Policy

By Garth Davies and Mackenzie B. Hart On September 25 and 26th, the Canadian Network for Research on Security, Extremism and Society (CANSES) hosted its 2nd Annual Workshop at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. First and foremost, CANSES is a network that connects individuals working on extremism across a variety of sectors. Reflecting ...

by Eliot Higgins In recent years, content shared via social media from conflict war zones has allowed us to gain a far deeper understanding of the on-the-ground realities of specific conflicts than previously possible. This presents a real opportunity for providing robust evidence which can underpin foreign and security policymaking about emerging, or rapidly escalating, ...