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Article: Ending IS May Include Diplomacy with Islamists
November 30, 2017
An article in Foreign Policy argues that transatlantic success at preventing Islamic State (IS) resurgence in the Mideast caliphate territories must involve commitments to rebuilding socioeconomic infrastructure in Iraq and Syria and American diplomatic engagement with moderate Islamist leaders in both Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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EU Chief Seeks Broader Migration Pathways
November 29, 2017
Politico reports that, in a recent interview, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called on EU member states to "create legal ways" for migrants from developing countries to come to Europe, warning that the European continent "will be lost" if it fails to permit sufficient immigration in the coming years.
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UN Monitor: Counter-Terror Operations Lead to Racism
November 29, 2017
The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism Mutuma Ruteere recently warned the UN General Assembly that counterterrorism policies and "hate speech" are contributing to a rise in "racism, Islamophobia and discrimination" around the world.
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NGOs Criticize Dutch Confinement of Terror Suspects
November 29, 2017
A report from Amnesty International and the Open Society Justice Initiative accuses the Netherlands of violating human rights by detaining people charged with terrorism offenses in certain prisons, restricting the time they spend outside their cells, and subjecting them to enhanced monitoring and other security measures.
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IS Social Media Chatter Includes Calls for Barron Trump Assassination
November 28, 2017
Recent chatter among Islamic State (IS) supporters on the secure social-media platform Telegram includes details about the call to assassinate Barron Trump, the youngest child of US President Donald Trump.
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