Hamas grew out of the Muslim Brotherhood, a religious and political organization founded in Egypt with branches throughout the Arab world. Beginning in the late 1960s, Hamas’s founder and spiritual leader, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, preached and performed charitable work in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, both of which were occupied by Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War.
The Manus Island and Nauru offshore detention centres are proving to be problematic for the Government of Australia. But there is an unlikely solution: a temporary safe haven processing facility in India, writes international academic and former DIBP Case Manager Richard Curzon.
Changi International Airport is a hub in South East Asia for connections from Europe and the Middle East to Oceania, East Asia and to the Americas. It is also a target for terrorism by South East Asia Islamist extremists group Jemaah Islamiyah.
The Mumbai terror attacks were a carefully planned paramilitary-intelligence operation where ten armed men paralysed India’s financial capital for 60 hours. Over 160 people – Indian nationals as well as 22 foreign nationals – were killed.
Through assessment and analyses, this paper provides an evaluation of the effectiveness of Australia’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy, Plans and Policies and offers a comparison with the counterterrorism plans of two other countries.
As part of Papua New Guinea’s 20th Anniversary of Independence, Richard proposed and authored The Papua New Guinea National Pledge in conjunction with Sir Joseph Tauvasa Chairman of the National Events Council of PNG.
The Manus Island and Nauru offshore detention centres are proving to be not feasible. But there is an unlikely solution: a temporary safe haven processing facility in India.
This week’s revelation that the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Julie Bishop has raised for discussion the subject of Cambodia accommodating refugees is beyond comprehension.