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Lake Chad Region, Boko Haram and ISWAP: Strategies and Solutions to a growing Conflict

Following the bombing in Chad’s capital N’Djamena, MOSECON CEO Yan St-Pierre explains how this attack currently fits in the larger strategic picture of the Lake Chad region, and its repercussions beyond that region.

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Guest Post: Who is on Fire?

Last night, nearly 900 people drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. This disaster happened just a few days after another migrant boat had capsized and took 400 lives of undocumented migrants. Dr Olga Gulina, CEO & Founder of RUSMPI, rethinks the balance between moral, the right to live and a state’s interest to protect its borders. (Photo: Noborder Network / flickr.com / CC BY 2.0)

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Boko Haram pledge to ISIS: Beyond the symbolic

MOSECON CEO Yan St-Pierre explains how Boko Haram’s pledge to ISIS impacts Libya, the MJTF operations in Nigeria, battle capabilities and UN diplomacy on Syria and ISIS.

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Paris, Baga, Istanbul… & Copenhagen: Responding to Terrorism Part 2

Terrorism is highly personal, rooted in identity and romance. It needs no framework, no training, just beliefs and the will to act on them. That’s why it’s so potent and adaptable. Our attitudes need to match this simplicity. (Photo: Kim Bach / flickr.com / CC BY 2.0)