Hitting Them Where It Hurts
Interrupting the Money Flow Can Paralyze Terror Groups
By Ivica Simonovski, Ph.D., Financial Intelligence Officeof the Republic of North Macedonia. Photos by The Associated Press
One of the key elements in the fight against terrorism is…
Lessons Learned in Serbia
Whether trafficked or smuggled, immigrants can be exploited
By Vladan Lukic, chief police inspector, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Serbia
Discussions about human smuggling in Southeast Europe or along the “Balkan route” are mostly…
Confronting the Scourge Head-On
Ukraine develops a comprehensive national strategy to counter organized crime
By Maj. Andrii Rudyi. Organized crime and corruption analyst, Security Service of Ukraine
A well-coordinated and organized response that sufficiently…
Fighting Corruption in Croatia
A specialized office targets organized crime
By Saša Manojlovic and Marta Šamota Galjer
Corruption and organized crime emerged as serious problems in the Republic of Croatia and other Balkan states as they worked to transition from the…
Colombia’s Coca Leaf Boom
Why it should concern us all
By Laura Diorella Islas Limiñana, the Standing Group on Organised Crime of the European Consortium for Political Research
Cocaine production is growing again, despite the exhaustive, combined efforts of…
European Integration Before BREXIT
What history reveals about the future
By János Matus, Ph.D., International Business School, Budapest, Hungary
The British vote to leave the European Union came as a surprise to many people and raised many questions about the EU’s…
An Essential Military Role
Edited by: U.S. Army Col. William Mendel and Dr. Peter McCabe
PUBLISHED BY: JSOU Press
REVIEWED BY: per Concordiam Staff
It is counterintuitive that nations should employ special operations military forces to combat…
What the Past Reveals
AUTHORS:
Peter R. Mansoor and Williamson Murray
PUBLISHED BY:
Cambridge University Press, 2016
REVIEWED BY:
per Concordiam Staff
Seven precarious coalitions battled French attempts to dominate Europe in the Napoleonic…
The Times They Are A-Changin’
The Marshall Center celebrates a milestone of its own
By Ralf Roloff deputy dean for resident programs at the Marshall Center
In June 2018, the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies celebrated its 25th anniversary amid…
Light at the End of the Tunnel?
North Macedonia and Euro-Atlantic integration
By Slovenian Navy Capt. Gorazd Bartol, former chief of the NATO Liaison Office in Skopje, North Macedonia
Since the 1949 signing of NATO’s founding document, the Washington Treaty, NATO’s…