War And Peace / Terrorism

We answered isis with restorative justice? Matt Broomfield spells out some better ways of dealing with captive extremists.

Amanda Sperber assesses the long-term consequences of Somalia's worst suicide attack.

After 20 years of brutal civil war, the rulers of Arcadia and the rebels are ready to consider laying down arms. The mediation team needs a leader and – for some reason – your name is chosen. Do you have what it takes? Take our quiz to find out...

Colombia’s peace deal promised the return of stolen lands. But it isn’t so easy to achieve, Mira Galanova discovers.

In 2011, Western donors sat back while 250,000 Somalis died of starvation. Then Turkey stepped in. Jamal Osman reports on the rise of aid from the Muslim world.

Activist Scott Weinstein dances with the terrorist label and finds it a fickle partner.

Mark Engler asks why it only takes a bit of a bomb-dropping and sabre-rattling to rally the reporters and bestow a presidential aura on our leaders.

This month, we review The White Book, by Han Kang; Red Famine, by Anne Applebaum; The Rage, by Julia Ebner and The City Always Wins by Omar Robert Hamilton.

The Balfour Declaration was a 67-word statement penned by Foreign Secretary Lord Balfour to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community. Lydia Noon reports

Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Arun Gandhi, speaks to Danielle Batist about technology, Trump, and anger as a gift.

Rahila Gupta meets women fighters in Rojava who are leading the charge towards a radical democracy.

Cultural resistance comes at a terrible cost, reports Emad Al Sharaa.

Used to justify Western military in North Africa, we have not been told the truth about the Tiguentourine attack reveals Jeremy Keenan.

Britain's counter-terrorism policy is undermining the rule of law, argues Simon Crowther.

Pakistan is the deadliest country to be a journalist, as Manzoor Ali knows only too well.

The reality of conflict, from World War One to Afghanistan, has had a terrible impact on Joe Glenton and his family.

L’affaire Tarnac is a story little-followed outside of France. Horatio Morpurgo tracks down the collective – whose members have been accused by the police of terrorist activity – and explains why we should all be paying more attention.

A snapshot of the continuing spread of counterterrorist measures – real and unreal.

A poem by Hubert Moore + ACTION directory.

Ajit Sahi’s account of the scandalous record of the Indian State.