Security & Conflict
Do CIA and BND punish Recep T. Erdogan?
Erdogan’s recent motives and cornerstone foreign policy objectives are really problematic for the former allies of Ankara. The more Ankara pushes for an independent...
ISIS Tries to Activate Amateur Attackers in the West
An unnamed Islamic State command team has published an e-book for apprentice terrorists that aims to multiply attacks against civilian targets in the United...
Testing Solutions for Intelligence and Security Professionals in Fighting ISIS in the Encrypted Social Media Space
Authors: Lorand Bodo, M.A. & Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. Telegram currently is, for a plethora of reasons, the favorite encrypted social media app employed by...
Politicized Intelligence / Wounded Democracy
The current political climate in Washington DC towards the American Intelligence Community (AIC) is perhaps at an all-time low. Not only is there a...
What will happen after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death? The new Virtual Caliphate and its implications
By all accounts the Islamic State is on track to lose the majority of its real estate in Iraq and Syria by the end...
US, China Rift, and the New Threat from North Korea
The launch of Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by North Korea on 4 July 2017 has sparked new tensions between United States, China and North...
Al Qaeda Makes its Move with a Video Primer by Hamza bin Laden
Al Qaeda has stepped out of the shadow of Islamic State, promoting its brand of terror with a new leader and a comprehensive list...
Kyrgyz Court sentenced three participants Chinese Embassy Attack
In Kyrgyzstan, the adjudication concerning the people involved in an act of terrorism in Embassy of China in Bishkek was pronounced. It is known...
China, Russia and the shifting landscape of arms sales
Following the end of the cold war and the break-up of the Soviet Union, there were rapid decreases in Russian military budgets. Soviet military...
Chechen Black Widows: The lethal female terrorists ever
C hechen female terrorists are commonly known as Black Widows, there is a particular reason behind this title because they have usually lost...