Southeast Asian and Bangladeshi extremism are becoming increasingly intertwined, making the traditional distinction between South and Southeast Asia obsolete, at least as far as counter-terrorism is concerned. The urgent task now is for governments, journalists and NGOs across the region to better understand the interaction and look for interventions that can strengthen local resistance to recruitment.
How Southeast Asian and Bangladeshi Extremism Intersect, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC), looks at the different ways extremists come together.