Security & Conflict
The intelligence war in Syria
As Aeschylus said, “in war, truth is the first casualty”. However, every civilization has its own truth or rather its "myth of truth", just...
Enemy at the Gates
Although terrorism has never been isolated to one continent, one country or one ideology, before September 11th 2001, terrorism was not a high priority...
The Surreptitious Reincarnation of COINTELPRO with the COPS Gang-Stalking Program
In 1975 Senator Frank Church convened a joint senatorial/congressional inquiry into the egregious human rights and civil liberties violations of the Central Intelligence Agency...
Trump wrong … again – This time on suicide bombing
That perception is prelude to reality is implicit. We believe it in our bones. But it is not always so, particularly in the case...
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...