CTTA Vol 12 (Issue 02)

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CTTA Vol 12 (Issue 02)

HIGHLIGHT

Killing of Iranian General: US Reaps More Than It Wished For

James M. Dorsey Tensions in the Gulf may have been dialled back months after the United States’ (US) killing of Iranian General Qassim Soleimani brought the region to the brink of war. However, the building blocks for a renewed crisis not only remain in place but have been reinforced. I ...

FEATURED ISSUES

Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses (CTTA) – Volume 12 Issue 01

The January issue provides an overview of terrorist and violent extremist threats in key countries and conflict zones in the Asia-Pacific throughout 2019. Regional specific threats and responses covering Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, China and the Middle East are assessed. In addit ...

Implications of Soleimani’s Killing for South and Southeast Asia

Bilveer Singh The Soleimani killing came as a shock as it was the first major targeted killing of a senior Iranian official by the United States at a time of tense US-Iran relations. Soleimani was a key official involved in Iran’s defence and foreign policy and played a critical rol ...

Soleimani’s Assassination: Could Jihadist Groups Benefit?

Raffaello Pantucci While the geopolitical implications of General Qassim Soleimani’s killing have been well discussed, an understudied aspect is its impact on the jihadist terrorist milieu. The general assumption is that the act is either tangential to or undermines the fight against th ...

The Unique Legacy of the ‘Islamic State’ in Indonesia

Noor Huda Ismail Despite territorial losses and military defeat, the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group continues to pose a potent threat with its violent ideology and global network of affiliates. To mitigate the future threats coming from pro-IS militants in Southeast Asia, it is ...

The Sahel: A New Theatre for Global Jihadist Groups?

Atta Barkindo For more than a decade now, the Nigerian government has deployed military offensives against Boko Haram. Yet, the militant group has become more sophisticated, daring and vicious, because the Sahel provides a fertile ground for global jihadist groups to establish netwo ...

ADVISORY BOARD

Dr Jolene Jerard

Dr Rohan Gunaratna

Dr Kumar Ramakrishna

EDITOR

Amresh Lavan Gunasingham

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Abdul Basit

WEB COPY EDITOR

Remy Mahzam

CONTRIBUTORS

Bilveer Singh