Security & Conflict
The psychological protection of our peoples
I n all likelihood, the peoples of our Western countries are not shielded and protected against actions, operations and manipulations typical of the...
The issue of jihadist terrorism in Great Britain
A fter the London attack of March 22 last, Great Britain is still the target of the "sword jihad". The "dirty" bomb made...
ISIS psychological war
T he attack perpetrated in Manchester on May 23 last is a turning point for the Daesh-Isis war in Europe and, in the...
The Operational Ranks and Roles of Female ISIS Operatives: From Assassins and Morality Police to Spies and Suicide Bombers
Authors: Asaad H. Almohammad, Ph.D. & Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. B efore deploying sources to collect information on the roles and functions of women...
Telegram: the Mighty Application that ISIS Loves
Authors: Ahmet S. Yayla & Anne Speckhard I SIS has been the most successful terrorist organization in history using social media and the...
World military spending: increases in the USA and Europe, decreases in oil-exporting countries
T otal world military expenditure rose to $1686 billion in 2016, an increase of 0.4 per cent in real terms from 2015, according...
The Vagina Diatribes, Part II: Radical Islamism and Enlightened Demeaning Sexism
Enlightened Demeaning Sexism (EDS) is an unfortunate amalgamation of the two forms of sexism that come from Ambivalent Sexism Theory – hostile sexism and...
How ISIS Disseminates Propaganda over the Internet Despite Counter-Measures and How to Fight Back
Authors: Lorand Bodo, M.A. & Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. A s ISIS is rapidly losing its territory in Syria and Iraq they continue to...
The Potential Threats Posed by ISIS’s Use of Weaponized Air Drones and How to Fight Back
Authors: Ahmet S. Yayla, Ph.D. and Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. L ike every other recent technological advancement, commercial aerial drones entered to our daily...
Why Taking the Tabqa Dam is Important in the Fight against ISIS and Retaking of Raqqa
Authors: Asaad H. Almohammad, Ph.D. & Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. This week U.S. Colonel Joseph E. Scrocca, a coalition public affairs officer and spokesman for...