Though some reports from western countries are trying to portray that ISIS is losing its foothold but the reality draws a completely different picture. More...
While Afghanistan is moving towards some degree of uncertainty in view of no clear winner, the recent elections could in the long run bring a much needed change to More...
Throughout history, Nigeria has been exposed to ethno religious violence and political discontent and has recently seen an escalation in associated violence threatening More...
Even though Nigeria is an extremely resilient nation, having survived successive military coups, a civil war, religious extremism and ethnic crisis More...
There are various kindsof terrorism in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania) and the Horn (Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia). More...
India and US are now seriously gearing up to jointly fight the invisiblewar, which can prove to be much more disastrous than a conventional war. More...
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is one of the fastest growing terrorist organisations in the world. Not only has this group been able to recruitmembers from all over the northern African region-but it is also one ofthe wealthiest terrorists groups in Africa. With regards to becoming one of the most successful terrorists groups, More...
Piracy in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia, has become a destabilizing force in the region. The seas, as Global Commons, allow for nations to exercise community rights of peaceful use of the seas. More...
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb was officially created in 2007 when the Algeria based Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat changed its name to Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb, after having claimed publicly its linkage to Al Qaeda the year before. More...
The mass bombings in 2004 and 2005, in Madrid and London respectively, rang an alarm for many Europeans who until then had perceived the threatby Islamic extremists as rather distant and not as a direct concern to the continent. More...