President Putin Visits Egypt
Russian President Putin (L) meeting with Egyptian President el-Sisi (R) in Cairo, February 9, 2015
On February 9-10, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Egypt...
The international campaign against ISIS: February 12-18
US and coalition airstrikes
This past week the coalition forces carried out dozens of airstrikes in Syria and Iraq:
In Syria, airstrikes were carried out in...
Mysterious “Gaza Style” tunnel discovered near Toronto stadium
Toronto Police confirmed the existence of a mysterious underground chamber near York University Monday, after a CBC report raised the specter of an attack...
Spotlight on the Global Jihad: February 12-18 2015
The main events this past week were the shooting attacks in Copenhagen, carried out by the same terrorist. The first targeted an event held...
The international campaign against ISIS
US and coalition airstrikes
U.S. and coalition airstrikes in Syria and Iraq continued during the week. Dozens of airstrikes were carried out during the week....
The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Regional and Human Security Implications
The Refugee Population: An Overview
Defined as the “worst humanitarian disaster since the end of the cold war,” the Syrian civil war has to date...
ISIS: Main events in Syria and Iraq – February 5-11 2015
1. Main developments in Syria
The city of Kobani
After the liberation of the city of Kobani, Kurdish forces began to repel ISIS from the surrounding...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – February 17th 2015
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Cyber attacks on drones
The Iranian nuclear crisis and the U.S. administration
A new...
The Great Bank Robbery: the Carbanak APT
The story of Carbanak began when a bank from Ukraine asked us to help with a forensic investigation. Money was being mysteriously stolen from...
Spotlight on Global Jihad: February 5-11 2015
Main events of the week
Following the murder of the Jordanian pilot, the Royal Jordanian Air Force carried out intensive airstrikes against ISIS targets in...
Israel vs. the Palestinians in the ICC
On January 16, 2015, Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced her decision to open a preliminary examination of the situation...
Deterrence against Non-State Actors: Thoughts following Operation Protective Edge
Recent years have witnessed the accelerated weakening of state actors in the Middle East. In turn, regular state armies are less able to grapple...
Developments in the Global Oil Market Strategic Significance
Since mid-2014, global oil prices have fallen dramatically. The price of an American WTI barrel of oil was $44 in late January 2015, compared...
Kurds retake Kobani – Serious blow for ISIS
On January 30, 2015, ISIS issued a video in which it admitted, for the first time, that its fighters had retreated from Kobani (Ayn...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – February 10th 2015
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U.S Visa waiver program is under attack by many experts
Terror attacks on...
Missile Defense: Too Much Demand and Not Enough Supply
In the framework of the anti-ISIS coalition, the US and its allies are deploying Patriot Air and Missile Defense units in the Middle East....
Yemen’s Domestic Challenges: Multidimensional Splits
One of the key elements threatening the success of the reforms and Yemen’s political stability is the struggle among the country’s elites, a struggle...
Egypt’s War in the Sinai Peninsula: A Struggle that Goes beyond...
Egypt is in the midst of a war that can be categorized as a low-intensity conflict. This category represents a common pattern of military...
Belgium concerned by ISIS members returning home
Belgium is the main source for European fighters in ISIS.
The country's law enforcement officials fear that at least seventy of some 350 Belgian fighters...
China tests hypersonic strike vehicle – how will the US respond?
The US and China have been engaged in what some have dubbed a hypersonic arms race. This summer, the US tested its own hypersonic...
Pakistan’s new cruise missile
Pakistan tests another self-developed cruise missile.
Reportedly, last Monday (local time), Pakistan conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – February 3rd 2015
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Coalition against Isis: Too Little Too Late
Kaspersky Technology Forecast for 2045
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