Security & Conflict
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...
Is NATO Undermining Global Stability?
Authors: Lisdey Espinoza Pedraza(*) and Markus Heinrich The Western Alliance has been one of the linchpins of the post-Second World War world order, but...
Threat of terrorism – should we be scared?
In the light of one of the most important sport spectacles – European football cup the major concerns expressed by the organizers and countries...
Global nuclear weapons: downsizing but modernizing
While the overall number of nuclear weapons in the world continues to decline, none of the nuclear weapon-possessing states are prepared to give up...
Online Trolling as a strategy for terrorists
It is not new that the presence of terrorist groups in cyberspace has increased every year. Almost every terrorist group has its own niche...
Terrorism in Cyberspace: The Next Generation
Nowadays, it is almost impossible to find a jihadist organization which does not have its own online niche because the Internet provides endless opportunities...
The new tactical-strategic configuration of the US Forces in Syria
The operations carried out by Inherent Resolve, the complex US-led coalition in Syria, had been announced as early as April 1, 2016 by the...
The East Turkestan Islamic Movement
According to some very recent official Syrian sources, last April over 5,000 jihadists entered from the Turkish border, heading for Idlib and Aleppo. They...
The Grand Cyber Spy Game: Russia, America, and China Stealing the World One Byte at a Time
Dr. Matthew Crosston & Anonymous(*) Every month another story of cybertheft linked to China or Russia emerges. Recent data breaches at Target, United Airlines,...