Security
The Biggest Short: The War on Terror
September 11th changed the trajectory of history. The attacks began what appears to be war campaign with no end in sight. While the initial...
How ISIS has legitimized the Taliban
Reports have surfaced indicating that long time regional adversaries Russia and the Taliban are exchanging intelligence on the presence of ISIS in Afghanistan ....
Defensive or Offensive Jihad: Classical Islamic Exegetes vs. Contemporary Islamists’ Propagation
The main objective of Islam is to implement Allah's divinely ordained religion on Universe in its entirety. It is the nature of Islam to...
Islamic State’s appeal in Malaysia
With the recent revelations that a youth was picked up and arrested on the way to a suicide bombing, hundreds of arrests of suspected...
Is the Islamic Caliphate State (Dawlat al-Khilafah al-Islamiyah) Islamic?
The Islamic Caliphate State is the fourth stage in the development of an Islamic Jihadi terrorist group. Historically, there was the Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad...
The world risks sleepwalking into widespread chaos or major war
With the world contemplating another year of geopolitical uncertainty and the international security landscape in flux, urgent action to improve governance at the international...
Don’t Fear Terror, Fight It!
Unable to conduct traditional military operations, extremist groups such as ISIL attack civilian populations with the aim of inducing fear and terror and polarizing...
Molenbeek: Ground Zero for Europe’s Terrorists
What do the terrorist attacks in Paris have in common with almost all the other attacks in Europe in the past decade? Molenbeek ....
A New Islamic Military Coalition: Considerations
On 14 December, the Saudis announced the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to fight terrorism. Saudi defense minister Prince Mohammed said, “Today,...
The Regional Dimensions of Security Closer to the Heart of Asia
The recent Heart of Asia Conference-Istanbul Process was an attempt to bridge the existing gap between the Asian partners and the stakeholders with the...