Tag Archives: Dr. Theodore Karasik
Breaking the ISIS economy through forensics
By : Dr. Theodore Karasik You have to give Russian President Vladimir Putin credit for attracting more attention to ISIS financial streams coming from state actors. Putin has recently raised the concept of ISIS funding to a whole new level,
What brought down the Russian jet in Egypt?
By : Dr. Theodore Karasik The tragic crash of Russian airliner Kolavia/Metrojet’s Flight 9268, an Airbus A321-200, in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula in southern Arish killing 224 people illuminates key security and economic issues. The site is spread over nearly 20
ISIS continues its state-building project unabated
By : Dr. Theodore Karasik Despite coalition air strikes, ISIS, or the Islamic State (IS), is a very dangerous group set on state development. It is not terrorist nor insurgent; ISIS represents a group that mixes extremism with state-building designs.
Why a new Middle East military alliance is not new
By : Dr. Theodore Karasik New reports over the last few weeks reveal plans for a Middle East military alliance consisting of key GCC states, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco. This news is not new; the concept has been in
Can ISIS maintain the ‘Caliphate’ without Baghdadi?
By : Dr. Theodore Karasik News reports that the United States-led coalition attacked successfully a 10-truck Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) convoy outside Mosul injured top leaders of ISIS including, as reports suggest, its leader and self-appointed caliph,
Is ISIS’s global growth unstoppable?
By: Dr. Theodore Karasik Ever since discussion began of a coalition effort led by the United States to degrade and destroy the Islamic State, al-Qaeda groups from Africa to Southeast Asia seem to be showing various types of support to
Obama stirs the hornets’ nest with strikes on ISIS
By: Dr.Theodore Karasik America is now involved in fighting ISIS from the air. The rubicon is now crossed and what happens next changes the calculations on Iraq, and the immediate region, tremendously. The American president needed to show that the
Malaysia Flight 17: Russia, Ukraine and the International Order
By: Dr. Theodore Karasik Many analysts are arguing that the shooting down of Malaysia Air Flight 17 is a game-changer. Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen as the villain behind the disaster because of the Kremlin’s support of the “Novorossiya”
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