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The Role of Risk in Britain’s layered Approach to Deradicalisation

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 By Hugh Seear

A recent dispute emerged between prison officials and the Parole Board, over the release of Zahid Iqbal, a terrorist who was jailed for

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Selective Storytelling – How Terrorist Organisations Construct and Influence Narratives

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 By Hugh Seear

Terrorist causes are continuously discussed within the media, with selective or biased portrayals assisting the spread of their ideologies. While this is typically

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Lone Wolf Terrorism: A Desperate Concept for an Accompanied Actor

November 17, 2025November 18, 2025 By Hugh Seear

When one hears the term ‘lone wolf,’ the picture imagined is that of an isolated creature, independent in its survival and navigation, with

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Desensitising and Dividing: The Media’s Role in Encouraging Radicalism

October 20, 2025October 19, 2025 By Hugh Seear

Counter Terrorism Policing recently announced that one in five arrests on terrorism charges in the UK are of children under the age of

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Opinion: Boston bomber killed 3 and injured hundreds, but is the death penalty ever the right punishment?

March 9, 2022March 8, 2022 By Rachael Powell

Is the death penalty the right punishment? For Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, this question has been asked numerous times. Over the past seven

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