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Middle East

2019 certain to be unpredictable in complex Middle East

Just like any other year in the Middle East, 2019 will be characterized by its lack of predictability, which makes estimating what will happen inherently difficult. Looking back on the history of the region: [...]
ASEAN

Philipphines: Martial law needed to keep Mindanao threat groups from recruiting

MANILA — Threat groups still operate in Mindanao and martial law needs to remain in place there to keep them from recruiting and regaining strength, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Monday. [...]
United States

Welcome to War in the 21st Century

Austin Bay, Cocktails from Hell: Five Complex Wars Shaping the 21st Century (New York: Bombardier, 2018), 208 pp., $24.00. If you’re looking forward to a good night’s rest, don’t even think about cracking open [...]
Our Experts

Brain scans show social exclusion creates jihadists, say researchers

For years western policymakers have tried to establish what causes individuals to be radicalised. Now a pioneering study has used medical science to gain fresh insight into the process – in the brains of [...]
In the News

As 5 New Countries Join the UN Security Council, Can It Be Saved?

The beginning of 2019 means a turnover of seats at the United Nations Security Council, but will that change anything? Five non-permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) have begun to assume responsibilities [...]

YouTube Emerges as a New Tool for South Korean Whistleblowers

January 7, 2019 0

It is an undeniable fact that YouTube has become a daily obsession for many people worldwide. The platform is used by 1.8 billion logged-in users each month, and that figure is only growing. In South […]

‘Maybe we need more God in prisons’ to curb radicalization, says one former extremist

January 7, 2019 0

When Chérif Chekatt opened fire last month in the French city of Strasbourg at one of the most famous Christmas markets in Europe, five people were killed and about a dozen were injured. The […]

Which Nations Are State Sponsors of Terrorism?

January 7, 2019 0

On 30 December 2009, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent a cable (subsequently released to the public by WikiLeaks) to America’s Ambassadors in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, and Pakistan, headlined, “Terrorist Finance: Action […]

Why the World Needs America and China to Get Along

January 7, 2019 0

In the United States, support for a cooperative relationship with China is evaporating fast. I increasingly hear frustration from business leaders about structural trade issues. The military is concerned about aggressive geopolitical moves by […]

Terrorist Threat Assessment for 2019

January 7, 2019 0

The global terrorist and extremist threat is likely to persist in 2019 as the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group goes through a phase of re-adaptation and de-centralisation. This threat will remain given the global […]

Independent European army: A dream which will never come true

January 7, 2019 0

It has been a rather long time that politicians like the French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, didn’t speak of the formation of an “Independent European Army.” This is doubling the […]