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Experts Consider Mechanisms of Gradual Islamization in Europe
August 24, 2016
Experts from Europe's security, political, and civil society establishment are voicing concerns about the mechanisms and goals of a "quiet Islamist conquest" underway in Europe, evidenced in Saudi and Qatari funding for Islamic education, national election candidates with Islamist sympathies, and the establishment of parallel Islamic justice institutions.
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Taliban Offensive Underscores Radical Islamist Gains in Afghanistan
August 24, 2016
Steady Taliban gains in a protracted military offensive in Afghanistan signal the expanding strength of the radical Islamist group committed to ousting the US-supported Afghan government and to building a sharia state in the Southwest Asian state that was a safe haven for Osama bin Laden.
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Boko Haram Split Signals Dispute over Jihadi Methods
August 24, 2016
A factional split within Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamist terror group, over whether jihad permits the killing of Muslims or limits murder to non-Muslims, is an important signal of the broader debate and possible trends among global jihadi groups regarding the methods and targets of Islamist war.
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Report: Russia Aggravates Islamist Radicalization in North Caucasus
August 17, 2016
A new report by a US think tank describes how the Russian state's heavy-handed policies, although aimed to impede Islamist recruitment and radicalization, have exacerbated the spread of extremist Islamist ideas and associated networks of illegal economic activity and violence in the Northern Caucasus.
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European Jihadism Is Expanding, Complex Threat
August 08, 2016
The suggestion by experts on the evolution of jihadism under the umbrella of the Islamic State that European jihadism comprises a complex ecosystem of national, economic, and generational groups, with limited evidence that integration failures cause radicalization, demonstrates that European security efforts to combat Islamist extremism require a "long haul" approach.
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