Security & Conflict
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,...
Piercing the shield: A leaner and meaner Russia beyond nuclear strategies
Authors: Dr. Matthew Crosston & Troy Baxter Russia’s history as a nuclear state is extensive and well-documented. It was the second country in the...
The ISIS psychological warfare and the attack against the EgyptAir plane
So far Al Baghdadi’s Caliphate has been very successful in using the techniques of psychological warfare. From professional footage and commercials of its ferocious...
FSB’s Snowden War:Using the American NSA against Itself
Russia's understanding of information warfare must be understood in the context of Russian statism. Russian leaders, particularly President Vladimir Putin, view state power as...
The Caucasus Emirate Mujahedin Global Jihadism in Russia’s North Caucasus and Beyond
Research on the insurgency and the appearance of local jihadist groups within the North Caucasus after the dissolution of the Soviet Union has been...