by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Jan 22, 2018 | Commentary, Modern Air & Space Power, Political & Hybrid Warfare
On 6 Jan 2018 Russian Hmeimim air base in northwestern Latakia province, the headquarters of Russia’s military operations in Syria, and naval base at Tartus was allegedly targeted by swarm of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The Russian Defense Ministry announced that...
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...
by Alexander Jr. Ross | Jun 12, 2017 | Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Research, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Terrorism is a never-ending phenomenon with its roots going back to the beginning of humanity on earth and will most likely continue until the end of it. Although the patterns and the spikes vary, it is sufficing to say that there has never been a period without...
by David Nissay | May 27, 2017 | Commentary, Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Terrorism, Conflict and War
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or the self-declared “caliphate of the Islamic State” has become the most dangerous threat to global security since al-Qaeda. It is more than just a threat to America and the West, because it poses a more existential threat...
by David Bailey | May 22, 2017 | Fighting Organised Crime and Terrorism, Research, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Three major factors caused international terrorism to rise in the second decade of 21st century. First, the power vacuum and instability in Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa – caused / triggered by the Arab Spring and the corrupt governments/failed states. Second,...