The country's revised anti-terrorism law is a step in the right direction, but it needs to go much further.

Why is the world only now hearing about the apparent death of the al-Qaeda scion, and will it hurt the terrorist group?

A June attack in Sulu could be a rediscovery of an almost forgotten cultural practice rather than ISIS mimicry.

New research suggests students themselves know the best strategies to prevent violent radicalisation in universities.

The courts should regard crucial domestic, educational and other influences by women in ISIS as terrorist “support”.

The Muslim community is a vital to combatting terrorism and promoting social harmony so alienating them makes no sense.

Where is the outrage over the capital punishment sentence for ISIS fighter and Australian citizen Ahmed Merhi?

A symbolic victory for New Delhi will have little lasting effect if past experience is any guide.

<p>From the clothes&nbsp;to the location, the ISIS&nbsp;leader’s video&nbsp;tells much about the group’s ambition.</p>

<p>If NTJ is responsible for this complex, multi-target suicide attack, it probably got external help.</p>

For all the concern about the children of foreign jihadis, thousands of ISIS detainees in Iraq pose a bigger danger.

The children born overseas to Australian mothers should be recognised as citizens and have a right to return.

The small town of Loxton in South Australia has seen bravery and betrayal, a microcosm of a globalised Islamist threat.

<p>Women played a key role in ISIS – while there are dangers, countries have a responsibility to see justice done.</p>

A different kind of monster stalks our age, but the public still has a choice whether to submit to his wickedness.

There are 70 Australian minors affiliated with ISIS in Syria. Yet there is no policy or direction on repatriation.

The killer pointedly sought to marry mass killing with fringe online humour, desensitising his “audience” to the horror.

There may not be a direct causal link between the attack and conservative political rhetoric. It is too early to tell.

In Syria or Australia, childbearing or weapons-wielding, everyone’s contribution to violent jihad can be different.

<p>Many foreign women who join ISIS were not duped or coerced. It is time to recognise Shamima Begum’s agency.</p>

Vital information is lost when the Philippines military is encouraged to kill rather than arrest the perpetrators.

International law obligations and there is little evidence that revoking citizenship reduces the terrorist threat.

Law enforcement and technology companies are battling over the privacy implications of contentious new laws.

Too often, the same debates dominate in the wake of a suspected terrorism attack, offering too little insight.

Demonstrating that forced re-education is not the answer may be the most effective way to end the practice.

Australia is trialling new rehabilitation programs that balance the rights of convicted terrorists with public safety.

From the beginning, ISIS has been a family affair.

Efforts to tackle radicalisation are being held back by a lack of knowledge and problems of official coordination.

The nexus between aid and terrorism is a delicate and often difficult subject.

Al-Qaeda is positioned to reclaim the pre-eminent position in the violent Salafi-jihadi struggle.

A visit to an ornate Catholic church is one of several ways Indonesians are seeking to challenge hard-line Muslim attitudes.

The value of neighbourhood policing in countering violent extremism goes beyond the collection of intelligence.

A stocktake of the many levels of cooperation would help both countries learn and identify gaps.

If ISIS was to focus on who caused its latest problems in the Philippines, Australia would be well in the frame.

Not only has the jihadist threat increased, the nature of the threat has evolved significantly.

Australia should develop a more robust and distinct preventing violent extremism (PVE) program that aims to support the existing capacities of - or mobilises - communities and individuals.

There are both disturbing and perplexing elements to the Islamic State-supported terrorist plot to blow up an airliner departing from Sydney.

This support and counselling service for parents, friends and family who notice a family member slipping into extremism has various structural and operational problems.

The trap is to mistakenly conflate the threat of death from terrorism with the threat from terrorism.

The structural underpinnings that allowed for the emergence and growth of violent jihadists in Egypt are the result of decades of official and unofficial discriminatory policies against Copts.

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is right to focus attention on the southern Philippines, even if the likelihood of a ‘caliphate’ emerging on Australia’s doorstep is low.

The London attack represents a continuation of existing trends; it does not mark a significant change in the current UK threat picture.

The next day a pall of gloom hung over the city. The city was grieving the dead and nobody wanted to talk much about it.

Communicating successfully about terrorism and counter-terrorism is not easy, and inflating the capabilities of either has real-life consequences.

Competency in counter-terrorism is about more than arrests and attack disruptions.

A communication strategy that fails to place fear-reduction at its centre ignores how a terrorist act differs from many other forms of violence.

Prakash's crimes warrant investigation and prosecution beyond merely terrorist offences.

The Ankara assassination is the most shocking but perhaps the least concerning in a perverse sort of way.

It seems increasingly likely that Australia will seek to extradite Prakash.