Political Geography: Syria / Topic: Non-Traditional Threats

Author:: Andrei Kortunov
Publication Date:: 05-2018
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Rethinking Russia
Abstract:: Today chemical weapons pose a more challenging and dangerous threat than even nuclear ones. Recent events in the UK’s Salisbury and Syrian city of Duma make one reassess the problem of chemical weapons.
Topic:: Intelligence, Science and Technology, Weapons, Chemical Weapons, and Non-Traditional Threats
Political Geography:: United Kingdom, Syria, and Global Focus

Author:: Rohan Gunaratna
Publication Date:: 01-2015
Content Type:: Journal Article
Journal:: Revista UNISCI/UNISCI Journal
Institution:: Unidad de investigación sobre seguridad y cooperación (UNISCI)
Abstract:: The al Qaeda-centric terrorist landscape is eclipsed by an Islamic State (IS)-centric threat landscape. Today, an al Qaeda-IS hybrid influences and shapes the global threat landscape of political violence. With three dozen threat groups in Asia, Africa and the Middle East expressing support to the Caliphate and pledging allegiance to self-styled Caliph Abu Bakr al Baghdadi in 2014, IS will expand its international footprint in 2015. IS is transforming from a group in the Iraq and Syrian Theatre to a global network.
Topic:: Terrorism, Al Qaeda, Islamic State, and Non-Traditional Threats
Political Geography:: Iraq, Middle East, and Syria

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