The challenges of terrorism and insurgency have continued to attract regional response. A significant aspect such response is the demonstration shared responsibilities by various nation states in cooperation stamp out menace terrorism. EU member for instance adopted a approach counter transnational security threats embracing common standards unified Counter-Terrorism Counter-Insurgency (CT-COIN...

It is for me a huge honor to be invited to deliver the counterbalancing view within this distinguished gathering of counter-terrorism experts. 1 Let me begin by emphasizing what I consider to be the " three strikes " or in international terms, the " side-out " of government counter-terrorism thinking today. STRIKE ONE: Terrorism is a symptom, not a root cause or threat. Going after Al Qaeda has...

The development of religiously motivated terrorism has increased the complexity of the terrorist phenomenon. We are currently faced with a wider range of actors with a broader set of motivations, strategies, tactics, organizational structures and goals than ever before. This increased complexity necessitates the development of analytical frameworks that can guide analysis of the terrorist pheno...