The Importance of Ideology

Counterterrorism strategies require more soft power to disrupt terror recruitment By Dr. Sam Mullins, Marshall Center It is well-established that people become involved in terrorism to fulfill a variety of needs, including personal,…

Countering extremism at the national level

Book author: Hamed El-Said Published by Palmgrave Macmillan, 2015 Reviewer: Clare Calvert As the number of countries dealing with the threat of foreign terrorist fighters increases, the book New Approaches to Countering Violent…

Opposing Organized Crime

Law enforcement must stop counterfeiting, smuggling and other crimes that finance terrorism By Jürgen Storbeck, founding director of Europol It is important that the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies is dedicating…

Wielding Intelligence as a Weapon

Defeating the Islamic State requires a patient commitment to building multinational spy networks By Col. (Ret.) József Kis-Benedek, Ph.D. Professor, National University of Public Service, Hungary The Islamic State (IS) is much more than…

Stopping the Spread of WMD

The U.S. Department of Energy works with the Kyrgyz Republic to fight proliferation By Bakyt T. Kakchekeev The Kyrgyz Republic is committed to the peaceful development of all countries, supports the peaceful resolution of conflicts and…

A New Russia Strategy

International relations theory requires NATO to reassess its strategy toward Russia By Capt. Evan Kerrane, U.S. Army Theories can bring structure to a chaotic world and, although sometimes viewed as impractical, they shed light on the…

Building Deterrence in Cyberspace

The U.S. Department of Defense’s new strategy focuses on prevention By Aaron Hughes, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy Malicious actors in cyberspace pose a complex and dynamic set of threats that leaders and…

A History of Cyberspace

Book editor: Eneken Tikk-Ringas; published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London; December 2015. Reviewed by: Joseph W. Vann, Marshall Center Evolution of the Cyber Domain: The Implications for National and…