by Olivia Bauer | Dec 3, 2020 | University of Georgia
Rising terrorist attacks are continuing to threaten the fledgling Burkinabè democracy. After Burkina Faso overthrew its authoritarian leader Blaise Compaoré in 2014 and elected Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in 2015, the country was full of hope with its first civilian...
by Anh-Lise Gilbert | Nov 30, 2020 | Brown University
Fear, resentment and hate are making a comeback in France. Indeed, the recent terror attacks that took place in Paris, Nice and Lyon in October 2020 have reopened old wounds among the French people, just as they were preparing to commemorate the fifth...
by Mohammad Almishlawi | May 1, 2020 | Bilkent University
For a long time, Lebanon has been synonymous for civil conflicts and sectarian clientelism; Lebanese citizens never had a high level of solidarity and sympathy across their various sects and regions. The consociational democratic system in the country has brought huge...
by Ben-Ari Boukai | May 7, 2019 | Georgetown University
Could terror attacks lead to a roll-back of recent Democratic strengthening in Sri Lanka? Time will tell. On Easter morning, April 21, the world watched as Sri Lanka fell victim to a series of coordinated terror attacks across three cities. The eventual death toll...
by Jordan Aulfinger | Oct 13, 2017 | University of Memphis
Recently I attended a talk hosted by a candidate for local sheriff who, as both a candidate for that office and a veteran law enforcement officer, talked about security on a personal level and local level in regards to terrorism. Perhaps the central point of the talk...
