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Members of the far-right group the Proud Boys gather in E street northwest before marching into Freedom Plaza, in Washington, DC
Politics

Labelling the Proud Boys Terrorists May Do More Harm than Good

February 24, 2021April 13, 2022 - by Ira Wells

The decision may feel like justice, but expanding the designation could have unintended consequences

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Dirty Money

When the Cost of Doing Business Means Funding Terror Groups

September 4, 2019January 10, 2020 - by Dorothée Myriam Kellou

In 2018, one of France’s biggest companies was accused of complicity in crimes against humanity. Did it finance terrorist groups in Syria?

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Books / November 2018

Randy Boyagoda’s New Novel Is Both Deeply Catholic and Deeply Funny

November 13, 2018June 2, 2020 - by André Forget

In his third book, the author skewers the multicultural anxieties of today’s university culture

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Current Affairs

How Everyday Misogyny Feeds the Incel Movement

May 1, 2018December 10, 2019 - by Lauren McKeon

The Toronto van attack shook the world, but the hatred that inspired it isn’t just an online phenomenon

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First responders close down Yonge Street in Toronto after a van mounted a sidewalk, crashing into a number of pedestrians on April 23, 2018
Current Affairs

Toronto Refuses to Give In to the Terrorism Trap

April 24, 2018May 1, 2020 - by Stephen Marche

The city has always valued inclusion and tolerance. Yesterday’s van attack won’t change that

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Current Affairs

Defeating Terrorism With Normalcy

October 3, 2017April 3, 2020 - by Omar Mouallem

The weekend’s attack in Edmonton was horrible, but the city is ready to carry on

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Books

What I Learned From Talking to Failed Suicide Bombers

September 27, 2017November 27, 2019 - by Payam Akhavan

Stopping violent extremism means confronting the West’s role as an ISIS spectator

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Politics

Is the Jihadi Threat Overhyped?

April 15, 2016January 21, 2022 - by Jonathan Kay

Chris Alexander and Jonathan Kay debate whether Canadians should worry about terrorism

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World

Middle Eastern Promises

November 18, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Alexander Tesar

What happens if France or another NATO country invokes Article 5?

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World

Bombing ISIS Will Not Work

November 17, 2015February 13, 2021 - by Patrick Graham

The hard question of what to do in the wake of weekend attacks on France and Lebanon

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