AFP: Boko Haram targets region where powerful empire once reigned

Ben Simon from from the global press agency AFP (L’Agence France-Presse) asked Yan St-Pierre about the background of the Kanem-Bornu empire (below Lake Chad).

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Paris, Baga, Istanbul… & Copenhagen: Responding to Terrorism Part 2

Terrorism is highly personal, rooted in identity and romance. It needs no framework, no training, just beliefs and the will to act on them. That's why it's so potent and adaptable. Our attitudes need to match this simplicity. (Photo: Kim Bach / flickr.com / CC BY 2.0)

sicherheitspolitik-blog: Islamic State and Boko Haram – A burgeoning partnership?

The German security politics blog is currently running a series on "The Caliphate of Terror" and Yan St-Pierre contributed an article on whether the Islamic State and Boko Haram are partnering up.