by Erman Atak* | Dec 20, 2018 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
The latest milestone in the peace process for the Libya crisis, Palermo Conference, passed without a significant breakthrough on 13-14 November 2018. No final agreement has been reached during the leader’ meeting which Khalifa Haftar didn’t attend (He only attended...
by Anne Speckhard | Dec 15, 2018 | Radicalisation & Polarisation, Research, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Anne Speckhard* & Ardian Shajkovci** It is often argued that prisons may accelerate the process of radicalization by virtue of having vulnerable prisoners isolated from mainstream society under circumstances in which they may be potentially exposed to virulent...
by Anne Speckhard | Nov 30, 2018 | Commentary, Radicalisation & Polarisation, Terrorism, Conflict and War
By Anne Speckhard*, Ardian Shajkovci** During its heyday, ISIS and other militant groups attracted 40,000 foreign fighters in an unprecedented migration of men, women, and children to the battlegrounds of Syria and Iraq. Now, with the near territorial defeat of ISIS...
by Anne Speckhard | Nov 20, 2018 | Commentary, Radicalisation & Polarisation, Terrorism, Conflict and War
By Anne Speckhard*, Ardian Shajkovci** The Syrian civil uprising, abuses by Syrian President Bashar Assad, and calls from terrorist groups such as the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra, an offshoot of al Qaeda, resulted in an estimated 40,000 or more foreign fighters...
by Anne Speckhard | Nov 18, 2018 | Radicalisation & Polarisation, Research, Terrorism, Conflict and War
By Anne Speckhard*, Ardian Shajkovci** & Neima Izadi In 2017, ISIS suffered major territorial and military defeat in Iraq. Despite the achieved success, the group remains active and in control of small pockets of territory in Iraq. It also continues to lure...
by Onur Sultan | Nov 6, 2018 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
The events following the murder of Khashoggi shook the US, the EU and the rest of the world. Although not directly related with war in Yemen, the scandal worked as a catalyst for a series of events culminating with the latest statements by US Secretary of Defence Jim...
