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Four Arab states have imposed a range of unilateral measures on Qatar in response to that country’s support for terrorist groups and for allowing the funding of terrorist organizations to take place on its...
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Investing in Youth for the Development of Human Capital
04 Apr 2017
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace recently published a report titled Arab World Horizons: Arab Fractures: Citizens, States, and...
Children & Young People
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Attack of the drones – Emerging threats from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
22 Mar 2017
The proliferation of drone technology presents a new and unique suite of security challenges. Last year, rogue drone incursions...
Security, Defense & Terrorism
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The rising powers and the liberal world order: the GCC in a ‘post-Western’ environment
15 Mar 2017
The inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States has reignited the debate about the future...
Foreign Policy & International Relations
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Iran’s Long Game in Lebanon
15 Mar 2017
On 31 October 2016, Lebanon’s parliament elected veteran Christian leader General Michel Aoun as the country’s new President, ending...
Security, Defense & Terrorism
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The Bondage of History: Daesh/ISIS and the Islamic Past
09 Mar 2017
Political organizations often play with history. Terrorist groups are, of course, organizations with political agendas and it should come...
Constructions of Terrorism
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Countering the Narrative of Daesh/ISIS in South East Asia
01 Mar 2017
Just over a year ago, Daesh/ISIS claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack near Sarinah Mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. This...
Constructions of Terrorism
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Be Afraid – Be Very Afraid: Trump, Terrorism, and the Media
22 Feb 2017
During a speech at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, home to the headquarters of the United States’ Central...
Constructions of Terrorism
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Global Water Governance and International Security
22 Feb 2017
The Wold Economic Forum (WEF) recently released its sobering Global Risks 2016 report. The findings are the results from...
Environment & Security
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Hackers for hire – The monetisation of cybercrime
13 Feb 2017
According to Sir Tom Winsor, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary in the UK, the amount of cyber fraud being...
Transnational Crime & Security
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Assessing the Importance of the New U.S. Secretary of Defense Within the Trump Administration
31 Jan 2017
On January 20, retired Marine general James Mattis was confirmed as the new United States secretary of defense by...
Foreign Policy & International Relations
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GCC correct to Focus on Vietnam’s Economic Success
12 Jan 2017
That the world’s centre of economic gravity is shifting towards Asia is now almost universally accepted. Amongst the GCC...
Global Economy
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Reconciling Human Rights and Human Security in Countering Terrorism
04 Jan 2017
When countering extremism and terrorism, states face a number of difficult choices and dilemmas. There is a clear need...
Constructions of Terrorism
