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Czech Foreign Fighters in the Ukrainian Conflict: Legal Aspects and Propagandist Use
This article deals with the phenomenon of Czech foreign fighters in the Ukrainian conflict, mostly from the point of view of the propagandist use and from the point of view of the Czech penal law.
Miroslav Mareš
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How Belgium overcame the threat from returning foreign terrorist fighters. Egmont Commentary, 22 March 2018 [PDF]
Two years ago exactly, Belgium was struck by the worst terrorist attack in its history. The cell behind these deadly attacks was mostly composed of foreign fighters returning from Syria – the so-called “returnees”. Since 2016, few fighters have returned,
Coolsaet, Rik
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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Indonesia Obligation to Repatriate Nationals Who Had Joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
The Montevideo Convention of 1993 establishes that a state must have a defined population, territory, government, the capacity to engage in relations with other states, and recognition of sovereignty.
Hanif Nur Widhiyanti +1 more
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Security Council “Legislation” on Foreign (Terrorist) Fighters [PDF]
Thanks, Vincent-Joel, for the introduction and to Kimberley Trapp for inviting me to speak.
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Since 2011, the conflict in Syria and Iraq has seen unprecedented numbers of Westerners travelling to the region to support jihadist terror organisations, so-called Foreign Terrorist Fighters (‘FTFs’).
Braun, Kerstin
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Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
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The Importance of Legislation In Dealing with Extremism And Terrorism
While there are vast disparities in size and population between Canada and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), there are important commonalities between the two, including ethnic and religious diversity and adherence to strong democratic principles. T&T’s
Andrew Dalip Jr.
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The concept of the foreign terrorist fighter: An immanent critique
AbstractThe conflicts in Iraq and Syria have led to concerns in the West over ‘foreign fighters’. Although states are anxious about the role these individuals play in the conflicts they join, their primary concern relates to the perceived ‘terrorist’ threat they pose on their return.
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Parents of foreign “terrorist” fighters in Syria – will they report their young? [PDF]
The mounting tide of foreign fighters leaving Britain for the Middle East to fight, sacrifice or find new lives has blighted European governments and led to the further tightening up of counter-terrorism measures. Since the first British arrest of a Syrian returnee (Choudhury) in 2014, the latest figures of foreign fighter returnees have surged to ...
Awan, Imran, Guru, Surinder
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