post Dilemma After Release From Prison
Wall Street Journal: Facebook Adds New Tool to Fight Terror: Counter Speech
Idaho News: Experts question whether North Korea is launching missiles, or selling them
Global Press Journal: Should Kenya Defence Forces pull out of Somalia?
Wall Street Journal: Twitter Suspended 125,000 ISIS-Related Accounts in Six Months
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists: Terrorism and tobacco
Foreign Policy: Erica Chenoweth and David Scheffer on When to Get Violent
LA Progressive: Seeing Flight as a Non-Violent Option
Los Angeles Times: Threatened by the Taliban, some schools in Pakistan close -- others arm teachers and build walls