Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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Blaming some young Brits' attraction to ISIS on online grooming is a fudge.
Frank Furedi, spiked, 16 June 2015
Western wailing about ‘fascistic’ Modi reveals a contempt for Indian democracy.
Dolan Cummings, spiked, May 2015
The open debate is being held at the initiative of Jordan, in an effort to address the root causes that fuel terrorism through the radicalisation and mobilisation of young recruits by terrorist groups.
What's in Blue, 16 April 2015
Christopher Howarth, Mats Persson, Pawel Swidlicki, Raoul Ruparel, Stephen Booth, Open Europe, 23 March 2015
Det är väl belagt att bistånd tenderar att försämra förutsättningarna för utveckling, att det bidrar till korruption och väpnade konflikter.
Fredrik Segerfeldt, SVT, 3 November 2014
The use of new technologies is turning us into objects of analysis, examination and manipulation.
Norman Lewis, spiked, 15 October 2014
An extract from Cocaina: A Book on Those Who Make It
Magnus Linton, Utne Reader, March 2014
Abortion: how late is "too late"?
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