by Michael Sanchez | Jul 9, 2017 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Peace & Conflict Management, Research
Countering the insurgency problem is increasingly becoming an arduous task for modern armies, and the success rate of those armies in counterinsurgency wars is declining. While states could defeat insurgents during 19th century, they become less capable to eliminate...
by Michael Sanchez | Jun 16, 2017 | Commentary, Democracy & Rule of Law, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
Arab Spring uprisings were one of the most remarkable events seen in the history as a struggle for democracy against the dictators throughout Middle East and North Africa. The people’s efforts to overthrow the dictators, and achieve a democratic transition for their...
by Michael Sanchez | Jun 15, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
Before the first Gulf War, Kurds were not a well-known ethnic group in the world. Saddam Hussein regime’s harsh repression against Kurds in Iraq, and Turkey’s long-lasting counterterrorism campaign against PKK have drawn considerable attention from the international...
by Michael Sanchez | May 4, 2017 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation
Our understanding of terrorism is mostly shaped by politicians, who sometimes arbitrarily use this term to stigmatise even people who are opposing their policies. Terrorism or terrorist violence, however, is just a violent tactic that is used by insurgent groups, and...
