The Saturday morning announcement that the US and Russia have agreed to join forces to pound ISIS in Syria starting Monday is evidence that the Assad regime’s strategic narrative is dominating the narrative space through which the international community views the conflicts. The regime’s narrative paints ISIS as the centerContinue Reading
This article is written by; Dr Per Arne Persson, LtCol (Ret), prev. Swedish National Defence College Prof (em) James M Nyce, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA Jan-Inge Svensson, Col (Ret), Folke Bernadotte Academy, Stockholm Abstract New types of conflicts and wars trigger development of new technologies, toolsContinue Reading
ISIS is claiming credit for inspiring the latest terrorist attacks in Nice, France and on a train in southern Germany as well as a machete attack in Belgium. We don’t know what was in the attackers’ minds or whether ISIS’ claim is false bravado or true, but a video obtainedContinue Reading
As a result of the Rwandan genocide, the United Nations broadened the definition of “The Responsibility to Protect” from State responsibility to protect its citizens, to the responsibility of the international community to intervene to protect civilian populations in cases wherein their own government is unable, or worse, actively engagedContinue Reading
Sunway TaihuLight became the fastest supercomputer in the world. The previous champion came also from China. What used to be an arms race for supercomputing primacy among technological nations has turned into a major failure by USA By Michael Fayerman Managing Editor/ Intelligence Technology Expert The Sunway TaihuLight is indeedContinue Reading
A key member of the ISIS cell and only survivor of nine cadres who are believed to have been directly involved in the Paris attacks was as we know caught alive through a police operation in Molenbeek, Belgium. Ahmet S. Yayla, Ph.D. & Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. When we look atContinue Reading
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama recently hosted the President of Finland and the Prime Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland at the White House for an Official Arrival Ceremony, a Multilateral Meeting, and a State Dinner. This marks the twelfth State or Official Visit of the ObamaContinue Reading
Murky federal plans, and odd bedfellows between law enforcement and counseling professionals, currently threaten to create ethical dilemmas for those in the helping professions—psychologists, counselors, imams and doctors—who may be called upon by the FBI in upcoming months to report on citizens in behalf of national security interests as theyContinue Reading
Virtual Reality technology is going via early adoption stage. Vibe and Oculus engaged gamers and Hollywood to produce content. VR headsets are still bulky but do provide a “presence” experience. HTC owns Vive and Facebook bought Oculus Rift for 2 billion dollars. By Michael Fayerman Managing Editor/ Intelligence Technology Expert,Continue Reading
“He is a sorcerer… He is Satan.” Hawa Keita, an immigrant mother from Mali in Brussels said of the man who influenced her son, Yoni Mayne, in only a few months time into leaving Belgium for “jihad” in Syria. She believes her son died in 2014 during a battle inContinue Reading