Nov 13 Watch 5:05 What authorities are asking about the Paris attacks tonight By PBS News Hour Who is capable of conducting the multiple-target attack that terrorized Paris on Friday night? Judy Woodruff talks to Lorenzo Vidino of George Washington University. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 8:50 How young Tunisians went from Arab Spring to Islamic State By PBS News Hour In the wake of the Arab Spring, Tunisians hoped that jobs and prosperity would follow the rise of democracy in their country. But persistent unemployment and poverty have disenchanted many young people, sending waves of former protesters to fight for… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 5:21 Terror strikes on three continents, can others be stopped? By PBS News Hour Three deadly attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia came just days after Islamic State militants urged followers to stage "calamities for non-believers" during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. William Brangham talks to Peter Neumann of the International Centre for… Continue watching
Mar 06 Islamic State group destroys ancient site of Nimrud in northern Iraq By Leah Nagy Islamic State fighters ransacked and bulldozed the centuries-old archaeological site of Nimrud in northern Iraq on Thursday, in what the head of the U.N.’s cultural agency decried as a “cultural cleansing” that amounted to a “war crime.”… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 3:01 At White House summit on extremism, thinking beyond military action to root causes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Ban Ki-moon on preventing terrorism by protecting human rights By PBS News Hour In an interview with Judy Woodruff, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that military action cannot be not the sole response to extremism, and stresses the importance of protecting the rights of marginalized people. They also discuss Syria's President Bashar al-Assad,… Continue watching
Feb 19 Obama: Nations have ‘responsibility’ to deny that extremism represents Islam By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In the fight against violent extremism, President Barack Obama has argued the U.S. has one thing going for it that Europe doesn't: a long tradition of warmly embracing its immigrants, including Muslims. Continue reading
Feb 18 Obama to call for joint efforts against violent extremism at summit By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The summit President Barack Obama is convening Wednesday on the threat of violent extremism is not the summit he envisioned. Planned for last October, the summit never happened before the midterm elections. In the months since, the situation… Continue reading
Jan 11 White House plans conference to counter violent extremism By Associated Press The White House plans a conference next month on efforts to counter violent extremism - in light of this past week's shootings in France, and earlier attacks in Canada and Australia. Continue reading
Jan 11 Attorney General Holder: Group responsible for Paris attacks still unknown By Associated Press Attorney General Eric Holder says investigators at this point don't have "any credible information" to determine which terrorist group was responsible for the attacks in Paris. Continue reading