by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Jan 12, 2018 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation
By Fatih Celenay, Brandon Rapoza, Ratna Gamage The purpose of this paper is to design a toolkit to decrease the violence and terrorism in Somalia. What are the practical solutions to increase the efficiency of military campaigns against Al Shabaab? We will conduct our...
by Isa Haskologlu | Dec 26, 2017 | Book Review, Commentary, Peace & Conflict Management, Radicalisation & Polarisation
“…when we think about people’s behavior, our first question should not be about the person’s “rational” interests, but about his or her biases.” (p.237) Stuart J. Kaufman, a prominent scholar of “Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts,” is currently a professor at the...
by Transatlantic Task Force | Nov 23, 2017 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation, Research
By Uğur ORAK, Non-resident Fellow at Beyond the Horizon, Ph.D Candidate and Kasim DOGAN, Visiting Fellow at Beyond the Horizon, PhD 1. Introduction If we can determine what drives people to commit such heinous crimes, it is suggested, perhaps we can change their...
by Resul MULAYIM | Nov 18, 2017 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation, Research
Introduction Considering the retreats of ISIS from Mosul and Rakka, the expectations for the collapse of ISIS is rising but the crucial questions remain that need to be addressed. In this article, we focus on explaining how weak states offer convenient environments...
by Yasin YAVUZ | Aug 13, 2017 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Radicalisation & Polarisation
The structural factors behind Middle East rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia are so deep and it’s very difficult to overcome the problems in the near future.[1] Except the temporary peace like term between 1941-1979 when Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ruled Iran, the...
by Alexander Jr. Ross | Jun 12, 2017 | Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Peace & Conflict Management, Radicalisation & Polarisation, Research
Terrorism is a never-ending phenomenon with its roots going back to the beginning of humanity on earth and will most likely continue until the end of it. Although the patterns and the spikes vary, it is sufficing to say that there has never been a period without...
