Are terrorists born or made?
Are leaders born or made? This debate has consumed so much research and debate that it has produced some excellent strategic frameworks that have helped organizations enable leadership potential. When…
Fifth column: Terroristan to mother of terrorism
The 72nd session of the UN General Assembly looked like a Bollywood-style drama that was full of emotive rhetoric as India and Pakistan fought a bitter battle of words to…
Defeated militarily in 2017, IS remains a global threat
The year 2017 saw significant destruction to the Islamic State (IS), which lost almost all of its self-proclaimed "Caliphate" in Iraq and Syria, but experts warn the group is adapting…
How to aid a terrorist
When we think of terrorism, we imagine bomb blasts: suicide bombers wearing vests with explosives and ‘handlers’ leading these killers to their targets. Sometimes we may think about training camps,…
Iran’s global banking problems deepen with rise of Trump, Brexit
Britain's vote to leave the European Union and the rise of US presidential nominee Donald Trump have paralysed efforts by Western governments to encourage already highly reluctant international banks to…
Why they doubt global terrorism
There’s no dearth of outspoken Muslims and non-Muslims like Michael Moore and Jean-Marie Le Pen sceptical of the origin and objectivity of international terrorism who become even more vocal when…
IS: a global challenge
The sensational rise of IS, also known as Islamic State has caused global panic. It has also dramatically altered geopolitics, producing strange bedfellows. Putting aside their hostilities, the US and…
A global spectre
On October 11, 2001, exactly a month after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, President George W Bush was informed by his CIA director, George Tenet, about the…
A free pass for global militants
TODAY’S global terrorist knows how to disguise himself well. It is thus often difficult to spot him while he is moving from one country to another. He may be masquerading…
As global jihad goes local
The international jihadist scene has been marked by two highly significant developments in recent weeks. In Pakistan, the armed forces launched a full-fledged operation against self-styled local and international jihadis…
