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International Security

The retreat of the West
Global Spectator Experts Comments

The retreat of the West

The withdrawal of troops by the West in Afghanistan highlights the lack of global governance and strategic plans.

By Andrés Ortega
07 Sep 2021 //
6 mins Reading time
NATO and the South a tale of three futures
International Security Monographs

NATO and the South: a tale of three futures

By Luis Simón
16 Jul 2021 //
2 mins Reading time
Millenium Bridge (London, England, UK). Photo: James Padolsey (@padolsey)
International Security Analyses

The UK’s Integrated Review and the future of cyber

Cyber is a centrally crucial element to the UK’s future vision of national security. The Integrated Review considers it as a core component of national power

By Danny Steed
01 Jul 2021 //
17 mins Reading time
Person holding a mobile phone on Black Friday shopping. Photo: CardMapr.nl (@cardmapr)
International Security Analyses

Understanding public reactions to cybersecurity incidents

This analysis offers a brief overview of how public opinion approaches and responds to cybersecurity incidents.

By Miguel Alberto Gomez
21 Jun 2021 //
15 mins Reading time
Young person with cell phone. Photo: Warren Wong (@wflwong)
International Security Analyses

Social ties and Jihadist terrorism: what turns violent radicalisation into terrorist involvement?

An analysis of the social ties that link a group of young people, radicalised into Jihadism in Spain, to various actors from the global Jihadist movement

By Álvaro Vicente
24 May 2021 //
25 mins Reading time
NATO Training Mission in Kabul (2011). Photo: U.S. Army photo by Bill Putnam/Released – NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (CC BY-SA 2.0). Elcano Blog
Global Spectator Experts Comments

From Afghanistan to China: the pathology of victory

This year the war in Afghanistan will come to an end, in a phase involving both the US and NATO, following the withdrawal announced by Biden.

By Andrés Ortega
04 May 2021 //
6 mins Reading time
Alaa Salah, Civil Society Activist and Community Leader from Sudan, addresses the Security Council meeting on Women, Peace and Security in 2019. Photo: UN Women (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
International Security Analyses

Rekindling the Agenda on Women, Peace and Security: can the EU lead by example?

The terrain of war and peace is not gender neutral.

By Jessica Almqvist
23 Mar 2021 //
29 mins Reading time
St Pauls Churchyard at night (London, England, UK). Photo: Tudor Panait (@tudor_panait)
International Security Analyses

The National Cyber Force: directions and implications for the UK

The establishment of the National Cyber Force raises significant questions about the directions that the cybersecurity of the UK will now take

By Danny Steed
09 Feb 2021 //
17 mins Reading time
Great power rivalry in the Middle East. Rivalry in the Middle East, collage. Photo: Emma Muñoz Descalzo / ©Real Instituto Elcano.
International Security Experts Comments

Great power rivalry in the Middle East

Today three external powers –the US, China and Russia– are the leading players behind great power rivalry in the Middle East.

By Wojciech Michnik
18 Jan 2021 //
13 mins Reading time

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