More: Terrorism
The Farce of Post 9/11 U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East
This week refugee camps in Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos were set ablaze rendering over 20,000 refugees homeless. Apparently the fires were...
Central Asian Jihadists’ Use of Cryptocurrencies in Bitcoin
On August 13, 2020, the US Justice Department announced that it seized $2 million in Bitcoin and other types of cryptocurrency from accounts of...
The autonomous military groups in Libya
With a view to currently understanding what is happening in the critical relationship between the Libyan military groups, we need – first and foremost...
The Afghan intelligence services
Still today the Afghan Intelligence Services’ ability to collect information is definitively scarce. This is mainly due to the limited specific training of staff...
COVID-19: Game-changer for international peace and security
The world has “entered a volatile and unstable new phase” in terms of the impact of COVID-19 on peace and security, the UN chief...
Slipshod Pulwama investigation
On February 14, 2019, an explosive-laden vehicle rammed through India’s Central Reserve Police Force Convoy near Awantipora on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway. Forty CRPF personnel...
Strengthening global cooperation on counter-terrorism must remain a priority
Vladimir Voronkov, Head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, said the global coronavirus crisis underscored the challenges involved in eliminating terrorism, as he presented the UN Security Council with the latest report on ISIL’s impact on international peace and security.
“This...
Traumas of terrorism cannot be erased, but victims’ voices must never be forgotten
In remembering and honouring all victims of terrorism, Secretary-General António Guterres said the UN stands by those who grieve and those who “continue to...
A Local and Global Threat: The White Racially and Ethnically Motivated Terrorism
Authors: Zakir Gul and Dr. Ferhat Goktepe*
Far-right violence, right-wing extremism, and racially and ethnically motivated terrorism are on the rise globally—including Western countries such...
Terrorism and COVID-19: Brutality of Boko Haram in Africa
Authors: Dr Nanda Kishor and Ms Meghna Ria Muralidharan*
On 1 August 2020, Boko Haram killed 19 civilians through a grenade attack on a camp...