Commentary / World Sep 7, 2016
The Islamic State group's European strategy
by Omar Ashour
Europe needs its democracies to unite around a common strategy to defend against manifold security challenges.
National Mar 24, 2016
Japanese man who reportedly tried to join Islamic State group arrives back home
by Reiji Yoshida
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. Kyodo News reported that the man, believed to be from Wakayama Prefecture, ...
World Feb 28, 2016
Saudi man gets 10 years, 2,000 lashes over atheist tweets
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for expressing his atheism in hundreds of Twitter posts. Al-Watan online daily said Saturday that religious police in charge of monitoring social networks found more than 600 tweets ...
Commentary / World Dec 29, 2015
An education antidote to Islamic radicalization
by Gordon Brown
The way to counter Islamic extremism is to increase educational and employment opportunities for young Muslims.
National / Politics Sep 27, 2015
Japan to focus on African health system, extremism at 2016 summit: Abe
During the Tokyo-led African development summit next year, Japan will seek ways to improve Africa's health system and curb extremism.
World Feb 19, 2015
Russian spy chief to attend U.S. meeting on fighting extremism
Despite U.S.-Russian tensions over Ukraine, the head of the Russian spy and counterintelligence service will attend this week's White House conference on countering extremist violence. The State Department said Wednesday that Alexander Bortnikov is coming after Russia made a late request to expand its delegation. State ...
World Feb 19, 2015
At summit, Obama aims to broaden world approach to extremism
President Barack Obama is convening a summit Wednesday on the threat of violent extremism just as the situation has gotten worse, with the Islamic State group metastasizing and European cities learning firsthand that extremism's reach is not confined to the Middle East. As crises boil ...
Commentary / World Oct 26, 2014
Moderate defense of what they call extremism
by Ted Rall
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'
by Ted Rall
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?
by Cass R. Sunstein
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
by Ribal Al-Assad
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.