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Challenges and opportunities posed by global warming in the Arctic
by Patrick Truffer (originally published in German). He has been working in the Swiss Armed Forces for more than 15 years, holds a bachelor’s degree in public affairs from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich), and … Continue reading
Posted in English, General Knowledge, Patrick Truffer, Politics in General
Tagged ambassador, economic development, Europe, natural gas, security, Strategy, Switzerland
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Personal Theories of Power: Strategie
This article by Nick Prime is part of the Personal Theories of Power series, a joint Bridge–CIMSEC project which asked a group of national security professionals to provide their theory of power and its application. We hope this launches a … Continue reading
Mexico’s cartels continue turn to military, guerrilla tactics and training
by Bernd Debusmann Jr. Mexican drug trafficking organisations (DTOs) are continuing their trend of adopting military and terrorist training and tactics, allegedly with ties to (former) members of Colombia’s FARC guerrillas, experts warn. In July, Mexico’s Centre for Research and … Continue reading
Assad and the Russians turned their noses up at Raqqa operation
by Paul Iddon. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian backer were extremely dismissive towards the United States-backed operation that is removing Islamic State (ISIS) from the group’s de-facto Syrian capital city Raqqa. At first, in last April he mocked … Continue reading
Posted in English, International, Iraq, Paul Iddon, Russia, Syria, Terrorism
Tagged Bombing, iraq, Islamic State, Moscow, Mosul, Putin, Raqqa, Russia, SDF, Strategy, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces, terrorists, United States, USA, Vladimir Putin, Washington, YPG
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The Territorial Defense Force – Poland’s militia for anti-hybrid warfare
by Björn Müller (Facebook / Twitter). Björn is journalist in Berlin focusing on security policy and geopolitics. The beginning of 2017 marks the official implementation of Poland’s so called “Territorial Defense Force” (TDF; in Polish: Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej or WOT) … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, Björn Müller, English, International, Poland, Security Policy
Tagged Military, Russia, security, Strategy
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North Korea’s atomic bomb: living with the status quo
by Patrick Truffer. He graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Affairs and completes a Master of Arts program in International Relations at the Freie Universität Berlin. On the 9th … Continue reading
Posted in English, North Korea, Patrick Truffer, Proliferation, Security Policy
Tagged kim jong, military parade, north korea, nuclear weapons, proliferation, Strategy, United States, US
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The Taliban is learning from ISIS and al-Qaeda
by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is a student in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College. He focuses on the relationship between Islam and conflict in Syria and Sudan. While the Taliban is seeing its greatest successes in over … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Austin Michael Bodetti, English, Security Policy, Terrorism
Tagged Afghan, Afghanistan, al-Qaida, insurgents, Islamic State, Strategy, Taliban, terrorism, war on terror
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The shortcomings of Turkey’s Syria campaign
Two months into its foray into northwestern Syria Turkey’s Operation “Euphrates Shield” against Islamic State (ISIS) militants and Kurdish militia forces (People’s Protection Units; YPG) is already showing some clear shortcomings. Turkey’s military has said that ISIS is successfully mounting … Continue reading
Posted in English, Syria, Turkey
Tagged Free Syrian Army, Islamic State, military presence, special forces, Strategy, Syria, syrian opposition, Turkey, US, USA, YPG
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