by Anil Powers | Dec 9, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads San Bernardino Shooting Investigation: Past Plot and Recent Loan are Latest Clues Greg Botelho, Catherine E. Shoichet, Pamela Brown / CNN Investigators believe shooter Syed Rizwan Farook may have been plotting an earlier attack in California with...
by Anil Powers | Nov 25, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Missing Russian Jet Pilot ‘Alive and Well’ in Syria BBC A Russian pilot who went missing after his jet was shot down by Turkey while taking part in air strikes over Syria was rescued in a 12-hour operation involving special forces, Russia says. ...
by raffaellopantucci | Nov 23, 2015 | Monitor
Final piece from last week, this time looking at whether the incident in Paris could take place in the United Kingdom for my home institution RUSI. While it is likely not the last on this topic, likely the last commentary at this point. In addition to commentary,...
by raffaellopantucci | Nov 19, 2015 | Monitor
And in a second piece, this time from Monday’s Times, looking at the phenomenon of homegrown radicalisation, this time in the context of Mohammed Emwazi, as well as the Paris attacks. Radicals become the killers within Mohammed Emwazi was drawn to radical ideas...
by Anil Powers | Nov 18, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Paris Attacks: Two Die in Hunt for ‘Mastermind’ BBC A woman has blown herself up and a suspect was shot dead during a police raid on a flat in a Paris suburb, while seven arrests were made. Russia Allies with France Against ISIS, Saying Jet...