The Rise of Trump and Its Global Implications “Radical Islamic Terrorism”: What’s in a Name? by Kumar Ramakrishna

“…The new Trump administration has made the eradication of “radical Islamic terrorism from the face of the earth” a policy priority. …”
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Countering home grown terrorism appraising the effectiveness of Indonesian strategy on countering radical Islamic terror threat. by Robert Eryanto Tumanggor.

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Rise and fall of left wing terrorism by Jazić Aleksandar

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Fear of an Islamic Planet? Intermedial Exchange and the Rhetoric of Islamophobia by Stefan L. Brandt

“…Orientalist stereotypes have informed Hollywood blockbusters and television series as well as acclaimed novels such as Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner (2003), John Updike’s Terrorist (2006), and Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007), not to mention Donald Trump’s speeches and writings on “radical Islamic terrorism.” My essay argues that contemporary public discourse in the U.S. addresses an array of viral images, portraying Muslims as essentially “alien” to mainstream American values. …”
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Trump, islamophobia, and hegemonic neoliberalism : a discourse analysis of islamophobia narrative in speeches and interviews by Donald Trump by Waikar, Prashant Deepak

“…In all, Trump's speeches and interviews contain six Islamophobic narratives: (I) radical Islam is the sole cause of terrorism, (2) radical Islamic terrorism is a global existential threat, (3) Muslim refugees and immigrants are a threat to American security, (4) the proposal to suspend entry of Muslim refugees and immigrants to the US, (5) the faux humanitarian policy of establishing safe zones for Muslim refugees in Syria, and (6) the subjection of Muslims in the US to a regime of state-surveillance. …”
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Reading Islamophobia in hegemonic neoliberalism through a discourse analysis of Donald Trump’s narratives by Prashant Waikar

“…In all, Trump’s speeches and interviews contain five Islamophobic narratives: (1) radical Islam is the sole cause of terrorism; (2) radical Islamic terrorism is a global existential threat; (3) Muslim refugees and immigrants are a threat to American security; (4) the proposal to suspend entry of Muslim refugees and immigrants to the US; and (5) the faux humanitarian policy of establishing safe zones for Muslim refugees in Syria. …”
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911, American praetorian unilateralism and the impact on state-society relations in Southeast Asia by Kumar Ramakrishna

“…Praetorian unilateralism will be ultimately counterproductive for three reasons: first, the threat of radical Islamic terrorism cannot be neutralized by military measures alone; second, an overly miltary emphasis would actually inflame global Muslim opinion, further increasing sympathy for Al-Qaeda and finally the resulting civilization enmity between the West and Islam will spill over into Southeast Asia, destabilizing multi-ethnic, multi-religious polities.…”
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