... analysis of the most common factors driving recruitment.
This paper also includes a review of methods used by other countries to combat the recruitment of terrorists, as well as measures taken to reintegrate returning militants into society.
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Islamic State Volunteers. Who are they?
Recruiting Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Dealing with Returnees: European Experience and the Prospects for Russia
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... II: due to the absolute evil in a new form, personified by the Islamic State. And then the creation of a coalition against the Islamic State would be expected;
— The Cold War, which could result either in the Cuban Missile Crisis, or détente,... ... tragedy of September 11, 2001 with all the latter’s symbolism, media interest, and iconic significance as well as the war on terrorism that started in its wake – the war against a somewhat abstract enemy which does not lend itself to precise definition....
... which was a huge success for Belgian Special Forces and law enforcement authorities. It is still to be determined whether there is a link between his arrest and the Brussels attacks.
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Sergey Veselovsky:
The Invisible Front of Islamic Terrorism
Belgium became the biggest source of Muslim radicalization in Europe.
Notably, Belgium became the biggest source of Muslim radicalization in Europe during the recent years. It is due to the fact that common issues of young European Muslims ...
Main ASEAN Extremist Organizations and Leadersю Brief Overview
The recent wave of international terrorism, which has swept across the world over the last couple of years, is a strong reminder that no region, not even remotest corner of our planet is secure. January 2016 has seen deadly blasts in different cities — from Turkey to Indonesia ...
The terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015 gave a new impetus to the international fight against Islamic terrorism. However, the initial optimism and hopes that a single broad coalition against Islamic State (lately also referred to as DAISH, the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant) would be formed have not come true. Even the French President François Hollande, who staked his reputation and his chances of being elected ...
On November 24, 2015, RIAC and
International Discussion Club Valdai
presented analytical brief “
Islamic State: Alternative Statehood?
” described to the invited members of academia and media by its author Vasily Kuznetsov, PhD in History, Head of Center for Arabic and Islamic Research at RAS Institute for Oriental Studies, who analyzed the ...
... marching for solidarity in January after the killings at the office of the Charlie Hebdo magazine might have mimicked national mobilization, but the government also cannot avoid launching a major retribution. It might include more intensive attacks on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and a clearer and more coordinated allied strategy will certainly replace the rather haphazard attacks. Since France is unlikely to rally enough capabilities, even with the help of major European countries, for an effective ...
... conflicts (the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, in particular) and competing integration projects (the Eurasian project and the North Atlantic one) to terrorist activities committed under the banner of radical Islamism
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. In the summer and autumn of 2014, the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist grouping identified Russia and the Caucasus region as targets for its struggle
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. How dangerous will the export of ISIS capabilities and ideology be for the Greater Caucasus region?
Various risk factors
Currently, the ...
... elite and its supporters in the US and Europe are convinced that Putin has started a war in Syria to distract international attention from his “aggression” in Ukraine
[1]
. In fact, the Russian operation is not only part of efforts to fight terrorism and come to Bashar al-Assad’s rescue, but represents an evolution of Russia’s foreign policy to the next level.
The two components
The Russian operation in Syria has only just begun, but it already has been covered in myths and speculation....
... an interpretation of Russia’s presence in Syria and the plans to strengthen it further in the region. In this context one must take into account that any state aims to protect its own national interests, and Turkey is no exception here.
The act of terrorism perpetrated, according to preliminary information, by members of the IS group on 11 October 2015 in Ankara is the biggest in the history of modern Turkey in terms of the number of casualties. As a rule, events of such magnitude unite the leaders ...
