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The progress of ISIS and the new hypothetical scenarios
(In collaboration with Termometro Politico)
The progress of ISIS in the last period seems to be unrestrainable and strengthening the project of the ISIS…
Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. Should the West fear a joint threat?
Two months ago, all media and journals in Europe reported an alarming announcement: the two major jihadist groups Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and…
A new threat in cyber dimension: ISIS and the Cybercaliphate
The advent of the information age resulted in the creation of a new domain of war. It is a new way to wage war where Nations won’t have to encounter with…
The conquest of Palmyra and the “IS” logic of destruction
(In collaboration with Termometro Politico)
After the defeat of IS in Kobane and Tikrit in March, which ended up with some territorial losses, last…
Libya: the theatre of Turkish isolation
(In collaboration with Termometro Politico)
On 10 May, a Turkish vessel was attacked by the Libyan internationally recognized authorities, led by Prime…
From migrations to humanitarian crisis to threat to peace: the response to the migration waves from…
The civil conflicts in Libya and Syria, together with the consequential steady rise of IS, spurred migration flows towards the neighbouring countries and the…
Inside the Algerian terror: who are Jund al-Khalifa?
Their name is “Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria” or “22” in Arabic, a small but well-armed terrorist group stemming from the al-Qaeda North African cell…
Syria four years later. In the region of chaos, the grip has tightened
"We don't kill our people, nobody kills, no government in the world kills his people unless they're crazy persons. I became President because of public…
The military forces involved in the Gaza conflict: the cases of Egypt, Iran and IS
The conflict in Gaza cannot be seen uniquely as an Israeli-Palestinian issue, detached from other neighbouring dynamics and interests. On the contrary, the…
Tunisia as a Jihadist powder keg: three lessons from the attack at Bardo Museum
The terrorist attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunis, last March 15th, testifies that jihadist violence is back to shake the state symbol of the Arab…