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The Kremlin Becomes Hostage to Its Own Imperial Propaganda

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In January 2016, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the formation of three new divisions in the Western Military District of Russia. Two of them will be located near the border with Ukraine and one—near the Belarusian border (Vedomosti, January 12). At first glance, this... MORE

Russia Watches and Puts Own Spin on Moldova’s Crisis (Part Two)

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*To read Part One, please click here. Western officials and commentators seem, on the whole, to overestimate Russia’s capacity and intentions to recapture Moldova by exploiting that country‘s current crisis. This overestimation partly explains the recent decisions in Washington, Brussels and Bucharest to accept billionaire... MORE

The Islamic State’s Targeting Strategy in Egypt

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The Egyptian government’s state of alert, under which dozens of activists were arrested ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, did not prevent militants from the Islamic State group in Sinai from claiming the lives of several policemen and soldiers across the country’s... MORE

Growing Evidence of Islamic State in Pakistan

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After months of denying the Islamic State’s presence in Pakistan, the Pakistani government has finally acknowledged that the terrorist network, both as an inspiration and an organized group, is fast luring Pakistani jihadists into its fold. In one such admission, the Provincial Law Minister of... MORE

Russia Watches and Puts Own Spin on Moldova’s Crisis (Part One)

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Many international observers anticipated that Russia would move to exploit the anti-government protests in Moldova in order to (as the assumptions went) “destabilize Moldova’s pro-Europe government,” “halt and derail Moldova’s European course,” or even stage a “Maidan in reverse” in Chisinau. The Kremlin was, at... MORE

The Most Dangerous Women in Jihad – Part I: Nada al-Qahtani

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Halla Diyab Introduction The rising number of foreign female militants and recruiters among the ranks of the Islamic State is a direct result of the ongoing manipulation of gender norms within the State’s jihadist framework. With female jihadist recruiters deviating from prescribed norms and bypassing... MORE

Abu Wardah Santoso: Indonesia’s Most Wanted

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Zainul Abid Before the dust settled in the wake of a series of deadly bombings in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on January 14, fingers were pointing at Santoso Abu Wardah AsySyarqi Hafidzahullah, whom the authorities have termed the country’s “most wanted terrorist.” Soon after... MORE