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Drones are an evolving threat: The ‘poor man’s’ precision guided munition
by Asiri Fernando. He is currently reading for a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Politics, Security and Counter Terrorism Studies at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. He has completed an internship at the Institute of National Security Studies … Continue reading
Posted in Asiri Fernando, Drones, English, Technology, Terrorism
Tagged drones, IEDs, insurgents, iraq, Islamic State, proliferation, Russia, swarm, Syria, technology, terrorism, UAV, Yemen
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54. Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz – Dschihadismus nach dem Fall des Kalifats des Islamischen Staates (IS)
In Syrien befindet sich der IS in den letzten Zügen. Die syrische Stadt Raqqa, de facto die Hauptstadt des vom IS im Juni 2014 ausgerufenen Kalifats, wurde im Oktober 2017 von den Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) mit Unterstützung U.S.-amerikanischer Kräfte … Continue reading
Posted in Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged Afghanistan, al-Qaida, al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, Egypt, Flüchtlinge, irak, Nigeria, Pakistan, Raqqa, syrien, terrorism, USA
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Afghanistan: Taliban’s flourishing narco-state
by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is an analyst and journalist specializing in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has a comedic email list about the Middle East that you can join here. The Wars on Drugs and on Terror intersect in Afghanistan. … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Austin Michael Bodetti, English, Organised Crime, Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged Afghanistan, insurgents, organized crime, Taliban, terrorism, US, war on terror
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Colombian Counter-Narcotics
by Michael Martelle. Michael is a masters student studying Security Policy at the George Washington University’s Elliott School for International Affairs. International trends in the trade of coca and cocaine have generally been determined by shifts in demand and supply-side … Continue reading
Posted in Colombia, English, General Knowledge, International, Michael Martelle, Organised Crime, Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged agriculture, America, Colombia, FARC, special forces
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Assad and the Russians turned their noses up at Raqqa operation
by Paul Iddon. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian backer were extremely dismissive towards the United States-backed operation that is removing Islamic State (ISIS) from the group’s de-facto Syrian capital city Raqqa. At first, in last April he mocked … Continue reading
Posted in English, International, Iraq, Paul Iddon, Russia, Syria, Terrorism
Tagged Bombing, iraq, Islamic State, Moscow, Mosul, Putin, Raqqa, Russia, SDF, Strategy, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces, terrorists, United States, USA, Vladimir Putin, Washington, YPG
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FBI’s intelligence-gathering operation in Iraq
by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is a student in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College. He focuses on the relationship between Islam and conflict in Syria and Sudan. Six weeks before the United States invaded Iraq in March … Continue reading
Posted in Austin Michael Bodetti, English, Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged intelligence, iraq, Saddam Hussein, State Department, terrorism, The Middle East, United States, USA
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A Storm out of the Norm in Chad
by Paul Pryce. With degrees in political science from both sides of the pond, Paul Pryce has previously worked as Senior Research Fellow for the Atlantic Council of Canada’s Canadian Armed Forces program, as a Research Fellow for the OSCE … Continue reading
Posted in Chad, English, France, International, Paul Pryce, Peacekeeping, Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged Africa, AQIM, Boko Haram, Lake Chad, Peacekeeping, terrorism, the Military of Chad
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Unrealistic demands on Qatar reveal the real reasons behind the blockade
by Patrick Truffer (originally published in German). He has been working in the Swiss Army for more than 15 years, holds a bachelor’s degree in public affairs from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich), and a … Continue reading
Posted in English, Patrick Truffer, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged Egypt, Gulf states, Iran, muslim brotherhood, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, terrorism, The Middle East, Turkey
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Unrealistische Forderungen an Katar verraten die wahren Gründe der Blockade
von Patrick Truffer (English version). Er arbeitet seit über 15 Jahren in der Schweizer Armee, verfügt über einen Bachelor in Staatswissenschaften der ETH Zürich und über einen Master in Internationale Beziehungen der Freien Universität Berlin. Unter anderem auf Druck der … Continue reading
Posted in Patrick Truffer, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged Bahrain, Donald Trump, Egypt, Gulf states, muslim brotherhood, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Souveränität, terrorism, Turkey, USA
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