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What Are Nexus States?
What are ‘Nexus States’? For the purposes of this discussion, they’re defined as small states that enjoy a convergence of geographical access, financial services...
Making a Monster: She Doesn’t Regret Torturing Women for ISIS
Authors: Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. & Ahmet S. Yayla, Ph.D. A teenage girl from rural Syria dreamed of becoming a doctor, but the war and...
Bangladesh demonstrates preparedness in tackling security threats with latest Commando drill
Commandos from Bangladesh Army, alongwith other security forces, performed a drill on the 17th of August at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka’s Mirpur...
Variations on a theme: The Gulf crisis settles into a family squabble
A three-month old crisis in the Gulf that has pitted Qatar against an alliance led by the UAE and Saudi Arabia has settled into...
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...
Refugee Crisis Raises Humanitarian and Security Concerns
Europe has experienced an increasing influx of people since 2014, most of them migrants and refugees from conflict-affected areas like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and...
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...
China, Pakistan & Afghanistan: a strategic partnership for regional peace
Authors: Shahid Ali & Wang Li On August 21 (Monday), U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his new Afghanistan strategy in a national address,...
Suicide Bombing or Holy Autothysis?
On November 9, 2005 a Belgian woman in her late 30’s - Liliane Degauque –entered history as the first European woman to blow herself...
Pakistan’s security issues
Remarks at ISAS Panel Discussion: Pakistan in challenging times, 25 August 2017 The facetious answer to the question, what security challenges Pakistan faces is...