It was Senator Barry Goldwater who said “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.” The famed conservative eventually mellowed in his views, but the fact remains he was wrong then and he is ...

The ISIS-inspired attack in New Orleans underscores how extremism online and political divisions at home have created “a perfect storm” for radicalization in America, experts say, with law enforcement ...

Snow covers the grounds of the St. Elizabeth's campus near the Ceremonial Entrance of the Department of Homeland Security's headquarters on Feb. 2, 2021. (DHS photo) An internal review of the ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has unveiled a new policy to tackle “violent extremism” using an unlikely bouquet of tools, including school curriculum changes, religion and social media outreach, in ...

The research study reported here was not funded by a specific research grant. Maaha Elahi and Dr Julian Hargreaves are grateful for support from the Woolf Institute. Dr Julian Hargreaves had an ...

As a Roman Catholic I am saddened by the poor health of Pope Francis. If there is any leader the world should not lose at this moment in time it is Pope Francis, because of his humanitarianism and ...

Julian Hargreaves is a member of the Expert Group of the Commission for Countering Extremism - a role performed on a voluntary basis. He is employed by the Woolf Institute and in that capacity has ...