Zakir Gul, Ph.D.

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Zakir Gul, Ph.D., is an associate professor in criminal justice at State University of New York (SUNY) in Plattsburgh, where he teaches courses such as terrorism, cyber-terrorism, homeland security and intelligence, transnational crime, and policing and society. Previously, he founded a graduate program on international security and served as the founding director. He also worked in several research centers on terrorism and intelligence, and served as the deputy editor-in-chief of a peer-reviewed journal on policing.

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A Local and Global Threat: The White Racially and Ethnically Motivated Terrorism

Authors: Zakir Gul and Dr. Ferhat Goktepe* Far-right violence, right-wing extremism, and racially and ethnically motivated terrorism are on the rise globally—including Western countries such...

Calls for Defunding, Dismantling or Abolishing the Police Miss the Mark on Police Reform

Defund? Dismantle? Abolish? None of these? When it comes to police reform as a response to the unwarranted killing of George Floyd, we find...

Istanbul, the Mayoral Election Rerun: A Turning Point for Democracy?

Despite state-sponsored and private efforts to influence the outcome of Turkey’s mayoral elections on March 31 either directly or indirectly, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice...

God’s Grace: Reichstag Fire and July 15 Military Coup

“By the grace of God!” Some rulers use the cry to explain why certain events happen and why they play out as they do....

Great Purges Of Tyrants

Authors: Zakir Gul, Ph.D. & Dr. Kadir Akyuz* The pages of history are littered with oppressors, dictators, and tyrants from countries large and small across...

The Third Face of Power: Manipulation

Manipulation. It is the subtle and insidious use of power by rulers over the governed and, in effect, is a form of ideological mind...

The Macbeth Of Turkey

The ruler during Turkey’s rise to (and probable fall from) power—Erdogan—reminds me of two stories: the real-life King Saul and William Shakespeare’s fictitious character...

Beyond Bombs and Bullets: A Comprehensive Approach Needed to Defeat ISIS

Many articles with similar ideas have been written about the current situation with ISIS and what will happen to the terrorist organization in the...

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Exploring New Frameworks for Taiwan-China Relations: Associated Statehood and Confederation

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Ideas for Sustaining Yourself in College Without Stress

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ASEAN is fragmented and has still has no common approach to Myanmar

The Tatmadaw under General Min Aung Hlaing seized power...
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