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Between Salvation and Terror
Foreword. The mobilisation of jihadist foreign fighters thathas taken place as a result of the conflict in Syria and Iraq has been unprecedented. According to the United Nations, up to 40,000 foreigners fromnearly 100 countries have participated in the war. Not all of them will remainpart of the movement. Many, have already become disillusioned, turned againsttheir comrades, and “retired“ from fighting. Others, however, will turn up inother conflicts, become involved in terrorist networks, or use their credibility as “veterans“ to recruit new followers. There can be no doubt that the consequences of this mobilisation will be profound and long-lasting. In one of my recent books, I pre...
A Waiting Game
Introduction. The emergence over the last several years of theforeign fighter phenomenon, in Syria and Iraq andto some extent in Ukraine, has brought with it anumber of threats – both known and unknown.Now, after some fighters have returned home anddynamics in conflict zones have shifted, there isuncertainty about the roles former fighters mayassume in the communities to which they return.Yet, questions about whether and how these individualswill reintegrate into society can only beanswered over time. What’s more, the number ofcurrent foreign fighters or their family memberswho aspire to return to their places of origin isunclear, as well as the routes returnees use at thispoint, given i...
Handbook of Terrorism and Counter Terrorism Post 9/11
Almost two decades after the events of 9/11, this Handbook offers a comprehensive insight into the evolution and development of terrorism and insurgency since then. Gathering contributions from a broad range of perspectives, it both identifies new technological developments in terrorism and insurgency, and addresses the distinct state responses to the threat of political, or religiously motivated violence; not only in the Middle East and Europe, but also in Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and North and South America.
Left Behind
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Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies
This collection of essays examines Yugoslavia's dissolution and the subsequent wars.
Working in the Killing Fields
While the specifics of individual wars vary, they share a common epilogue: the task of finding and identifying the “disappeared.” The Bosnian war of the early 1990s, which destroyed the sovereign state of Yugoslavia, is no exception. In Working in the Killing Fields, Howard Ball focuses on recent developments in the technology of forensic science and on the work of forensic professionals in Bosnia following that conflict. Ball balances the examination of complex features of new forensic technology with insights into the lives of the men and women from around the globe who are tasked with finding and excavating bodies and conducting pathological examinations. Having found the disappeared,...
