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Don't worry about IS in Mindanao
News, Anthony Davis, Published on 07/12/2018
» Amplified by a suicide bombing and ongoing military clashes, alarm bells are ringing loudly across Southeast Asia: Mindanao, it seems, is in danger of becoming the next Syria. As local Muslim militants regroup following their siege of Marawi last year and foreign fighters associated with the Islamic State (IS) move in on the chaos, terrorism experts are pointing to the Philippines' second largest island as the epicentre of a new jihadist threat to stability across the region and beyond.
Media-driven panic fueling fears in Southeast Asia
News, Anthony Davis, Published on 22/09/2016
» As Southeast Asia faces a resurgence of terrorism under the blood-soaked brand of the Islamic State (IS), the region needs to takes to take a deep breath -- and resist the urge to panic.
How China's Uighur abuse fuels terrorism
News, Anthony Davis, Published on 27/10/2015
» Russia's decisive intervention in support of Syria's Assad regime has been greeted with howls of displeasure in western capitals. But one country which will be delighted with the move and watching its results closely is China.