M.k. Gandhi and the Birth of Israel[1] Geoffrey COOK* ”Ierusalem, Ierusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum” The Lamentations of Jeremias[2] Most of your author’s Pakistani friends have no great respect for the ”great soul,” because they are of the opinion that his great political … [Read more...]
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Consecinţele terorismului şi organizarea contraofensivei împotriva Daash (ISIS)
Mohammed Nasseraldin Yassin AL-NASSERY Grupările teroriste, de stradă, denumite DAASH - AGIL, care utilizează sistemele de tip HIT-AND-RUN, cu arme de calibru mic şi mediu, determină, pentru forţele guvernului irakian, o prognoză greoaie a evoluţiei conflictului, a obiectivelor şi rezultatelor … [Read more...]
Briefing on National Security Strategy of Iraq
Hamza SHAREEF Abstract. Iraq faces a number of challenges: how to defeat the ISIS Army of Occupation without destroying the social fabric of Iraq; how to prevent polarization that already exists from being externally influenced into further internal conflict; how to diversify the economy; how to … [Read more...]
The Kurdish Problem: One Complication among Most Complicated Problems
Robert Radu, PhD Seldom in the history of the world, a people no matter how diverse and no matter how numerous has been able to simultaneously play the role of the ”good guy” along with the role of the ”bad guy”. To complicate the matter and make it even more difficult, neither has a country, is … [Read more...]
Contemporary Maritime Security Challenges: Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling at Sea
Burak Şakir ŞEKER, PhD Dimitrios DALAKLIS, PhD Abstract. Globalization is most commonly associated with economic development and increased financial gains; maritime trade is quite often characterized as the ”back-bone” of this multi-level phenomenon. However, globalization is also linked with … [Read more...]
Descurajarea, prevenirea şi reprimarea actelor de piraterie
Prof. univ. dr., dr.h.c. Constantin ANECHITOAE Abstract. The piracy in 2016 has become an important issue for all maritime and non-maritime states. The shipping and river transportation costs are out of control because of the increase in crew, cargo and vessel insurance rates and in the … [Read more...]
Hashtag: #Daesh: Transformation of Western Youngsters into Jihadi Fighters
Prof. univ. dr. Cristian BARNA Why do we need to live in the ”us” and ”the others” paradigm? Who and why would somebody want the other’s death? Radicalisation of the youngsters is the one-way road in search of identity. The role of social media in radicalising western youngsters is … [Read more...]
A new dimension of terrorism: ISIS
Selami Ahmet SALGUR, PhD Abstract. Today, as we know, terror and terrorism are very big issues for all over the world. People have always been discussing about terrorism but it’s not clear in their minds. Who are the terrorists? In the same time, religions, especially Islam, are associated with … [Read more...]
Statul Islamic: ultimul front din cadrul jihadismului internaţional
Dr. Maricel ANTIPA Abstract. The 9/11 attacks, the consequent invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and the conflicts that followed created a radicalized environment worldwide and allowed the rapid spread of Bin Laden’s violent doctrines. Bombs exploded from Bali to Marrakech. Scores of major … [Read more...]
The Politics of Counterterrorism Strategies in the Middle East and Southwest Regions: Analysis of Contemporary Soft Tools
Mahmood SOHAIL, PhD A comprehensive counterterrorism would employ two tools or approaches: the harder ones using military force and the softer ones based on strengthening society and ameliorating the very conditions that were conducive for the growth of terrorism in the first place. It was … [Read more...]