The rise of Islamic State represents perhaps one of the greatest fruitions of adolescent angst. Statistics show that the vast majority of Western recruits are between the ages of 15-25. The recent arrests in Melbourne surrounding planned attacks on Anzac Day all involved young men in their late teens.
While primarily male, the sex most vulnerable to novelty, impulsivity and stupidity, there are growing numbers of girls, the so called jihadi brides.
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