The Global Strategic Review, the annual conference of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, took place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 9 to 11 September 2011.
The Global Strategic Review, the annual conference of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, took place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 9 to 11 September 2011.
The latest issue of Survival (April – May 2011), the bimonthly journal of The International Institute for Strategic Studies, has a cluster of interesting articles addressing this question. Continue reading
Al Qaeda’s “home-ground” is the Middle East, Gulf and North Africa, the location of the recent popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya, and now Syria. Despite all its terrorist activities and its endless propaganda, it has been effectively “missing in action” in all the popular uprisings in these countries over the last three months.
Why? Continue reading
Muslim versus Muslim – Understanding Sayyid Qutb – The Trotsky of the Militant Islamists
The Sayyid Qutb Reader Selected Writings on Politics, Religion, and Society; Edited by Albert J.Bergesen; Routledge; 175 pages; Stg £21.99. Continue reading
This article first appeared in the 28 November 2008 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission.
The atrocities committed in Mumbai are a reminder that al-Qaeda has not gone away. It remains as determined as ever to kill, maim and terrorise to advance its cause, writes Richard Whelan.
Ireland is now a target of Al-Qaeda simply because of what we are says Richard Whelan, author of a book on the subject.
The arrest and extradition of a fourth suspect in the July London bombings, the jailing of a Syrian in Madrid for organising terrorism in connection with the 9/11 bombings, the excruciating delays caused by increased security in airports, all mean that we are taking effective measures against Al Qaeda. Wrong. Essential, yes, effective, no. Continue reading
The threat by Osama Bin Laden’s second-in-command, Ayman Al-Zawahiri to continue to target London has serious implications for Britain and Ireland. Continue reading