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Malian President Warns of Expanding Islamist Threat in West Africa
November 30, 2018
Mali's newly elected President has asked for a stronger UN mandate to help combat the expanding military and ideological influence of diverse Islamist militant groups active in West Africa, caused by the influx of weapons and fighters from Libya and Syria and by the poor human-security conditions across Africa.
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Global Jihadi Movement Shows Adaptability, Diffusion, and Resilience
November 30, 2018
An article in Foreign Policy examines how the globalized jihadi movement is marked by a shared capacity for adaptability, diffusion, and resilience, leading some counter-terrorism experts to suggest negotiation, together with military engagement, as the optimal US containment strategy for radical Islamism.
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UN General Assembly Session Revealed Tensions in Iranian Regime
November 30, 2018
The UN General Assembly session in September revealed deep tensions between hardliners and moderates in Iran's Islamist government disagreeing over how attendance versus boycott would affect the theocratic regime's legitimacy at home and abroad, particularly in the face of the US’s return to sanctions.
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Israel-Egypt Mideast Diplomacy Confronts Islamists in Sinai, Gaza
November 30, 2018
Israel and Egypt are using diplomatic engagement to confront the expanding ideology and growing activities of Islamist militants and radicals, especially in the geopolitically vulnerable and linked territorial spaces of the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza.
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Nigeria Is Epicenter of Islamist Militant Battle
November 30, 2018
The recent spate of Islamist terror attacks in Nigeria underscores the state as the epicenter of a multi-pronged, expanding front of radical Islamist groups, led by Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWA), fighting to create a sharia zone across West Africa.
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