by Chuck J. Alba | Jun 21, 2018 | Commentary
The underlying source of a terrorist organization’s sustainability seems altruistic; it claims to be a champion of a larger cause. This claim to legitimacy underscores its raison d’etre and shapes its reputation. Terrorism is a theater where the battle for...
by Craig Cornfield | Sep 24, 2017 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) has declared to hold a non-binding referendum on September 25. As the date comes closer, more elements add to the great puzzle unfolding in the Levant. Great powers like US and UK that set the scene for the fragmentation of the...
by Michael Sanchez | Jun 15, 2017 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
Before the first Gulf War, Kurds were not a well-known ethnic group in the world. Saddam Hussein regime’s harsh repression against Kurds in Iraq, and Turkey’s long-lasting counterterrorism campaign against PKK have drawn considerable attention from the international...