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AFGHANISTAN: A COUNTERINSURGENCY MILITARY PHENOMENON Print E-mail
Sunday, 20 June 2010 15:01

Vassilios Damiras
(Counterterrorism Expert based in USA)

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 The famous military terms counterterrorism and counterinsurgency dominated the political and military lexicons after the brutal terrorist attacks organized by al Qaeda against the Twins Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001. Counter terrorism apply to military operation executed by U.S. Special Forces and unmanned Predator aircrafts. These Special Forces operations are specifically designed to capture or killed “high-value targets.”

 Counterinsurgency know as COIN is applied to incorporate to those military, political, paramilitary, economic, psychological, and civic actions taken by the U.S. Armed Forces to defeat insurgency. This combined approach and effort strongly requires a great number of ground troops for an extended period of time.

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EYES AND EARS OF THE DRAGON: CHINESE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES Print E-mail
Sunday, 02 May 2010 09:10

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Dr. Peter Becker’s Speech in the International  Intelligence History Association (IIHA) Conference: “Intelligence and Society” at the Akademie fur Politische Bildung Tutzing on 23-25 April 2010 in Munich, Germany Read more
 

SOUTH ASIA: NEW TRENDS OF TERROR NETWORKING Print E-mail
Tuesday, 05 January 2010 08:52

M. Aynul Islam
(Curently VLIR Scholar at IOB, University of Antwerp, Belgium. He is also Assistant Professor of Political Science, Jagannath University, Bangladesh)

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Although the history of violence and conflicts in South Asia is longer than the nation-state, the religious militancy in the last decade has become a scourge, affecting development and security of its 1.5 billion people.

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NATURAL GAS: THE FADING OF THE CASPIAN HOPE AND THE (RE)EMERGING RUSSIAN DOMINANCE Print E-mail
Sunday, 05 July 2009 13:16

Dr. Dimitrios – Vassilios KOKKINOS

The recent achievements of Russian Hydrocarbon Diplomacy in June to sign common commercial agreements in Natural Gas with Azerbaijan and Nigeria highlight the problem of Europe’s security of Supply, in view of the continuously increasing need of Europe for imported Natural Gas and the diminishing number of reliable suppliers. This article by Dr. D. Kokkinos exposes with the author’s usual perspicacity the Gas issue for Europe, an issue that the author has deep and long expertise. Read more

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY: THE INTERCONNECTION OF TERRORISM AND ORGANIZED CRIME Print E-mail
Monday, 01 June 2009 10:29
The environments that undergo economical and commercial liberalization, the technology developments, the immigration flows, the porous borders-in combination with the increasing in numbers, list of “weak” states-create and constitute a “suitable” environment for organized crime organizations. In such cases, the national borders can be easily trespassed, the dividing line between legal and illegal activities becomes ambiguous and the ability of risks’ management is constantly improved. Read more
HOW TO KEEP THE BOMB FROM TERRORISTS Print E-mail
Sunday, 29 March 2009 16:32
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USA - "FIRST" AMONG EQUALS IN A MULTIPOLAR SYSTEM Print E-mail
Monday, 29 December 2008 22:56
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TERROR IN MUMBAI: ATTACKS LIKELY TO PROVOKE WIDER UNREST Print E-mail
Friday, 05 December 2008 17:52
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HOMEGROWN TERROR OR INTERNATIONAL JIHAD? Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008 15:27
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INDIA's MUSLIMS IN CRISIS Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008 15:23
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PITFALLS IN PAKISTAN Print E-mail
Monday, 17 November 2008 17:49
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BEIJING OLYMPICS AND CHINESE SOFT POWER Print E-mail
Sunday, 12 October 2008 17:50
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THE AMERICAN WAR MOVES TO PAKISTAN Print E-mail
Tuesday, 30 September 2008 20:04
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AFGHANISTAN CLAIMS PAKISTAN IS THE PROBLEM Print E-mail
Monday, 29 September 2008 18:43
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KASHMIR CRISIS Print E-mail
Monday, 08 September 2008 21:00
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PAKISTAN: POST-MUSHARRAF Print E-mail
Saturday, 06 September 2008 21:20
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BIOLOGICAL THREAT REDUCTION IN CENTRAL ASIA Print E-mail
Sunday, 24 August 2008 14:37
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CHINA, S.C.O. AND POST 9/11 PERIOD Print E-mail
Sunday, 17 August 2008 16:25
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USA ROLE IN STORM Print E-mail
Sunday, 29 June 2008 17:21
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THE DEMISE OF OIL, ENERGY SECURITY CONCERNS Print E-mail
Thursday, 17 April 2008 20:50
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CHINA'S SECURITY CONCERNS REACH EUROPE Print E-mail
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 20:32
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