Through interviews with Malaysian ex-detainees arrested on terrorism-related charges, this article demonstrates the importance of family and faith in building resilience to overcome the challenge of arrests and imprisonment.
Violent Extremism
Scores of terror inmates recently abandoned their radical beliefs and embraced the sovereignty of Indonesia. Is that enough?
Preventing recidivism requires multidimension analyses. In contributing to addressing recidivism in Indonesia, this article aims to contribute by presenting the narratives and psychological factors that pull terror inmates back to a path of violence.
Through a case study, SRILI underscores the roles Indonesian women play in perpetuating and preventing terrorism.
In light of the suicide bombing in Indonesia on 7 December 2022, preventing terrorist recidivism is crucial. This can be facilitated by developing accurate assessment tools to understand the propensity of former terrorists to reengage in violence and through customized intervention.
The latest suicide bombing incident in Bandung, West Java, calls into question the effectiveness of BNPT-run deradicalization program in Indonesia.
The recent suicide attack in Indonesia on 7 December 2022 was conducted by a terrorist recidivist. The author is proposing a new lens to understand why terrorists continue to reoffend.
This article provides an update of the suicide attack on 7 December 2022 in Bandung, Indonesia and a profile of the perpetrator.
If allowed to return, the Philippine government must consider that accepting the return of Foreign Terrorist Fighters will create a dilemma for the country. On one end, the government is responsible for its returning citizens; on the other, it increases the risk of Filipino families being recruited into terrorism.
It has been four years since the ratification of the revised law on terrorism, but the Indonesian government has yet to issue a Presidential Regulation (Perpres) on TNI’s involvement in counterterrorism operations. What is the progress? Why has it been delayed? What are the issues that have yet to be explored?