National Security Archives - Page 6 of 12

Rohan Gunaratna on the Roots of Sri Lanka’s Deadly Easter Sunday Attacks

Posted by Kiana Jaycee
October 22, 2023

The counterterrorism expert and author of “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community” explains how religious extremism manifested in Sri Lanka’s...

Bahrain and US Sign Symbolic Security Pact

Posted by Peter Burton
October 21, 2023

What’s happened? Bahrain has signed a wide-ranging agreement with the US on enhanced security and technology co-operation. The deal, signed during a visit to...

Kevin McCarthy Gets the Boot

Posted by Gene Barton
October 8, 2023

Brussels, Toronto (4/10 – 60) The general air of frustration and resentment wafting up from Washington is a reflection of the mood of the...

An Aura of Invincibility: Ireland’s 7 Wins over every Champion in 15 Months

Posted by Richard Foster
October 5, 2023

Paris, Dublin, London (24/9 – 32) Undefeated in 17 games in the last 15 months, Ireland has beaten every rugby union world champion, three...

Kenes Rakishev Surprises Markets

Posted by Fred Mcguire
September 26, 2023

Kenes Rakishev, star investor, international entrepreneur, philanthropist and former special envoy of the Kazakhstan government, meets star chef, Gordon Ramsay and star manufacturer, Borealis...

Tajikistan: Enlistment-Dodging Pushes Military Recruiters to Use Devious Methods

Posted by Janelle Laken
September 21, 2023

Copenhagen (17/08 – 78) Kidnapping, intimidation, and blackmail are just some of the means used to hit enlistment quotas in Tajikistan. When conscription season...

Gaps in the U.S. Approach to Indian Ocean Security

Posted by David Greer
August 11, 2023

In addition to its recent efforts to partner with India to boost Indian Ocean security, the United States could benefit from further cooperation with...

The United States Needs Its Own Strategic ‘turning Point’ in Europe

Posted by Frank David Wilkerson
August 9, 2023

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 upended European security and, as a result, how European countries approach their security. Finland and Sweden...

De-radicalisation of Ideology Is the Best Way to Tackle Islamic Terrorism: Sri Lankan Expert

Posted by Raul Hale
August 4, 2023

Colombo (25/7 – 30.77) In his book “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community,” terrorism expert Dr. Rohan Gunaratna emphasizes the...

UN Special Rapporteur: Tajikistan Violated Its International Obligations

Posted by Raul Hale
August 1, 2023

Geneva, London (29/7 – 50) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, condemned the arrest and imprisonment of journalists,...