Chasing Mirages Across Somalia
October 4, 2016 6 min. read

With Somalia’s election around the corner, what criteria should be used to evaluate each candidate? Hint: not name recognition nor clan affiliation.

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Prague’s Terrorist Perils
September 26, 2016 5 min. read

In late August, Martin Konvicka, a Czech anti-immigrant nationalist planned and staged a fake ISIS assault in the middle Prague’s Old Town Square.

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GailForce: Aspen Security Forum—Final Thoughts
September 8, 2016 11 min. read

“I’ve been, in one capacity or another, in the intel business for 52 years and I don’t remember a time when we had been beset by more crises and challenges around the world” -James Clapper

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Can the Mujahidin Teach Us About ISIS?
September 6, 2016 5 min. read

History never repeats; but it rhymes, and it often echoes. What can Robert Kaplan’s study of the mujahidin teach us about ISIS?

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Law Enforcement in “Modern” Counterterrorism
August 29, 2016 7 min. read

The key to crafting effective counterterrorism policies depends on balanced judgments between democratic principles and security policies.

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The Strategy Behind Single-Assailant Terrorist Attacks
August 22, 2016 4 min. read

The recent surge of “lone-wolf” operations, is part of ISIS’ strategy to create a climate of insecurity and portray itself as wide-reaching.

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English vs Hebrew: How the IDF Shares Information on Home Demolitions
August 17, 2016 5 min. read

Messages sent in Hebrew and English are usually similar, but there are sometimes differences. In the case of the latest home demolition, the message was only in Hebrew.

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String of Attacks Increases Risk of Anti-Refugee Sentiments in Germany
August 7, 2016 5 min. read

The latest string of violence increases risk of anti-migrant feelings and political tensions as Merkel is weakened by the refugee crisis.

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The Myth of Islamic Banking
July 31, 2016 5 min. read

Islamists not only look at religion as a panacea to political issues, but also as a provider of social justice and an engine of economic prosperity.

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Can the Iran Freedom Rally be the Regime’s “Tipping Point”?
July 21, 2016 5 min. read

Thousands of Iranian opposition members and international supporters gathered in Paris in July for the National Council of Resistance of Iran conference.

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John McCain Blames ISIS on Obama
July 5, 2016 7 min. read

Senator McCain has blamed President Obama’s Iraq policy for the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida. His argument doesn’t stand scrutiny.

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