... continues to keep a fragile ethnic and confessional balance, albeit with varying degrees of success. Having survived the Arab Spring, Lebanese society is now being confronted with the difficult task of resisting jihadists both from the outside (the Islamic State and the al-Nusra Front) and from the inside, amidst unstable legislative and executive branches and a dire humanitarian situation caused by economic difficulties and the influx of Syrian refugees.
The Lebanese army and weapons to Lebanon
...
... are already doing so.
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The Collective Security Treaty Organization
(SCTO) member-states’ foreign ministers’ meeting,
Dushanbe, April 2, 2015
IS poses a threat to the countries of Central Asia, South Caucasus and the Middle East. The Islamic State militants penetrate Afghanistan and are mainly concentrated in the country’s northern regions, bordering Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Former Taliban extremists and radicals from across Central Asia are actively recruited into the ranks ...
... the first time since the start of the Desert Storm operation in 1991, U.S. war planes stopped combat operations over Iraq
[1]
. However, Iraq did not enjoy a peaceful sky for long. On August 8, 2014 two U.S. Navy carrier-based jet fighters
struck Islamic State artillery units
near Erbil, marking the start of a new war.
That is not quite the case, of course. The second horseman of the Apocalypse has not left these lands at least from the start of the Iran–Iraq war in 1980. Only the protagonists ...
Smarter “Smokestack Industries” are essential to the future.
Considered to be developing economies in the “global governance” set-up, Russia and the BRICS know that traditional mainstream media and online propaganda vehicles driven by the “PR is the new journalism” mindset dismiss the reality that iron ore and steel are essential to the future. This means the assignment of a low importance level to the posit that the basic infrastructure of the global economy--...
January terror attacks in the French capital will mark a new era of counter terrorism upheaval and unity among leading world powers. If the effect and repercussions of the tragedy are evident and will stay in our minds for a long time, the true nature of the attack remains dubious. RIAC team has asked
Jasmine Opperman
, director of African Operations of Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium (TRAC) to share her opinion.
How can you account for the nature of Charlie Hebdo attacks? Was this an act...
... is a global challenge.
Hit hardest in terms of the number of victims are Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria and Syria, all of which have plunged into extended domestic conflicts. In 2014, worldwide counterterrorist efforts focused decisively on the Islamic State (IS) – a proto-state entity that has occupied a large chunk of Iraq's territory.
In fact, the Islamic State now boasts the most efficient terrorist groups, whereas Afghanistan is going through the
déjà vu
of 1980s when ...
... counter-terrorist laws.
The appalling murderof members of the
Charlie Hebdo
satirical magazine staff by the Kouachi brothers, who had just come back from Syria, was the most high-profile of a series of terrorist attacks staged by supporters of the Islamic State (IS), the Islamic radicals who seek to intimidate French society and force the country to abandon its resistance to political Islamization in Africa (Mali) and in the Middle East (in the fight against the IS). As a result, the French people ...
... recent events in Ukraine could merely remain a favorable opportunity for NATO bureaucrats to pretend the alliance still matters, whereby the renewed Russian military doctrine is not that bad. NATO is the number one threat. Anyone surprised?
2. Shall the Islamic State survive?
Undoubtedly, the Islamic State is not just a 'so-called' state. It is not just another hit-and-run bunch of fanatics pretending to be 'biggest and baddest dudes on the block'. Recruitment of new jihadi ...
... uncover and predict terrorists attacks.
The transformation of the terrorist threat has also been aided by advancements in fields such as information technology. Future terrorists can now be recruited over the internet instead of in person. The rise of the Islamic State has shown that the worldwide web has allowed terrorists to solve the problem of recruiting and training supporters, and organizing and coordinating their actions in an effective manner. The impact of terrorist attacks in terms of propaganda ...
Whose Interests Does the Caliphate Serve?
What is the Islamic State movement and who supports the establishment of a caliphate and Caliph Ibrahim in the 21st century, calling all Muslims in the world to submit to it and join the jihad? What challenges are Syria and Iraq facing amidst terrorist attacks by ...
