Terrorism
Threat from petty criminals who turn to terrorism, a growing concern
The less predictable threats represented by small-time criminals who
have opportunistically embraced terrorism, are a source of growing concern, the
UN Security Council heard on Tuesday....
Efforts to counter terrorism and extremism in Xinjiang
Iran and China have a long history of friendly relations. Iranians are
not unfamiliar with Xinjiang either, in 13th century, Saadi Shirazi, the
celebrated Iranian poet,...
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...