by Erman Atak* | Dec 23, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Background In the last couple of weeks, we have been witnessing the most active times of the Libya crisis According to news coming from front lines, defenders of the Tripoli are in dire straits in the eye of Haftar’s LNA. Increased Russian interference; US reactions...
by Erman Atak* | Dec 9, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
This week —thanks to superior air support and Russian mercenaries— Haftar’s LNA succeeded in gaining more ground in its endeavor to capture capital Tripoli. Witnessing significant impact of direct involvement of Russian fighters and weapons in the battlefield, the GNA...
by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Dec 8, 2019 | Disruptive Technologies, Research, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Understanding the behavior of a terrorist group is a complex phenomenon because of the uncertainty in strategies and tactics used by terrorists. Current literature suggests that terrorism has an evolutionary nature and terrorist groups change behavior according to a...
by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Dec 6, 2019 | Disruptive Technologies, Research, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Terrorism is a complex phenomenon with high uncertainties in user strategy. The uncertain nature of terrorism is a main challenge in the design of counter-terrorism policy. Government agencies (e.g., CIA, FBI, NSA, etc.) cannot always use social media and...
by Muneer Binwaber* | Nov 13, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Although the main objective of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) is to re-establish a Southern Arab State, Yemeni President Abdu Rabbuh Mansour Hadi tweeted shortly before the agreement, conveying the message that they have worked diligently to give the Southern...
by Erman Atak* | Oct 29, 2019 | Commentary, Peace and Conflict Management, Terrorism, Conflict and War
The Report of the Amnesty International (AI) published this week is the first public investigation of the war crimes committed since the Haftar’s offensive upon Tripoli on 4 April. There were some United Nations investigations conducted by experts on some particular...
