Allison McDowell-Smith, Ph.D. is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Management at Nichols College in Dudley, MA and Research Fellow at the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE). Allison McDowell-Smith earned her Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in homeland security leadership and policy. Continue Reading
Mr. Putin has several geo-political goals for Russia. Among the weakening of US position as a single superpower and growing the territorial ambitions of the new Imperial-National-Socialist Russia over first-CIS countries and second-using her energy power to divide and neutralize Europe by splitting it from the USA or create FinlandizationContinue Reading
We are proud to welcome Ahmet S. Yayla, Ph.D. to the editorial team of Defence and Intelligence. Dr. Yayla is currently working as a tenured Professor and the Chair of the Sociology Department at the University of Harran, Faculty of Arts and Sciences in Sanliurfa, Turkey and presently on academic leaveContinue Reading
In February of 2015 Iraqi Ambassador, Mohamed Alhakim requested the UN Security Council to investigate the deaths of twelve doctors in Mosul, Iraq who he claimed had been killed by ISIS after refusing to remove organs from dead bodies. He also claimed that some of the bodies found were mutilatedContinue Reading
“The agreement on Iran’s nuclear program is historic, and it is crucial that it is implemented in a credible way. Norway has therefore helped to ensure that Iran’s excess enriched uranium is replaced by natural uranium, so that the commitments in the agreement can be met,” said Minister of ForeignContinue Reading
We jump directly to conclusions and policy implications on this solid report first published in 2012. The paper has carried out an empirical analysis of the main factors explaining the export performance of firms in the defence sector in Norway. After a presentation of our theoretical framework and hypotheses (section 2)Continue Reading
Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. is Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University in the School of Medicine and Director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism. We are proud to announce her as a new member of the editorial team, where she as our expert will contribute withinContinue Reading
Exactly 17 months have passed since the leader of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, declared the establishment of an Islamic caliphate during a speech in Iraq, and it appears that, despite the world’s opposition, his words are coming true. By Yoni Ben Menachem, Jerusalem, Israel Edited by Arne Gerrit Halvorsen, Honningsvaag,Continue Reading
The Islamic State (IS) is the most powerful, ruthless, horrific and well funded terrorist group in recent history. Not only has ISIS managed to take and control a significant swathe of territory, it has become a de-facto state. By Anne Speckhard, Ph.D. & Ahmet S. Yayla, Ph.D. Since their 2014Continue Reading