Terrorism Watch

The center-right New People party is calling on the Russian government to create an accelerated training program for therapists to learn how to treat combat-related PTSD among Ukraine war veterans. Deputy party leader Sardana Avksentyeva  said  Thursday that she appealed to the Defense Ministry to help retrain professional therapists as veteran-focused psychiatrists. She also asked the Health Ministry to create a registry of mental health professionals specializing in PTSD. “We need specialists who can competently support soldiers and their families, because a soldier’s PTSD can have a serious impact on loved ones,” Avksentyeva wrote on Telegram. “Many [veterans] do not receive professional help due to a lack of specialists, especially in the regions.” Russia’s Defense Ministry estimates that one in five Russian war veterans suffers from PTSD, Avksentyeva said. Meanwhile, estimates suggest that Russia has fewer than one therapist for every 7,000 adults, and even fewe...

YOL ( Exclusive) – Paris : A French government report warning of the threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood in France was released on May 21, 2025, after being presented to President Emmanuel Macron during a high-level security meeting. Commissioned in May 2024, the report was prepared by two senior French officials to assess the impact of political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood on French society. The report describes the Muslim Brotherhood as a “threat to national unity,” stating that the group seeks to undermine secular values and republican institutions through a long-term, non-violent strategy. It focuses on the Brotherhood’s activities in schools, mosques, and non-governmental organizations, aiming to influence policies related to secularism and gender equality. In response to the report’s findings, President Macron instructed the government to draft proposals to counter the threat, with a Defense Council meeting scheduled for early June to discuss potential measures. While the...

Over the last decade, there has been growing international focus on the role of food in conflict, particularly in Africa. The continent has seen an increase in  jihadist terrorism  in several regions.  Violence, like that exercised by terrorist organisations, is linked with food security conditions, causing a  vicious circle of hunger and conflict .  Terrorism generates  food disruptions . It undermines production systems and supply routes.  At the same time, growing food shortages intensify tensions and  competition over essential resources  at the margins of vulnerable societies. This increases the risk of mobilisation into violence. We are researchers in  international security  and  contemporary warfare . In a  recent article , we explored the role of food in Africa’s terrorist insurgencies. We focused on Boko Haram in Nigeria and Al-Shabaab in Somalia.  We show how food is not only a driver or victim of violence....