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UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Photo: Flickr Commons

Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

What’s wrong with UK’s approach to the Middle East?

by Tatiana Kanunnikova March 7, 2018March 8, 2018

Combat weapons, US dollars and ammunition scattered on a sackcloth. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, Middle East, South Asia, World

As ISIS fighters return, Central Asia braces for attacks

by Tatiana Kanunnikova February 4, 2018

Armed police patrol busy public areas around Westminster as security is stepped up ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in London on December 31, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Eddie Keogh

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, France, Iraq, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, Syria, World

ISIS returnees will bring new risks in 2018

by Tatiana Kanunnikova January 2, 2018January 2, 2018

Graffiti is seen on the shutters of a closed shop as government troops continue their assault against Islamic State-backed insurgents from the Maute group in Marawi city, Philippines, on June 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jorge Silva

China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

How to measure geopolitical capability in the age of ISIS

by Tatiana Kanunnikova October 16, 2017

A man lights a candle on August 21, 2017, at an impromptu memorial where a van crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas in Barcelona. Photo: Reuters/Susana Vera

European Union, France, Germany, World

Catalan security service would be wrong to rely on CIA

by Tatiana Kanunnikova August 29, 2017August 29, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg in July 2017. Photo: Carlos Barria/ Reuters

China, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Trump is undermining counterterrorism cooperation

by Tatiana Kanunnikova July 11, 2017July 11, 2017

Representational image. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

How corrupt officials open doors for terrorists

by Tatiana Kanunnikova June 15, 2017June 15, 2017

Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, China, Russia, South Asia, World

Can the Afghan government ever defeat the Taliban?

by Tatiana Kanunnikova May 22, 2017

From left: Defense Ministers Hossein Dehghan of Iran, Khawaja Asif of Pakistan and Raul Jungmann of Brazil attend the annual Moscow Conference on International Security on April 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters

European Union, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Moscow conference calls for global counterterrorism dialogue

by Tatiana Kanunnikova May 1, 2017May 2, 2017

People including relatives of victims of the April 3 metro bombing in St Petersburg attend a memorial service at the city's Trinity Cathedral on April 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Anton Vaganov

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

St Petersburg metro bombing traced to Kyrgyz extremism

by Tatiana Kanunnikova April 10, 2017

Police work at the scene after a terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge in London on March 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Hannah McKay

European Union, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

What hopes can we pin on Boris Johnson’s visit to Moscow?

by Tatiana Kanunnikova April 3, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) chats with his Kyrgyz counterpart Almazbek Atambayev during a visit in late February to the Central Asia country. Putin promised to strengthen Kyrgyzstan's military to help combat Islamist threats. Photo: AFP/ Vyacheslav Oseledko

Afghanistan, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia needs a strong Central Asia to combat terrorism

by Tatiana Kanunnikova March 23, 2017

Security forces participate in a counterterrorism drill in western Kazakhstan. Targeting terrorists' funding sources could prevent attacks. Photo: Anatoly Ustinenko, Reuters

European Union, France, World

Some counterterrorism tips for the UN secretary general

by Tatiana Kanunnikova March 6, 2017