Month: January 2023

Book review: Counterterrorism Strategies in Egypt: Permanent Exceptions in the War on Terror

by Ahmed M. Abozaid, Routledge, 2022, pp. 176. ISBN: 0367714639 Abozaid starts his book “Counterterrorism strategies in Egypt; permanent exceptions in the War on Terror” with a personal encounter with security forces. This opening is a powerful reminder for security scholars how counter-terrorism policies, post-colonial legacies and legal protection are not merely conceptual lenses but… Read more »

Counterterrorism in the absence of terror on home soil: Everyday practices of policing in Ghana

The unexpected and catastrophic nature of terrorist attacks has called for the implementation of precautionary measures aimed at combating the threat of future attacks. Across the globe, this has given rise to the proliferation and circulation of counterterrorism measures and models – also in countries that have not experienced terrorist attacks on home soil. This… Read more »