Information Operations in Africa

African Union forces must use counternarratives to unravel terrorists’ false narratives Lt. Col. Deo Akiiki, Ugandan military Photos by afp/getty As a military officer who has spent the largest part of his career in communications…

Protecting Europe’s Critical Infrastructure

A new EU cyber security directive aims to improve sharing of threat information across national borders This article is based on a paper I wrote trying to identify the effects of a European Union legislative proposal. I am an engineer, not…

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…

CORRUPTION AND GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS

The influence of transnational organized crime By Dr. Valbona Zeneli, Marshall Center Corruption is a global security issue. It has been a problem for a very long time and has finally been recognized as a first-tier international security…

Managing mixed migration flows to europe

Greece and Italy are the main points of entry, but not the ultimate destinations of migrants By Lt. Cmdr. Ioannis Argyriou and Military Judge Christos Tsiachris Migration is one of the global challenges of the 21st century. It cannot be…

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…

Joint Investigation Teams

The future requires international cooperation in combating transnational organized crime By Roxana Bulancea In an increasingly globalized world, transnational organized crime (TOC) represents a serious threat to individual states, as…

Mobility and Border Controls

The EU and the U.S. treat irregular migration as a national security problem By Susana de Sousa Ferreira and Dr. Andrés de Castro Human mobility is one of the main features of the 21st century, presenting challenges and opportunities to…

Refugees, smugglers and Terrorists

Migration fuels human smuggling in the Mediterranean region By Vasileios Koutsoliakos and Anastasios Filntisis Over the past two years, the refugee crisis has risen to the forefront of European policy agendas. The increasing number of…

Fighting Organized Crime in Kosovo

EU-inspired laws could help bring stability to the young Balkan nation By Lt. Col. Fatos Haziri Organized crime can endanger the security of any country, but particularly those with fragile democracies that lack experience effectively…