• The Impending Threat of Islamic Radicalization: A Look at Assimilation

    The Impending Threat of Islamic Radicalization: A Look at Assimilation

    By Kagusthan Ariaratnam & Ammna Nasser This article was originally published by “The NATO Association of Canada” on January 22, 2018. Youth radicalization has acquired renewed momentum in the current age of ISIS (Daesh). Repeated victories reported by the Iraqi and Syrian security forces are pushing Daesh to rethink survival strategies to live and fight…

  • Unintended Intelligence Consequences: How Yesterday’s Proxy Insurgents turned into Today’s Terrorists

    Unintended Intelligence Consequences: How Yesterday’s Proxy Insurgents turned into Today’s Terrorists

    Introduction During the Cold War, nations were increasingly sponsoring and/or supporting insurgencies. For instance, the United States of America supported Afghan-Mujahedin, Nicaraguan Contras, and Tibetan Buddhist fighters. The Soviet Union supported communist guerrillas in Angola, Greece, and South Africa. China supported insurgents in Vietnam. India supported Sri Lankan Tamil rebels. In fact, Trends in Outside…

  • Understanding the Causes of Civil War in Iraq and Syria

    Understanding the Causes of Civil War in Iraq and Syria

    Introduction The civil wars in Iraq and Syria are the most catastrophic and worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. The two main causes of civil wars in Iraq and Syria are authoritarianism and sectarianism. This essay will examine the causes and comparative analysis of two contemporary civil wars: The Iraqi civil war from 2006…