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October 2016

October 2016

A fork in the road: the radicalisation of Islam

Rajkumar Singh traces the course of Islam, from early lofty ideals to fundamentalism and terrorism Current-day terrorism, typified by the rise of Islamic fundamentalism throughout Asia and other parts of the world, has many faces. Its objectives are multifaceted and its operations multipronged. The world is its stage, making it a prime concern for governments […]

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Travels with Des Ball

Professor Desmond John Ball 20 May 1947–12 October 2016 Professor Des Ball had a profound influence on many of his students, as Cam Hawker recounts. Like many of his students, I first encountered Des in his books, namely A Suitable Piece of Real Estate, which dealt with joint Australian–American intelligence facilities, a subject which he

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Saudi standoff with Iran threatens regional turmoil

Riyadh’s perceptions of ’enemy’ Iran are creating political tensions in the region Beneath the strategic rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the latter’s perception of its Persian neighbour as an existential threat is an example of ‘ideological fundamentalism’ in operation. International relations theorists Ken Booth and Nicholas J. Wheeler explain that when a state develops

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