Tag: Terrorism
AIJAC expresses cautious optimism following death of arch-terrorist Soleimani
The Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has reacted with cautious optimism to the killing by US forces of Iranian arch-terrorist Qassem Soleimani, the...
Asia Watch: Forgotten but not gone
If the Thai military has reason to hope that steadily declining violence will render the bilateral negotiations irrelevant, BRN has an equally powerful incentive to remind its adversaries that it retains a military capability.
ISIS after Baghdadi
The so-called caliphate has fallen, the leader is dead. But has the threat from ISIS dissipated? In some ways, according to Professor Boaz Ganor, one of the world’s foremost counter-terrorism experts, ISIS is actually more dangerous than ever.
Israel prepares to counter drones and cruise missiles from Iran and...
Thus far, Israeli intelligence has managed to thwart several Iranian drone attack plans and Israel is also seeking to deter such attacks by signalling Iranian forces responsible will pay a heavy price given Israeli command of the air.
Europa Europa: Halle and Antisemitism in Germany
The horrific attack on a German synagogue was the second in less than a week – a lethal turn of events that has seemed inevitable as antisemitic crimes have risen in recent years.
Is ISIS still a major global terrorist threat?
Israeli counter-terrorism expert Boaz Ganor considers ISIS after the fall of the Caliphate and the killing of Al-Baghdadi.
Asia Watch: Trigger Points
The bomb struck hours before President Rodrigo Duterte and other government officials gathered to witness the “decommissioning” of 1,060 ex-combatants from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), who turned over hundreds of firearms.
Essay: Spreading the Hate
Sociopolitical developments of the last decades have led to new arguments that have become part of hate discourse – namely, that European culture and traditions are being endangered by immigrants who will replace it.
Dislike of Trump is a foolish reason not to protect Australia’s...
This is not the Iraq War, and dislike of Trump would be a foolish reason not to protect Australia’s interests in maritime security and the free movement of energy in the region.
Asia Watch: Talking Points
Indonesia’s struggle to combat Islamic extremist terrorism and the ideology that fuels it requires a multi-layered approach, encompassing military, law enforcement, political and religious/cultural spheres.
