How Terror Came Home and What to Make of It
Recently, an agent of the Department of Homeland Security called me and started asking questions about a childhood acquaintance being...
Extremism
The Destiny of Pakistan’s Totalitarian Proxy Regime in Afghanistan
The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 after waging a 20-year insurgency with support from Pakistan and,...
Fascistic Tendencies in the Muslim Brotherhood
Encyclopedia Britannica tells us that the Muslim Brotherhood is a “religiopolitical organization founded in 1928 at Ismailia, Egypt, by Hassan...
Totalitarianism Now Presents an Unprecedented Global Threat
I am not a pessimistic person usually. My personal inclination and more than two and half decades as a diplomat...
The Link Between Video Gaming and Right-Wing Extremism
The audience for video games is massive. According to Nielsen, 82% of global consumers either played video games or watched...
Will There Be Peace in Afghanistan?
The Doha Agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban on February 29, 2020, not only set a date for the...
The US Can Play a Critical Role for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
After the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, women’s rights in Afghanistan came under consistent attack by the Taliban, with many women activists...
Violence Against Women Is a Bargaining Chip for the Taliban
After the collapse of the Afghan government last August, the only significant challenge to the Taliban’s primitive totalitarianism was mounted...
How Studying Extremism Can Help Decolonize the Curriculum
The concept of decolonizing the curriculum within British higher education returned to the spotlight this year with the Sewell Report...
US, Taliban Confront Afghanistan’s Looming Humanitarian Crisis
Following the fall of Kabul in August, the first face-to-face meeting between US officials and the Taliban took place last...
