Rise to Peace blog

Terror’s New Form

Source: The East African (2014) Author: Caleb Septoff Perhaps one of the greatest scientific achievements in human history is the…

6 years ago

Brazilian Prison Gangs: Message Delivered

Source: The Washington Post/Alex Gomes/AP Author: Cameron Cassar The newly elected right wing president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, had just…

6 years ago

Old Crisis Sparks Anew: The Bogota Car Bombing

Source: The Tico Times (2019)  Author: Billy Baker Colombia has a bloody history of political violence (La Violencia, FARC, ELN).…

6 years ago

Afghanistan: Results of the Moscow talks with Taliban

Earlier this week, Channel News USA discussed how the Taliban and Afghan government held talks in Moscow regarding women’s rights,…

6 years ago

The Mosul of Southeast Asia? Countering Extremism in the Philippines

Filipino and American forces shaking hands in September 2017. Image Credit: Cpl. Robert Sweet, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The recent tension…

6 years ago

How Detainment of Uyghur Muslims Can Lead to Violent Extremism

Source: AP Feed News (2018) By: JulieAnn Sickell, Ahmad Mohibi The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination criticizes the…

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Returning Foreign Fighters: A Global Threat

As ISIS concedes its last remnants of territory, governments around the world must confront the return of foreign fighters from…

6 years ago

The Mysterious Case of Mohamad Jamal Khweis

Mohamad Jamal Khweis while in Kurdish custody. Image Credit: Associated Press. Few in Alexandria, Virginia, would have suspected that the…

6 years ago

Countering Extremism in the Digital Age

Source: Rand Corporation (2016)  The Global War on Terror has challenged Western conceptions of warfare. The days of clearly defined…

6 years ago

Lessons from the KKK

KKK recruitment propaganda. Source: Link Upstate New York experienced a unique threat to the safety of their community this year:…

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