terrorism

Affairs

A letter from Magdeburg to Sydney: terror, grief and the road to justice

Writing in the wake of a terror rampage in Sydney, and one year after a deadly car attack shattered Magdeburg’s Christmas market, Blake Matich reflects on grief, resilience and how communities restore order.

Diplomacy

Defending the impossible

France's security services face scrutiny after coordinated attacks across Paris kill 131 people, exposing vulnerabilities in counterterrorism efforts and challenging assumptions about domestic threat assessment.