Security & Terrorism

Armed groups are expanding their presence in Burkina Faso 0
- Africa, Security & Terrorism
- November 17, 2019
Burkinabe citizens are grappling with the consequences of a recent spike in militant violence.
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: a maritime burden 0
- Africa, Security & Terrorism
- September 24, 2019
Regional governments will struggle to halt a spike in petro-piracy and kidnap for ransom schemes.
Periscoping Burkina Faso: a jihadist domino in the Sahel?0
- Security & Terrorism
- August 30, 2019
The southward expansion of Islamist groups threatening to destabilise the entire West African region.
Oil to the flames: will the Iran-US spat escalate to war?0
- Middle East, Security & Terrorism
- July 22, 2019
Iran’s seizures of UK-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf have raised the heat for all parties concerned.
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A fractured Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday bombings 0
- South Asia, Security & Terrorism
- June 27, 2019
The ISIS-backed attacks appear to have succeeded in reigniting communal tensions.
Making waves: the Indo-Pacific’s naval exercises 0
- Asia Pacific, Security & Terrorism
- June 25, 2019
The spike in multilateral naval engagements excluding China has not gone unnoticed in Beijing.

Al-Shabaab in Kenya: cross-border attacks and recruitment 0
- Security & Terrorism
- May 28, 2019
The extremist group will remain a threat to Kenya until its conscription tactics are addressed.
Daesh in the Congo: red herring or Central African Wilayat?0
- Africa, Security & Terrorism
- May 5, 2019
Ties between the two fundamentalist groups are concerning but the depth of cooperation is uncertain.
The Ogossagou massacre: Mali’s ethnic and Islamist divisions 0
- Africa, Security & Terrorism
- April 9, 2019
Conflict is escalating in the country’s north, which has been riddled with violence since 2012
Under the sea: Australia’s new submarine fleet 0
- Asia Pacific, Security & Terrorism
- April 3, 2019
The Attack class may still be in service in sixty years, leaving Canberra with no room for error.
Wilayat Sinai: corroding security and Sisi’s legitimacy 0
- Middle East, Security & Terrorism
- September 25, 2018
The extremist group is entrenched in the peninsula. It will take more than force to oust them.
Is peace finally on the horizon in Afghanistan?0
- Security & Terrorism
- July 15, 2018
The Eid ceasefire demonstrated the viability of peace – but it weighs numerous competing interests.

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Armed groups are expanding their presence in Burkina Faso 0