The Philippines remains an unstable state as many non-state armed violent actors are active in the country. What conditions persist there? Why is the area attractive to terrorists, insurgents, and criminals? Why does Islamic terrorism remain an attractive phenomenon in…

In Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security, Buzan and Weaver predicted that the Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – would be part of the West for most purposes, except for security issues. [1] This article aims…

A crisis developed in recent months on the Belarusian border with Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. An influx of migrants mostly from Middle Eastern and African countries with tourist visas in their hands heading to the European Union (EU) through Belarus is…

The Wagner Group, or CHVK Vagner (Частная Военная компании Вагнера), is an informal paramilitary group, often mistakenly referred to as a private military company, which has become a defining feature of the terms „Grey Zone“ and „Hybrid War“ in recent…

In the last 50 years, the world was awestruck by several shocking leaks of classified information. Starting in the 1970s with the Pentagon Papers and Watergate scandal, which made history as the biggest revelations of classified information, and continuing with…

In recent years, the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah has significantly expanded its operating environment. Hezbollah’s criminal networks are spread almost worldwide, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal profits to fund its operations. That is why Hezbollah is currently…

Despite a recently signed ceasefire, the Nagorno-Karabakh war is still an ongoing conflict between the Republic of Armenia and the internationally unrecognised Republic of Arcach, respectively, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, which enjoys substantial military support from the Republic of…