Geostrategy-Direct While its self-styled Caliphate is on the verge of falling, Islamic State (ISIS) is likely to remain a formidable insurgency group with as many as 13,000 jihadists remaining (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The downfall of the Islamic State (ISIS) caliphate, precipitated by the loss of Mosul in Iraq and the reported death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi comes as (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Islamic State (ISIS) is exploiting human trafficking networks to move jihadists from the battlefields of the Middle East to Europe and Asia with designs on doing the same (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Islamic State (ISIS) will soon be driven from its strongholds in Iraq and Syria. The terror group will undoubtedly lose the battle militarily – but still may win (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Trump Administration has moved decisively to reassert the traditional U.S. role in the Middle East, much to the consternation of the regime in Iran. The new direction (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The shocking June 7 terror attack on the parliament in Teheran was “backed by U.S. clients,” Iranian officials said. Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack that (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct An Islamic doctrine calls for “seducing and terrorizing” – or brainwashing people into complying with Islam, an analyst born and raised in Egypt said. And, given the response (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Many of the jihadists in the group accused of the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi will likely defect to Islamic State (ISIS), according to militia (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct U.S. President Donald Trump in a landmark speech on May 21 told more than 50 Sunni leaders that it is their responsibility to “drive out” terrorists from their (more…)
