The Jury’s Still Out: Can America Ever Match Russian Cyber Innovation?
In February 2015, James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence in the United States, announced that the appraisal of Russian cyber capability and intention...
The Geographical Lynchpin: Great Power Jockeying in the Caspian
Zbigniew Brzezinkski defined “Eurasia” as one of the most important geopolitical concepts. He observed, “Ever since the continents started interacting politically, some five hundred...
Russia between economic crisis and geostrategic projections
As Lev Tolstoj maintained "There is nothing stronger than those two: patience and time". These are two of the most characteristic traits of the...
The strategic area in Syria
The main pressures of the various jihadist groups in Syria are now targeted to the North of the Aleppo province. If Aleppo collapses, also...
Essential Commandments in Combating Islamic Jihad
The international relations is comprised by states that keep their national sovereignty and security by defending its borders and territories. The terrorism phenomenon is...
The “dirty bomb” issue and the jihadist strategy in Europe
On November 30, 2015 the Belgian police discovered a film regarding the movements of a Belgian nuclear researcher and his family who operated in...
Cyber-prepping the Battlefield: Does Russia have a New Way to Wage War?
According to the Bloomberg report, Russia may leverage vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, including large banks, stock exchanges, power grids, and airports, as pressure points...
The Maturation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: An Emerging IO of Significance
Dr. Matthew Crosston & Anonymous (*) The United States has long been the dominant economic-security structure in the world. It steps in to negotiate...
New Grounds for War: How the Power of Siberia Pipeline Impacts the Arctic
The Power of Siberia pipeline, a joint Russian and Chinese venture in which Russia has agreed to provide $400 billion of natural gas (LNG)...
Da’wah in the West: Islamic “Just War”
In a research under the title “The Qur’an and War: Observations on Islamic Just War,” from 2012, Dr. Joel Hayward says that his purpose...