“Lone wolves”

Experience suggests that killers motivated by Islamist extremism seldom act outside terrorist networks.

John Jenkins: The UK still has much to learn from our European allies on dealing with Islamism

France and Austria in particular show that a much more vigorous and coherent defence of the liberal democratic model is both possible and necessary.

Shabnam Nasimi: We changed the law to deal with Stephen Lawrence’s murderers. We must do the same for terrorist threats.

The main difference between the Streatham attack and many other forms of crime is the ideology behind it.

Martin Parsons: What is the point of the Commission for Countering Extremism?

Its report focuses on hate speech – which is being weaponised by various groups, including Islamists, intent on censoring public disagreement with their own beliefs.

Will Baldét: As well as combating terrorism, we must tackle the underlying ideology of Islamisim

Too often the approach to disengagement and de-radicalisation has been dominated by non-Muslim academics, policy-makers and practitioners.

Screwing Scruton

His sacking is more evidence, were it needed, of the tensions that tear at the Tory coalition – and threaten to render it unsustainable.

The Conservatives and anti-Muslim prejudice. A role for the Extremism Commissioner.

Sara Khan should hold an investigation into racial and religious prejudice among all the main parties.

Corbyn has demolished the firewall between his ‘personal views’ and antisemitism

The Labour leader’s newly-revealed comments have crossed a line. The question is what will Labour MPs – and voters – do about it?

Munira Mirza: Critiquing Islamist fundamentalist practice is not an ‘attack on Muslim women’

Johnson’s critics who accuse him of Islamophobia are either confused or disingenuous. Their tactics harm mainstream Muslims.

An open letter to Sajid Javid

Here are five priorities. Sort out the extremism mess. Get an immigration policy move-on. Beef up your Windrush review. Don’t mess with ID cards. Or identity politics. Oh, and P.S…

As May squares up to one security challenge, Cameron reminds us of another: Islamist extremism – and its wider dimensions.

In Washington, the former Prime Minister ponders how his approach to tackling non-violent as well as violent extremism can be built on.

Garvan Walshe: The protests in Iran show the regime is running out of time

A combination of repression and culture war sustained the current system in recent years. But the effectiveness of that approach is wearing off.

Daniel Hannan: Islam has its own, indigenous, free-market tradition

Nasserism, Ba’athism and Arab Socialism, not capitalism, are the colonial impositions on the Arab world.

Garvan Walshe: Anti-semitism returns to Sweden

The old hatred has been ushered in by a toxic mix of Islamism, anti-immigrant populism and far-leftism. Liberalism must fight back.

Richard Risby: How Algeria has fought back against Islamist extremism

After a brutal civil war, a national de-radicalisation and reconciliation programme has made great progress.