Browsing Category
Viewpoint
Vigilance and Collaboration
Governments must broaden the gathering and sharing of ISIS intelligence
By James Howcroft, Director, Marshall Center Program on Terrorism and Security Studies
Photos by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Three years after declaring itself a…
Hybrid Threats
Coping with new challenges
By Klaus-Dieter Fritsche, state secretary at the German Federal Chancellery, German commissioner for the Federal Intelligence Services
With the end of confrontation between East and West came a long period when…
After Brexit What prospects for European security?
By Dr. Ralf Roloff, Marshall Center
Photos by Reuters
June 23, 2016, will be remembered as a defining moment for European integration. For the first time, a member country decided to leave the European Union. A shock wave swept…
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,…
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…
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…
Integrating Refugees Reduces Risks
Language training and job placement are key to integration
By Frank-J. Weise, Chairman of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
The influx of refugees into the European Union, particularly into Germany, raises security concerns.…
A Better Way to Counter Violent Extremism
The prevention and security communities must combine efforts to defeat terrorism
By Dr. Harald Weilnböck, Radicalisation Awareness Network
The security community and the radicalization prevention community — two very different worlds —…
A Task of Generations Russia and the West
By Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the Munich Security Conference
Western leaders have been more than willing to point out that there can be no military solution to the crisis in Ukraine. This is true, albeit from their own perspective.…
A European Energy Union
A resilient union is the only way forward for cheaper, secure and sustainable energy
By Petras Auštrevičius, Lithuanian member of European Parliament
The current state of the European Union’s energy market is highly unsatisfying and…