by Dr. Salih Tutun* | Mar 4, 2020 | Commentary, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Terrorist groups always strive to outmaneuver counter-terrorism agencies with different tactics and strategies for making successful attacks. Therefore, understanding unexpected attacks is becoming more and more important. Studying such attacks will help identify the...
by Michael Sanchez* Onur Sultan** | Sep 21, 2019 | Research, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Introduction The U.S. President George Bush’s speech at National Defense University in 2005 caused a debate circulating for some time to gain more currency. He said: “It should be clear the best antidote to radicalism and terror is the tolerance kindled in free...
by Yousuf Eltagouri* | May 6, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Conflict and War
General Khalifa Haftar, the military commander of the loosely affiliated Libyan National Army (LNA), a militia that receives military support from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and Egypt, has engaged with the world’s top leaders in...
by Anant Mishra* | May 2, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Introduction Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, began transitioning to democracy after fall of Suharto in 1998. Immediately after the event, Indonesia witnessed the rise of radical militant Islamic factions. Many security and military experts...
by Onur Sultan* | May 1, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Background On 29 April 2019, al-Furqan Media Center of Daesh posted a 18.22 minute video with the name: “In the Hospitality of the Emir of the Believers”. The timing of the video message, the medium it was posted through and its content are all extremely important....
by Anne Speckhard | Mar 6, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Conflict and War
By Anne Speckhard*, Ardian Shajkovci** Unmanned and remote-controlled aircrafts, i.e. drones, continue to change the character of contemporary warfare.[i] It was satellites and drones, alongside a good deal of human intelligence, that located Osama bin Laden...
