Publications

Academic publications:

What is countering violent extremism? Exploring CVE policy and practice in Australia, Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2016 (co-authored with Shandon Harris-Hogan and Kate Barrelle).

Australian foreign fighters: risks and responses, Lowy Institute for International Policy, 16 April 2015.

Mantiqi IV: al-Qaeda’s failed co-optation of a Jemaah Islamiyah support network, Democracy and Security, Volume 10, Issue 4, 2014 (co-authored with Shandon Harris-Hogan).

Operation Pendennis: a case study of an Australian terrorist plot, Perspectives on Terrorism, Volume 8, Issue 4, 2014 (co-authored with Bart Schuurman, Shandon Harris-Hogan and Pete Lentini).

The unseen terrorist connection: exploring jihadist links between Lebanon and Australia, Terrorism and Political Violence, Volume 26, Issue 3, 2014 (co-authored with Shandon Harris-Hogan).

Explaining a turning point in Australian jihadism, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Volume 36, Issue 9, 2013.

Explaining Australia-Lebanon jihadist connections, paper presented at the Australia Political Studies Association Conference 2011, published online September 2011.

Who becomes a jihadist in Australia? paper presented at the ARC Linkage Project on Radicalisation Conference 2010, published online November 2011.

Other articles:

Terrorism: It’s not all in the numbers, The Interpreter, 13 September 2016.

Dangers of using schools to address extremism, Eureka Street, 13 October 2015.

The Parramatta shooting and counterterrorism dilemmas, The Strategist, 12 October 2015.

Indonesia’s new counter-terrorism challenges, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, 3 September 2015 (co-authored with Muhammad Iqbal).

Revoking citizenship is pointless and absurd, The Age, 28 May 2015.

Not every foreign fighter poses a risk. The ones who do should be managed closely, The Guardian, 20 April 2015.

Islamic State spurs increased jihadist activity in Australia, Jamestown Terrorism Monitor, 20 February 2015.

In defence of ASIO’s passport powers, The Strategist, 4 December 2014.

National security law update, Alternative Law Journal, Volume 39, Issue 3, 2014.

New developments in Australian foreign fighter activity, Combating Terrorism Center Sentinel, 29 September 2014.

Abbott’s haste to tackle home-grown terrorists carries grave risks, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 August 2014.

The family ties behind Western jihadist recruits, The Drum, 4 July 2014.

Syria: a fractured opposition and Australian consequences, The Strategist, 24 April 2014.

Why counter-terrorism law reform still matters, The Strategist, 26 February 2014.

The impact of Syria alumni on Indonesian jihadism, The Strategist, 31 January 2014.

Tracking Australian foreign fighters in Syria, Combating Terrorism Center Sentinel, 26 November 2013.

Australian intelligence organisations: the limits of oversight, The Strategist, 24 June 2013.

Guest post on the ideological diversity of terrorism, This is Complicated, 17 June 2013.

As a High Court challenge looms, are there alternatives to Australia’s indefinite detention policy? The Conversation, 22 May 2013.

What do ASIO’s adverse security assessments of refugees actually mean? Right Now, 7 May 2013.

Australians fighting in Syria: what is the threat at home? The Conversation, 16 April 2013.

The potential for far-right terrorism in Australia, The Conversation, 11 October 2012.

The Holsworthy Barracks plot: a case study of an Al-Shabab support network in Australia Combating Terrorism Center Sentinel, 21 June 2012.

Give refugees the right to appeal security assessments – just like the rest of us The Conversation, 03 May 2012.

Review of “Australia and Indonesia: Current Problems, Future Prospects” by Jamie Mackie, Quarterly Access, Volume 2, Issue 4, Spring 2010.

Kurdish raids not a misuse of terror laws, The Age online, 24 August 2010.

Homeland secure? The Times Square incident and current debates on terrorism, Monthly Access, Issue 8, May 2010.

Review of “The IRA and Armed Struggle” by Rogelio Alonso, Quarterly Access, Volume 2, Issue 2, Autumn 2010.

Independence, and then what? East Timor ten years on, Quarterly Access, Volume 2, Issue 1, Summer 2009-2010.

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