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EXTREMISM

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2021
The U.S. military and the Capitol mob
I saw the events of Jan. 6 as the predictable culmination of a growing disconnect between the U.S. military and civilian society.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2019
German spy agency to launch anti-extremism probe into far-right opposition party AfD
Germany's domestic spy agency will investigate Alternative for Germany (AfD) to see whether the anti-immigrant party's policies breach constitutional safeguards against extremism, its chief said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 14, 2018
China is 'educating' Muslims to avoid extremism's spread, not mistreating them: Beijing official
China is not mistreating Muslims in Xinjiang province but is putting some people through training courses to avoid extremism spreading, unlike Europe, which had failed to deal with the problem, a Chinese official told reporters on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2016
The Islamic State group's European strategy
Europe needs its democracies to unite around a common strategy to defend against manifold security challenges.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2016
Japanese man who reportedly tried to join Islamic State group arrives back home
A 23-year-old Japanese man who was reportedly trying to join the Islamic State militant group has returned to Japan after being deported by Turkish authorities who captured him close to the Syrian border.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2015
An education antidote to Islamic radicalization
The way to counter Islamic extremism is to increase educational and employment opportunities for young Muslims.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2014
Moderate defense of what they call extremism
Few words are less meaningless in political discourse than 'extremism,' as people are extremists only in comparison to what is mainstream at the moment. Today's extremism becomes tomorrow's moderation under a different system.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2014
The damage done by 'moderates'
Every day the insipid overlords of America's inane corporate news media put out the same message: Extremism is extremely bad. But might the so-called moderates be worse?
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2013
Could the PTA and bowling leagues breed extremists?
What if exposure to civic organizations — and not social isolation, per se — is more likely to contribute to the rise of extreme movements, including fascism?
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2013
The West's absurd beliefs about Syria's needs
Western notions of channeling assistance to certain elements of the Syrian opposition are absurd, as is the concept of 'nonlethal' aid. Syria is now an enclave for extremism.

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