Is an efficient international cooperation in fighting against terrorism possible in the era of intense geopolitical competition?
The overall picture of the Friday’s large-scale terrorist ... ... weeks ago. However, in Russia they argue that the information from Washington was very general, unclear and therefore not really usable. There are thousands and thousands of popular public spaces in Moscow, and if the warning did not contain any reference ...
... climate change. And the reason we characterize it as a threat multiplier is that it exacerbates other security threats, such as terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, geopolitical risks. We know that a warming planet, rising sea levels, thawing permafrost ... ... deliberate attacks on a grid that could bring the power down in major urban areas.
In your opinion, how could Russia and the USA cooperate on detection, monitoring, preventing, and mitigating security threats related to climate change?
Well, there is ...
... other international actors to fill the void left by the United States and map out a strategy for Central Asian stability. In the
words of President Vladimir Putin of Russia
, the US withdrawal has opened “a Pandora’s box full of problems related to terrorism, drug trafficking, organized crime and, unfortunately, religious extremism”. What if Afghanistan turns out to be a hotbed for international terrorism?
Andrey Kazantsev:
Prospects and Scenarios for Afghanistan: Russian and Chinese Interests
...
... between American and Russian intelligence agencies. The second existential threat is that of global warming and its effects on international security. It is no secret that the rise in global temperatures is already having a measurable negative impact on ... ... Arab country), combating the growth of Sunni militancy in West Africa, and numerous other issues.
Ad hoc Relations for Ad hoc Terrorism. Interview with
Kathleen Hicks, Kim Cragin and Olga Oliker
Among other things, you are an expert in the Cold War. At present, Russia and the USA are experiencing a period of tensions in their relationship. In your opinion, what should be done in order to overcome these ...
... number of people now had access to this information. Thus, the US soldier
Bradley Manning
deployed in Iraq leaked hundreds of thousands of documents from the Department of State and the Department of Defense to WikiLeaks. It was the largest single leak of ... ... operations as well.
Due to its domestic policy reforms, the world now perceived the US differently. Under the glib excuse of fighting terrorism, the US was gradually slipping from being the bastion of freedom, democracy, and human rights, to becoming a police ...
... leaving these volatile and dangerous places for European shores has
decreased
, arrivals still number in the
hundreds of thousands
. The bottom line, as the report rightly indicates, is that African security issues have clear implications for Europe ... ... the Western political discourse, responding to humanitarian crises and fostering development essentially gave way to fighting terrorism.
Eleonora Lebedeva:
Islamic Extremism in Sub-Saharan Africa
In part, military solutions are indeed more necessary than ...
On 25, April 2016 RIAC in cooperation with CSIS held a
seminar
“Russia-US Cooperation on Building Regional Security”. As participants discussed the ongoing international crises and fight against terrorism, website editor
Mariya Smekalova asked
Kathleen Hicks
(Center for Strategic and International Studies),
Kim Cragin
(National Defense University) and
Olga Oliker
(CSIS) three short security-related questions.
Is social media only a trigger ...
