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Analysis: Ankara Responds to the Chaos in Syria
23 Jan 2013 The Syrian Civil War has exposed Turkey to the growing threat of Kurdish and Islamist empowerment. Ankara's options are limited by its domestic politics and military means. Turkey's response to the crisis will be critical for pursuing its regional ambitions.
Terrorism Turkey Europe Syria Middle East and North Africa
Analysis: Responses to Sahel Terrorism: Music to Jihadist Ears
22 Jan 2013 by Professor Michael ClarkeThe attacks on Algerian gas installations and the Mali insurgency has led the UK Prime Minister to describe this as a 'generational struggle'. However, what is happening across the Sahel region is a different terrorist challenge altogether, requiring a reappraisal in strategy.
Terrorism Tackling Extremism Al-Qa'ida Africa Sahel
Analysis: France in Mali: What Risk for the 'New' Hollande?
22 Jan 2013 by Cathy HaenleinAs French troops continue to engage Islamist rebels in Mali, questions are being raised over how long they will stay, and the real commitment of the president to ending France's long history of interventionism on the continent.
Terrorism Africa France Europe Sahel
Analysis: France Confronts Terror Threat in Africa, Risks Attack at Home
17 Jan 2013 by Raffaello PantucciThe French assault on militant jihadists in Mali reflects a recognition in Paris that the long-brewing Islamist trouble in North Africa is something that has started to spiral out of control, and has potential to have a direct impact within France.
Africa France Europe Terrorism Al-Qa'ida Sahel
Analysis: Does Decapitating Terrorist Leaderships Work?
7 Jan 2013 In the last two-years, international counter-terrorism strategies have focused on decapitating terrorist leaderships. But the threat and the ideology remains. In the coming year it is important to address the psychological motivations for conducting terrorist acts.
Terrorism Tackling Extremism
RUSI Journal: Review Essay: Countering Terrorism is Not Enough
11 Dec 2012 Julian Lewis MP reviews Fighting the Ideological War: Winning Strategies from Communism to Islamism (edited by Katharine C Gorka and Patrick Sookhdeo)
Terrorism Tackling Extremism International Responses Al-Qa'ida The War on Terror The decade after 9/11
Analysis: Crisis in Mali: Is Military Intervention Really Inevitable?
15 Nov 2012 by Valentina SoriaWith the northern part of Mali now under militant hands, regional countries are being left with no option but to provide a credible threat to intervene militarily. But will neighbouring states be able to sustain their intervention?
Africa Tackling Extremism Terrorism Sahel
RUSI Defence Systems: The International Nature of Terrorism: Why We Need to Listen to Cassandra
18 Sep 2012
Chief Inspector Ken Pennington of the Police Service of Northern Ireland explains why the West needs to keep up with the wide range of networks used by terrorist groupsTerrorism International Responses Securing Britain
Chief Inspector Ken Pennington of the Police Service of Northern Ireland explains why the West needs to keep up with the wide range of networks used by terrorist groups
Terrorism International Responses Securing Britain
Analysis: The US and the Arab World: The Failures of Engagement
18 Sep 2012 by Dr Jonathan EyalThe recent protests in the Middle East may have been sparked by the anti-Islamic film produced in the US, but Middle Eastern opinion has been shaped to a much larger degree by US foreign policy rather than its cinematography.
Tackling Extremism Terrorism Middle East and North Africa Egypt The Gulf Region Middle East Peace
RUSI Journal: The British Approach to COIN and Stabilisation: A Retrospective on Developments since 2001
6 Aug 2012 A key figure in the last decade of British counter-insurgency thought discusses the difficult and fraught process of doctrine generation
Defence Policy Counter-insurgency The decade after 9/11 Terrorism Afghanistan Central and South Asia
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