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Γαία πυρί μιχθύτω. Είκοσι χρόνια μετά!

Είκοσι χρόνια πριν, το τραγικό πρωινό της Τρίτης 11/9/2001, οι ΗΠΑ κι η Δύση ολόκληρη πέρασαν σε μια νεα εποχή. Την κατάρρευση των δίδυμων πύργων, συμβόλου της οικονομικής ισχύος και το χτύπημα του Πενταγώνου, καρδιάς της στρατιωτικής ισχύος, ακολούθησε η κατάρρευση του αξιώματος του ¨απόρθητου ¨ που η αλαζονεία της …

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The Legacy of 9/11 and the “War on Terror”: A Special Series

In September 2021, we launched a special series of articles, reports, videos and podcasts by Crisis Group experts on the impact of al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attacks and the U.S.-led “war on terror”. These cover how Islamist militancy and the military operations aimed at defeating militant groups have both reverberated in Washington …

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Al-Qaeda’s Virulent Strain in Iraq

My friend Arthur telephoned me one summer morning in 2003, when I had just returned from Iraq, which had fallen into U.S. hands that April. Arthur was head of the refugee program at the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights. A decade earlier, he and I had travelled together to Iraq, …

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Boko Haram And Female Suicide Bombers – Analysis

With the Nigerian government confirming the death of Abu Bakr Shekau, the notorious leader of Boko Haram, in late August 2021, the future of the terrorist group looks bleak with its strength reportedly “significantly weakened” in the recent months.1 Its breakaway faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) which has …

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Religious Power Tends To Corrupt – OpEd

Back in early May of 2020 Israel’s Interior minister urged ‘soul-searching’ in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community citing the very high coronavirus infection rate [60-70% of the sick in the entire country were ultra-Orthodox whereas only 10-12 percent of the general population is ultra-Orthodox]. Now in early September 2021only some 20 …

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