In this article, we present the findings of the first systematic scoping review of scientific
literature on radicalization into violent extremism since the Al Qaeda attacks on 11 …

The terrorist group Boko Haram, or the self-described People of the Tradition of the Prophet
(SAW) for Preaching and Striving, continues to terrorise Nigeria, with horrible …

What makes a terrorist? Is an individual inherently predisposed to be attracted to political
violence or does exposure to a certain environment desensitize them in such a way that …

ABSTRACT The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and the G5 Sahel Joint Force are
ad hoc counterterrorism task forces in the Lake Chad Basin and the Sahel region …

Over the past 20 years scholars have repeatedly highlighted the complex relationship
between conflict, peace and economics. It is today accepted that economic factors at the …

Failed states as a global security risk have occupied an important place in international
politics for over two decades, but it was the added threat of terrorism since 2001 that made …

The presence of failed states in the international system has increased, especially after the
end of the cold war. Recent research demonstrates that state fragility and failure are strongly …

The research problem this article addresses is whether the unique confluence of overseas
security forces in a single territorial space through the leasing of land for foreign military …

Much attention has recently focused on the lease of land throughout the global south to
nations and corporations in the global north. It is argued that local people's access to and …

The labels' state fragility'and'civil war'suggest that security within several African countries
has broken down. As Tim Glawion observes, however, while people do experience …