Think like Jihadist: Anatomy of Central Asian Salafi groups
Salafi Jihadism has become a serious problem in Central Asia that
encompasses five former Soviet republics - Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan - collectively known...
Terrorism and Mass Media: A Reflection from the Sri Lanka Terror Attack
The world
shivers at the mention of terrorism. The international news storylines mostly
present two hegemonic undertakings: the economic and power game ruling blocks
comprising US, Russia,...
Kashmir: EAMs at the LOC
First, it was Zahedan where an IRGC
convoy; returning home from their tour of duty, along the borders of
Sistan-Baluch, are suddenly ambushed and nearly annihilated....
Pakistan’s commitment to eradicate terrorism is more advance than UNSC
Big blow to Indian diplomacy by United Nation Security Council (UNSC), when passed a resolution declaring JAISH-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar as a...
Horror in Sri Lanka and Love Fest in Vladivostok
The horrendous Easter bombings in Sri
Lanka make little sense; the question remains, why? Following 30 years of
civil war between the majority Buddhist Sinhalese (75%)...
Post-Pulwama False Flag Operation: Prediction and Reality
Since the
nuclearization of South Asia in 1998, the region has become a major component
of international security and stability. The recent military escalation and
de-escalation of...
Is Designating IRGC a Terrorist Organization a Right Decision?
Iranian
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), otherwise known in Iran as the so-called
‘Islamic’ Revolutionary Guard Corps, is designated as a terrorist organization on
Monday (April 8, 2019)....
The Christchurch Shooting and Definitional Problem of Terrorism
On Friday,
March 15, 2019, the world was shocked by the news of shooting attack in two
different mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Fifty people were...
Did Central Asia’s Jihadists Challenge Al Qaeda?
Uzbek and
Uyghur Muhajireen support HTS
First-time al Qaeda-linked Salafi-Jihadi groups from Central Asia, Caucasus and China's Xinjiang fighting against the Bashar al-Assad regime in northern...
Gun Control: Lessons from the East
28th April, 1996 is deemed as
one of the darkest days in the history of Australia. The infamous and deadly
Port Arthur massacre took place in...