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2022al-qaedaChristiansDisinformationextremismForeign PolicyGlobal SecurityIslamic ExtremismJihadradicalizationSalafistterrorismThe WeeklyUnited States Amusing Punishment! The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but…David WestonMarch 15, 2022
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2021AfghanistanAfricaal-qaedademographicsDroughtFutureimmigrationISISIslamic ExtremismradicalizationrefugeesSahelStarvationterrorismThe Weekly Marketplace of Violence “What is happening in the Sahel for the past several months is that terrorists have…David WestonNovember 30, 2021