The authors use the case study of Uzbekistan and Central Asian insecurity to illustrate the utility of customs modernization, border security, and export control legislation as integral components in wider counterterror campaigns. The study addresses circumstances specific to present day Central Asia but...
Secondly, terrorist groups in Central Asia have been consistently regrouping and have not disappeared. Overall, the most active terrorist organizations in the five Central Asian countries include the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), Jund al-Khilafah (JaK), the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan ...
This paper examines the shift away from the traditional distinction between organised crime and terrorist groups towards their conceptual convergence under the crime-terror nexus narrative in the context of international security and development policy in post-Soviet Central Asia. It assesses the empirical...
The September 11 attacks have been viewed as a continuation of a series of deadly terrorist activities that had taken place overseas. In the late twentieth century, terrorism became a tool of political groups in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The growth of international terrorism led tokidn...
coordinating military operations among member states through joint counterinsurgency training, and promoting resource sharing to bridge the technological gap with the more advanced SCO members, such as China and Russia, and those in Central and South Asia. ...
Since the end of the Cold War, however, this internal dynamic has converged with an evolving external environment, stimulating the development of linkages between Uyghur separatism and terrorism and broader terrorist movements in Central Asia, South Asia and the Middle East. This book brings together...
Burns says cease-fire is needed to help starving children in Gaza By ERIN BANCO and MAGGIE MILLER 03/11/2024 06:54 PM EDT Exclusive U.S. looks to trade former Afghan aircraft for counterterrorism help in Central Asia By LARA SELIGMAN 09/19/2022 03:07 PM EDT Updated 09/19/2022 05:...
Counterterrorism expert: democracy in Central Asia lost in translation Democracy in post-Soviet Central Asia states failed not only because of the region’s Soviet legacy and hardships of transition, but also due to a lack of cultural competence among international, U.S., and EU agencies promot...
Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia Jean P. Sasson: Mayada, Daughter of Iraq Militant Islam Reaches America Perfect Soldiers : The 9/11 Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It T.E. Lawrence: Seven Pillars of Wisdom ...
Khorasan is the historical name for the region between central and West Asia, including Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and parts of northeastern Iran. ISIS-K emerged in eastern Afghanistan in 2015 during the Taliban insurgency against the US-led coalition and the emergence of ISIS in its “caliphate” ...