Islamist radicalisation

Humphrey Hawksley asks why Islamist radicalisation has impacted some countries more than others.

When President George W Bush ordered troops into Afghanistan after the September 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, the word ‘radicalisation’ was rarely, if ever, mentioned. Bush argued simply that terror was evil and needed to be stopped at source to prevent more striking the streets of Western capital cities.

Stopping the Extremists at Source