The Conversation

Fri Mar 1

Is it more dangerous to let Islamic State foreign fighters from the West return or prevent them from coming back?

Written by David Malet, Assistant Professor, American University School of Public Affairs

Three British teenagers, including Shamima Begum, center, left the U.K. to join the Islamic State in 2015. Begum wants to return home now.AP/Metropolitan Police

The United states and other countries around the world are dealing with the same question: Should their citizens who join foreign terrorist organizations and fight for them be allowed to...

Is it more dangerous to let Islamic State foreign fighters from the West return or prevent them from coming back?

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