Britain’s sorry return to imperial ignorance
By Tim Abington. Tim is currently pursuing an undegraduate degree in International Relations at the University of Birmingham. The partitionContinue Reading
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Why Al-Qaeda has lost support amongst Western jihadists
The scene at Saadallah Al-Jabiri Square in Aleppo after the attacks in 2012, attributed to Al-Nusra. Photo credits: Zyzzzzzy –Continue Reading
“Imagining war in 2030” PS21 event writeup
The future of warfare may be coming faster than we think. That, at least, felt like the conclusion of Tuesday’sContinue Reading
From ‘good boy’ to terrorist: What is the appeal of ISIS?
Westminster, 23 March 2017. Photo credits: Prioryman – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org By Linda Schlegel. Linda is aContinue Reading
Imagining 2030: Post-ISIS Middle East
Photo by Mstyslav Chernov – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia By Linda Schlegel. Linda is currently pursuing an MAContinue Reading
Democracy in the UK – Why Theresa May’s comments on fighting extremism are exactly what the terrorists want
By Linda Schlegel. Linda is currently pursuing an MA in Terrorism, Security, and Society at King’s College London. Following theContinue Reading
Merkel – the invincible? Why the Schulz effect wouldn’t last
Photo credits: CDU NRW, https://www.cdu-nrw.de/39-landesparteitag By Lisa Dittmer, Editor of the PS21 Blog. Less than three months ago, Germany’s socialContinue Reading
Sharing guns, sharing habitus?
What explains the rise of virtual, ideological terrorist networks in the West? By Linda Schlegel. Linda is currently pursuing anContinue Reading
An Unconventional Superpower
First edition of Abraham Ortelius‘ map of Asia (1572), displaying a vast network of waterways across East Asia, advocating hisContinue Reading
Are lone wolves the future of terrorism?
The Promenade des Anglais on the morning after the 2016 Nice attack By Linda Schlegel In Munich a gunman shotContinue Reading
