The Congolese story is indeed tangled. Referring to the previous article on Security Outlines, titled “African mining industries: How a blessing becomes a curse”, the following text is looking at specific relationships between the most influential figures of the Congolese…
The following article tries to elaborate complex circumstances related to a decades-lasting struggle with natural resources abundance, still ongoing in many parts of the African continent. In particular, this article talks about a miserable guidance in the Democratic Republic of…
Two days. Two video links. Twenty-seven cybersecurity topics delivered by speakers all around the globe. One computer. This summarizes the QuBit Conference Prague 2020 which was (for the very first time) held online on 23rd and 24th of September. QuBit…
Mexican Drug War is an ongoing conflict (since 2006) between the Mexican government and armed forces against criminal groups and drug cartels. Fragmentation of criminal groups and their enmity causes a high rate of violence and criminality in the country….
In the light of the recent terrorist attacks and riots in Northern Ireland, the name New Irish republican army (the New IRA) can be heard more often these days. But how much of a serious threat does this terrorist group…
To detangle the intricate web that is the Kaliningrad question, it would be useful to look individually at the most relevant actors based on their interests and capabilities. The Russian Federation is an obvious choice as a sovereign of the…
In January 2007 the concept of EU Battlegroups had reached its full operational capacity with 2 separate groups on standby for every half a year. However, the concept was not used in action to this day even if there were…
There is a problem among NATO members. Recently, tensions between the United States and Turkey grew a result of diverging strategies of the two in Syria. Turkey, one of the oldest NATO member states has come under strong criticism from…
On Tuesday 11th September the leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia opened the common border, which had been closed for 20 years. The historical event did not occur in a vacuum, but rather as a consequence of a series of events…
With much attention on containing North Korean nuclear and ballistic missiles programs, the North Korean space program also faces objection from the international community. This article claims to mix of North Korean space program developments with its ballistic missiles program…
The movie Starship Troopers from 1997 directed by Paul Verhoeven is, in my opinion, one of the most underestimated pieces of cinematography. Although the movie has very few things common with the original book from great American sci-fi author Robert…
On 26 February 2016, 65% of the Irish population went to polls and voted for their preferred representatives to Dáil Éireann. After being elected, the thirty second Dáil met for the very first time on 10 March 2016 for the…
Despite many challenges and predictions of failure, the House of Saud has managed to maintain its dominant position in the contemporary political order of Saudi Arabia for more than eight decades. Ideological dynamics have been instrumental in shaping the Saudi…
In 2013, protests in Ukraine broke out. Ukrainians took to the streets to protest against then-President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to postpone the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. After the government had attempted to disperse protesters…
Interview with H.E. Mr. Tajammul Altaf, Ambassador of Pakistan to the Czech Republic, on Current Security Situation in Pakistan. The struggle against terrorism and insurgency has taken a heavy toll during the past decade. How has the strategy of Pakistani Army…
A Year After Swedish Elections[i]: How Has the Country Changed? It has been already more than a year when Sweden hold elections which divided Swedish Parliament “Riksdag” into three major parts and it has been a year when government decided…
„Risk is now everywhere,“ state Claudia Aradau et al. (2008: 147). The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the bipolar setting of international politics’ structure made way for emergence of new dangers – or more precisely, their existence…
Post-sovětská Gruzie zažila dvě série konfliktů s Abcházií a Jižní Osetií, které zůstávají nevyřešeny dodnes. Budování gruzínské státnosti během získávání nezávislosti se ukázalo být hrozbou různým minoritním skupinám žijících na území bývalé Gruzínské sovětské socialistické republiky. Sovětský odkaz, vlna nacionalistických ideologií a…
With the raging war in Syria, the stability of the Middle East was shaken. Since the regional as well as global powers took advantage in Syrian crisis to promote their interests, the civil war has turned into far more complex…
The peace agreement in the Colombian conflict is closer than ever before.
As Europe is witnessing continual increase in numbers of immigrants coming from the Middle East and Northern Africa, it is also facing an unprecedented support to far-right political parties among all European states.The rise of far-right parties is probably most…
Kurdish-led Offensive in Syria against ISIS Makes Ankara Uneasy On June 16, Kurdish forces in northern Syria marked one of the most significant victories against Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS). Armed units of the Kurdish Democratic Union…
Self-styled Islamic State (IS) is a militant group controlling vast areas of Iraq and Syria with population up to 8 million. There is a wide-spread perception that IS is actually able to fulfill a state-like role. While it may have…
The self-styled Islamic State managed to sweep through large territories in Iraq and Syria and establish control over vast areas with estimated population up to 8 million people. In order to assert control over such large territories IS has to…
The so-called Islamic State has managed to establish itself as a strong and well-established militant organization which controls vast areas of Syria and Iraq. The organization proved itself as capable of independently financing its campaign, waging successful armed struggle despite…
The activities of ISIS and other Sunni militias in Iraq over the couple of last weeks have suprprised most members of international community and media. However, there have been numerous indicators over the previous months and years that do not make the…
Since 2006, Afghanistan has experienced a resurgence of the Taliban insurgency against external forces and the security apparatus of the domestic centralized government. As a part of the ISAF mission, the British forces have been tasked to take charge of…
The terrorist bombings on four commuter trains in Madrid on March 11, 2004 presented a shock not only for Spain but the whole world as well. The following article seeks to analyze the strategic surprise of 3/11 attacks by exploring…
