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Is the Drug Trade Really Bank-Rolling Terrorism?
We often hear about "Jihadists flooding the west with heroin", or "ISIS making billions through drug trafficking" – but we rarely see much actual evidence.
Inside an Academy for al Qaeda Jihadists Fighting Assad and the Islamic State
Children here will likely join the tens of thousands of child soldiers being used and abused in conflicts around the world.
Does Monitoring Kids for Terrorist Traits Mess with Their Heads?
I asked a couple of experts if snooping on children for signs of radicalisation will affect their development.
Meet the Cartoonist Trying to Tackle Extremism with Comic Books
Extremist groups package terrorism as heroism – Suleiman Bakhit wants to counter that by giving young Arab Muslims an entirely different set of heroes: superheroes.
This Is What It Felt Like to Arrest a Friend for Heroin Trafficking
We spoke to a former undercover DEA agent about the two years he spent befriending an Afghan opium kingpin, before locking him up for life.
Watch Our HBO Report on the Lasting Effects of the BP Oil Spill
VICE co-founder Shane Smith heads down to Louisiana to see what sort of damage the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is still doing to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Future of Terrorism According to VICE
The critical frontline in the next counter-terror battle will almost certainly be cyberspace, and multinational corporations are likely to be among the chief victims.
The Hangover News
This weekend, Nigel Farage blamed bad traffic on immigrants and a man was jailed for punching a Monet painting to "get back at the state".
Famine and Climate Change Are Making Africa a Terrorist Tinderbox
The humanitarian situation in the Sahel is turning it into fertile ground for extremists.
Photos of People Taking Selfies at the 9/11 Memorial
A place for solemn reflection, and a great photo opp.
Al-Qaeda Hospital Massacre in Yemen
Ben Anderson investigates the 2013 attack that went underreported by the world's media.
Syria: Wolves in the Valley
A window into the complex and morally ambiguous conflict with no end in sight.