ISIS
A Brief History of Daesh Media Propaganda
March 09 by Richard de SilvaDaesh media propaganda has been, to quote FBI Director James Comey, "unusually slick", seeing operation in over 20 languages, seizing on digital engagement lessons from commercial and government lesso...
Intelligence agencies are still obsessed with state-based threats, unaware the game has changed
December 07 by Defence IQ DigitalIs it possible that ISIL is using the whole world as their ‘edge’? Has western civilisation been experiencing sustained attacks utilising net centric warfare concepts without our even bei...
Transnational threats and violent social movements in the Caribbean
November 27 by Candyce KelshallThis article first appeared in BUCSIS. ISIL has recruits from over 100 countries. Large numbers from Belgium and France but proportionately it also has a significant number from the Caribbean &nda...
The story of ISIS against the west: Nodes, Net centric warfare and dinosaur hunters
November 18 by Candyce KelshallConsider a group of cavemen leaving the cave to go hunting a dinosaur. The dinosaur is bigger, stronger and faster. Death is certain for the cavemen and yet with spears and rocks the dinosaur is fel...
Closing the border to refugees does not guarantee security in Europe
November 18 by Candyce Kelshall and Victoria DittmarIn the aftermath of the November 13 attacks in Paris, one is left to wonder if these incidents, happening as they did in the midst of the worst humanitarian crisis of the century, were by accident o...
Saudi Arabia could be the key to America's 'Russia in Syria' problem
October 07 by James P. Farwell and George BeebeU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in May 2015. Source: CTV News This article first appeared in The National Interest. Russia’s decision to p...
The Key to Destroying ISIL is Information Warfare
April 23 by James P. FarwellThree crucial messages should guide America's fight against ISIS, reports James Farwell As battles wage in the Middle East, are governments investing as much in information as they are in kinetic...
Future Airport & Smart Border Technology - Tackling The Growing Threat
February 09 by Defence IQ DigitalIn today’s highly mobile, globalised world, airports are at the frontline of the Middle East’s efforts to protect national security from the growing threats of terrorism, smuggling, ille...
Will air strikes against ISIL in Iraq (and Syria) be effective?
September 30 by Joel MullishOn September 22, the air campaign against ISIL expanded into Syria in a coordinated attack that included nearly 50 coalition aircraft backed by a broad coalition of committed nations. The anti-ISIL...
Enter ISIS: Why the Iraqi crisis is a growing threat to both global security and energy
July 08 by Defence IQ DigitalNine months after ISIS declared independence, The Islamic State (IS) as it is now known, established itself as a caliphate under the rule of military commander Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, with its capital...
US State Department says North Korea must 'de-nuclearise'
November 22 by US Department of StateQUESTION: ISIS released a satellite image yesterday of a construction site in North Korea, which makes it a bigger possibility that the North Koreans are creating a light-water reactor. How will thi...