by Onur Sultan | Sep 23, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Repercussions of the attacks on Saudi oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais on September 14 still keep global agenda busy. The attacks that caused highest rise in crude oil prices in one day and took down 5 percent of global production still continues to be a matter of...
by Erman Atak* | Sep 23, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Almost six months has elapsed since start of Haftar’s Tripoli offensive, an initiative that has costed thousands their lives and made many more displaced. Setting out with great promises, Haftar’s LNA has so far suffered major setbacks to include one of the biggest...
by Michael Sanchez* Onur Sultan** | Sep 21, 2019 | Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Research, 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 BEYOND THE HORIZON | Sep 20, 2019 | Disruptive Technologies, Research, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Terrorist groups (attackers) always strive to outmanoeuvre counter-terrorism agencies with different tactics and strategies for making successful attacks. Therefore, understanding unexpected attacks (outliers) is becoming more and more important. Studying such attacks...
by Samet Coban | Sep 14, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
Trump abruptly called off peace negotiations with the Taliban on Saturday (7 Sep 2019) after the Kabul suicide bomber attack on Thursday (5 Sep 2019). The attack that was claimed by the Taliban took the lives of 12 people including one American soldier. The United...
by Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen | Aug 26, 2019 | Commentary, Terrorism, Conflict and War, War and Conflict
There was no surprise in what happened in Aden. Since the beginning of the transitional period, the Yemeni elites and their parties have dealt with the Yemeni situation without imagination, and in the same traditional ways of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh....
