Terrorism
Piracy - threat or nuisance?
Piracy - threat or nuisance?
A spate of high-profile hijackings over the New Year and the publication of the 2009 Annual Piracy Report issued by the International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre in mid-January have…
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Dr. Athanasios E. Drougos: "There is a requirement for a broader and joint counterterrorism strategy"
Dr. Athanasios E. Drougos: "There is a requirement for a broader and joint counterterrorism strategy"
- An exclusive WSN interview with Dr. Athanasios E. Drougos, a senior defence and counterterrorism analyst and lecturer, conducted by Ioannis Michaletos, WSN Editor South East Europe - Ioannis Michaletos:…
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Al-Qaeda unites with Somali Islamist rebels
Al-Qaeda unites with Somali Islamist rebels
In a statement that comes as no surprise to U.S. security and law enforcement experts, the Somali-based Muslim terrorist group al-Shabab announced that its fighters are aligned with al-Qaeda's global…
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Taliban Assault on Kabul
Taliban Assault on Kabul
The Taliban attack in Kabul is reportedly winding down. The assault began around 9:35 a.m. local time Jan. 18 (the day the new Cabinet was being sworn in) when reports…
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Jihadism in 2010: The Threat Continues
Jihadism in 2010: The Threat Continues
For the past several years, STRATFOR has published an annual forecast on al Qaeda and the jihadist movement. Since our first jihadist forecast in January 2006, we have focused heavily…
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Obama faults intelligence analysts for security breakdown
Obama faults intelligence analysts for security breakdown
President Barack Obama called the intelligence failure associated with the attempted bombing of a U.S. civilian airplane one of analysis and not collection, according to Jim Garamone of the American…
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The Christmas Day Airliner Attack and the Intelligence Process
The Christmas Day Airliner Attack and the Intelligence Process
As is well known, a Nigerian national named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to destroy a passenger aircraft traveling from Amsterdam to Detroit on Dec. 25, 2009. Metal detectors cannot pinpoint…
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The Jihadist Strategic Dilemma
The Jihadist Strategic Dilemma
With U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement of his strategy in Afghanistan, the U.S.-jihadist war has entered a new phase. With its allies, the United States has decided to increase its…
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