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On the front line facing Putin's 'zombie army'

On the front line facing Putin's 'zombie army'

Embedded with Ukraine’s special forces, David Patrikarakos writes for The Daily Mail about bearing witness to the ‘savage brutality’ of Russia’s private militia - made up of ‘hardened criminals’ who are shot if they try to desert.

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NCUSLR Webinar: Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder

NCUSLR Webinar: Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder

The NCUSLR’s webinar marked the first anniversary of Jason Pack's Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder, featuring Arthur Snell and a panel of experts discussing the geopolitical situation in Libya as it pertains to disorder.

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Normative Costs of Normalizing Al-Assad

Normative Costs of Normalizing Al-Assad

Recent efforts to rehabilitate al-Assad will set a damaging precedent for accountability, just as the international community has expressed the need to hold Russia to account for similar human rights violations in Ukraine - Burcu Ozcelik for Carnegie Endowment.

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Desert Flashpoint: Crisis in the Sahel

Desert Flashpoint: Crisis in the Sahel

Civil wars and climate change rendering vast areas of the Sahel uninhabitable have created a refugee crisis which European demagogues can feast upon. And now Putin’s proxies are involved. Arthur Snell explores on his podcast, Doomsday Watch.

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McJihad - How Terror Became a Global Franchise

McJihad - How Terror Became a Global Franchise

On Doomsday Watch, Arthur Snell pieces together an astonishing story of how radicalisation is continuing in unexpected places around the world – how jihad leaders learned from the experts in global expansion, the fast food giants – and how jihad has found its mirror in QAnon.

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Why Can’t The West Win Its Wars Any More?

Why Can’t The West Win Its Wars Any More?

After 9/11 the West invaded Afghanistan and Iraq to remake them as friendly, terror-free liberal democracies. But the unintended consequences were historic disaster, countless dead and the humbling of Western power, symbolised by the shameful evacuation of Kabul in 2021. How did we get it so wrong? Arthur Snell discusses for Doomsday Watch.

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Doing Business with Hackers, Terrorists and Dictators

Doing Business with Hackers, Terrorists and Dictators

Kenneth Dekleva writes for The Cipher Brief on how the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline and subsequent payment Darkside highlights the role of negotiations in cases involving cyber criminals.

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Terrorist and Armed Groups in the Fezzan-Sahel Region: Recruitment and Communication Tactics

Terrorist and Armed Groups in the Fezzan-Sahel Region: Recruitment and Communication Tactics

Stefano Marcuzzi and Jason Pack’s report for the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence overviews the affiliations of some of the main ethnic groups and tribes in southern Libya and their involvement in terrorism and people-smuggling.

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