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May 2016

Ethiopian Review: The "Law" as State Terrorism in Apartheid Ethiopia
WKXW-FM: Experts meet in NJ to address domestic terrorism - nation's greatest threat
The Hill: Three things terrorism experts want you to know about countering terrorism
Oxford University Press: Counterterrorism
Emirates News Agency: TRENDS Research & Advisory organises conference on Daesh's Challenge to Global Security

April 2016

IRIN News: Can de-radicalisation be taught in school?
Huffington Post: Why Fight the 'Long War'?
NBC News: When Sheriffs Won't Obey the Law
Vox: From Occupy to Black Lives Matter; how nonviolent resistance is shaping the 2016 elections
Foreign Policy: America's Biggest Challenge in Africa
NPR: If We Could #BringBackOurGirls, They Might Not be Welcomed With Open Arms
Slate: Do Terror Attacks Really Happen in Bunches?
Homeland Security News Wire: Non-state actors exploiting emerging technologies, complex engineering
Gawker: Friendly Fire in the American Patriot Death Cult
National Catholic Reporter: Why is the Catholic church moving away from just war theory?
World Economic Forum: Terrorism is on the rise – but there’s a bigger threat we’re not talking about
CNN: Who are the Abu Sayyaf?
Patheos: Moving Past the Condemnations: Recognizing Muslims' Contributions to Our Public Safety
War on the Rocks: The Threat of Terrorists Acquiring Nuclear Materials is Still Serious
The Diamondback: American University professor discusses evolution of Islam at START lecture
Ethiopian Review: The Bantustanization (Kililistanization) of Ethiopia
Foriegn Policy: Why are Disproportionate Numbers of Islamic Extremists Engineers?

March 2016

Telegraph: The Boko Haram suicide bomber who survived her deadly mission
Sinclair Broadcast Group: Summit focuses on keeping nuclear materials out of hte wrong hands
Politico: Why Belgium is not Europe's jihadi base
New Straits Times: Unanswered questions on the Brussels attacks
Apple, the FBI, Extremists and and Strategic Soft Targeting
War on the Rocks: Apple, the FBI, Extremists and Strategic Soft Targeting
Daily Dot: Why ISIS is winning the online propaganda war
Sinclair Broadcast Group: Terror expert talks possibility of future attacks in Europe
Huffington Post: Responding to the Brussels Bombings and Terrorism
Fox News: Terror deaths increased 8-fold since 2010, says study
New York Times: Who Will Become a Terrorist? Research Yields Few Clues
Brookings: The French Connection
Patch: Brussels Suicide Attacks 'Shocking but not Surprising', according to experts
Homeland Security News Wire: Terrorists have been targeting transportation hubs for decades
CNN: The psychology and neuroscience of terrorism
Washington Post: What we know about the attacks in Brussels and how they connect to Paris
Homeland Security Today: Terrorism against Transportation in Belgium, Western Europe Not New, Study Finds
CNN: Why Belgium? Five reasons
Public Radio International: How terrorists exploit family ties to recruit and retain members
World Economic Forum: Is terrorism in Europe at a historical high?
PerthNow: Seven key suspects sought in connection with terror attacks in Paris, Brussels
Mashable: Blood brothers: Why family members are more likely to engage in terrorism together
Agence France-Presse: Brothers-in-jihad -- when fraternal bonds lead to terror
New York Times: Call to rethink soft-target protection puzzles some experts
Newsweek: Why the Belgian government did not fail its people
Chronicle of Higher Education: Does Engineering Education Breed Terrorists
Timaru Herald (New Zealand): THe map that shows where terror attacks are rising and most lives are lost
DAWN: Tides of terror