Security & Conflict
Chechnya’s Terrorist Network: The Evolution of Terrorism in Russia’s North Caucasus
Elena Pokalova. CHECHNYA’S TERRORIST NETWORK: The Evolution of Terrorism in Russia’s North Caucasus. 2015 With the rise of terrorism in the Russian Federation, many...
The Rise of the EU Army as NATO Falls?
The fallout from Brexit has not only affected the economic and social trajectories of Europe but also will shift the military dynamics of the...
Using the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
The OSCE Ministerial Council elected Italy to chair the Organization in 2018. The consensus decision was taken on July 27 last by the current...
Considerations on the current strategy of the French government
1)France effectively cooperated with the Bashar el Assad’ Syria and the Russian Aerospace Forces in the war against Daesh/Isis. President Hollande sent the aircraft...
Global defense postures moderating, but new “Fault Lines” emerge
Economic development and flat defense budgets are reducing the reliance of the world economy on defense spending, but tensions are rising along five global...
The Nice attack and the future of the jihad in Europe
It is particularly interesting to study the attack which took place on the night of July 14 last in Nice, one of the most...
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: The Islamic State and the Leader who Revolves Around It
Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Al-Badri, or more recently named Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is the leader of the most notorious terrorist organization in the world, the...
From September 11 to Orlando: ICS and the Continuation of Western Denial
The Islamic Caliphate State (now on: ICS) is an Islamic Salafī-Takfīrī organization that takes its ideology from Islam and acts exactly according to Muhammad...
A Realist Proposal: How the Vietnam War Can Help the US End its Afghan War
On December 28, 2014, the US and NATO formally declared an end to the Afghan war despite an ongoing insurgency. Nevertheless, a treaty was...
The 2016 NATO Summit: What will be on the agenda in Warsaw?
Authors: Dr. Ian Anthony, Dr. Ian Davis(*) At their Summit in Warsaw on 8–9 July, the heads of state and government of the NATO...