Assessing terrorism and security threats in Libya, Syria, Haiti, and Iraq 2025
The designation of Libya, Syria, Haiti, and Iraq as Level 4 “Do Not Travel” countries by the U.S. Department of State in 2025 underscores the grave security and terrorism threats plaguing each nation. Though diverse in geography and history, these states share critical features: prolonged governance vacuums, entrenched conflict dynamics, and the presence of violent […]
Türkiye military support to Syria reshapes post-Assad security dynamics
Since the ouster of the Assad regime in December 2024, the transition government of Syria led by Ahmed al-Sharaa has sought foreign aid aggressively to resurrect its disintegrating state. Turkiye is no longer a critic of Assad; it has turned out to be a strategic ally in the defense of the new government of Syria. […]
Middle East conflicts: Terrorism’s shift through cross-border invasions and hybrid warfare
The evolution of the security situation in the Middle East in 2025 is an evolution to a new reality where traditional terrorism has evolved into a more comprehensive type, where guerrilla warfare, and classic military action, are mixed with cyber attack. This is more than a tactical adaptation to conflict in that it is a […]
The Human Rights Dilemma in MENA-Led UN Counter-Terrorism Strategies
The global war on terrorism has in the past 20 years significantly transformed how international organizations relate with matters of national security. At no other place is this transformation more eminent than in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), whose state-led counter-terrorist approaches have had institutional success not only in Africa but also in […]
Drone Warfare Escalates: What the Khurmala Incident Reveals About Iraq’s Security Challenges
The two drone attacks on the Khurmala oilfield in Iraq on July 14, 2025, are a major turning point in the current development of asymmetric warfare in the Middle East. The strategic implications of using such explosive-laden drones were far beyond damage to critical water infrastructure when they hit one of the most strategic parts […]
Terrorism Charges Or Political Repression? Understanding Armenia’s Arrests Ahead Of Elections
In July 2025, there was a dramatic rise in political pressure after the arrest of seven members of the opposition, the nationalistic and pro-Russian Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF). The arrests came as planned raids in Yerevan where state investigators mentioned the suspicion of terrorism. One of them was actually indicted on the charges of preparing […]
Operation Gideon Chariots: Can IDF realize security in absence of elevating the War in the region?
Operation Gideon&ap akos Resource Gideon and chariots In May 2025, Israel initiated one of its most ambitious and contentious military operations of recent history, which ended in May 2026: the Operation Gideon and chariots. Presented by Israeli leadership as a clear attempt to eliminate Hamas and free Israeli hostages, the operation has quickly reshaped not […]
CENTCOM kills key ISIS operative behind threats to U.S. interests in Syria
U.S. Central Command forces killed a Syria-based ISIS official during an airstrike in the northern part of Syria on Tuesday, according to officials. The strike was announced on X by CENTCOM on Thursday. On June 10, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Forces conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria killing Rakhim Boev, a Syria-based ISISofficial who […]
Key Iranian oil and gas facilities struck by Israel: What was hit and why it matters
Despite decades of Middle Eastern hostility, Israel has launched the first strikes on some of Iran’s most important oil and gas infrastructure, igniting concerns about a growing confrontation and posing a danger to market stability. Additionally, Iran has temporarily halted production at the South Pars, the largest gasfield in the world, which it shares with […]
Israeli military targets Iran’s strategic assets in escalation of regional conflict
In an unprecedented strike that is said to have killed three of Iran’s most influential leaders, Israel struck early Friday at the centre of Iran’s nuclear, missile, and military complex, plunging the entire Middle East into hazardous new ground. With Israel prepared for a significant Iranian reaction and the possibility of a larger regional confrontation […]