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...
by Alexander Jr. Ross | Jun 4, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Radicalisation & Polarisation
It has been 93 years since the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate by the Turkish Parliament. During this time, many people and groups rose claiming themselves as the Caliph and rightful restorer of the Caliphate such as Sharif Husain in the Arabic peninsula, the...
by David Nissay | May 27, 2017 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or the self-declared “caliphate of the Islamic State” has become the most dangerous threat to global security since al-Qaeda. It is more than just a threat to America and the West, because it poses a more existential threat...
by David Bailey | May 22, 2017 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Radicalisation & Polarisation, Research
Three major factors caused international terrorism to rise in the second decade of 21st century. First, the power vacuum and instability in Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa – caused / triggered by the Arab Spring and the corrupt governments/failed states. Second,...
