This article will explain terrorism within the context of hegemony—the rise of Western hegemony and decline of Islamic hegemony and hence the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The need for an alternate thesis has arisen given that politicians, generals and intellectuals have grappled dismally in...

Propaganda and intelligence became interrelated on the operational level in the IraqWar after General Casey called for the creation of an Information Operations TaskForce (IOTF) in 2005. The intelligence function of the IOTF was to undertakemeasures of effects of the propaganda efforts which...

The first decade of the new millennium saw the European Union deploy ninesecurity missions to the African continent, quoting the European Security andDefence Policy. Unlike the numerous United Nations security missions thatEuropean states had previously contributed to, these were part of a grand...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has four battle threats, where cyberis equitable to conventional (state), subconventional (nonstate), and nonconventional. An escalation in one could lead to an overall escalation in all. In thepolitical areas and, by extension, in civil-military relations (CMR),...

The Abraham Accords signed in September 2020 between Israel and the UnitedArab Emirates and Bahrain was followed by ties between Israel and the Africanstates of Sudan and Morocco. These were all unique with the common linkand timing apparently only the broker American President Donald...

Since October 2020 there is a new actor in Israel’s maritime space and energysector after the Chevron Corporation acquired Noble Energy. This article examines the first year under the headings: financial aspects, regional politics, theUAE and the Abraham Accords, the EastMed natural gas...

The events of 11 September 2001 (9=11) brought new dimensions to thefeatures of both terrorism and international intelligence agencycooperation. The alarming fact that arose out of 11 September was theuse of Europe as a staging ground for attacks elsewhere. After theUnited States and its allies,...

Intelligence is not just about gathering and analyzing information. It is alsoabout the provision of information. This information is provided by specificoperations task forces that are now integral units in any military operation.The purpose of these units is neither deception nor the provision...

The United Kingdom’s Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA)commenced operations on 1 April 2006 with an annual budget of £400million. SOCA amalgamates the National Crime Squad, the NationalCriminal Intelligence Service (NCIS), and investigators from Customs andthe Home Office’s Immigration...