The shooting down of a Russian aircraft by Turkish F-16 fighter jets on Nov. 24 raised the specter of a full-fledged Cold War, since the unprovoked attack was undertaken by a NATO member state. Although it may not lead to direct confrontation, the overtures have already begun to show in
Does likelihood of an expanded military response to ISIS signal a boom for the arms industry? Stock prices for weapons manufacturers sharply increased just after the terrorist attacks in Paris. When the New York Stock Exchange opened Monday morning, less than three days after terrorists attacked in Paris, five leading
Since the terrorists hit Paris on the evening of 13 November 2015, in a series of coordinated attacks—consisting of mass shootings, suicide bombings, and hostage-taking comparisons were made between the Paris attacks and the 2008 Mumbai attacks by analysts worldwide. Michael Leiter, former director of the United States National Counterterrorism
The prosecution of a Swedish national accused of terrorist activities in Syria has collapsed at the Old Bailey after it became clear Britain’s security and intelligence agencies would have been deeply embarrassed had a trial gone ahead, the Guardian reported. Bherlin Gildo was due to stand trial at London’s Old
