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Military Escalation in Disputed Areas: Upcoming Scenarios
There has been considerable tension between the Kurdistan region and the Iraqi central government, after Kurdistan to hold a referendum on the independence of...
Foreign Infiltration into the Australian Public Service
With Australia positioned uniquely in Asia but with its roots in the west, the government’s civil service – the Australian Public Service (APS) –...
Syrian Statelets and Intelligence Games: Al-Sham’s New Mukhabarat
A novel Alawite-Shi’a security network may be developing in the Assad statelet now defining western Syria. It consists of an archipelago layered with remnants...
The significance of Iran’s presence in Syria
At least since 2014 the presence of Iranian forces in the Syrian war has certainly ensured both political stability and military success on the...
eBook: The Coming Cyber Storm- Examining the Russia-US-China Hacking Nexus
There can be no denying the importance of cyber-conflict and the potential of cyber-war in the 21st century. What was once restricted to the...
The Islamic State’s Foreign Policy
The ideology of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that conquered substantial parts of Syria and Iraq has been described...
Jihadist terrorism in Italy: Exhortations and prophecies
Moez al-Fezzani, a Tunisian citizen popularly known by his initial nom de guerre Abu Nassim, was arrested with other Daesh-Isis members in Sirte, between...
Why LinkedIn is an Indispensable Medium for Security Professionals
More than a decade ago, I joined an emerging social medium called LinkedIn. I was serving as the Director of the newly created Office...
A Weaponized Cyber Commons: Coding Anarchy or Peace Into The Matrix?
Many cyber experts say the world is woefully ill-prepared for a sophisticated cyber-attack and that each passing day brings it one step closer to...
How to Counter ISIS Wolf-packs
The Barcelona murders are leading counter-terror specialists to study a new ISIS doctrine urging assassins to burrow into their adopted nations in the West...