Tag "Paris"
After Mosul: the terrorist threat in Europe
After its military set backs, the Islamic State will continue to constitute a major terrorist threat in Western Europe in the foreseeable future.
Responding to the “lone-wolf” threat in Western Europe
Starting with the 2012 France attack, single-assailant terrorist attacks have increasingly come to define the security environment in Western Europe.
Impact of France’s evolving terrorist threat
The wave of terrorist attacks that hit France in the last 18 months underscores that the country is a primary target for radical Islamist militants.
La Nuit Debout: the new French Indignants?
Since the protest against the draft labour reform began on the 31st of March, the Place de la République in Paris has been overcrowded every night.
An Assessment of the terrorist threat in Brussels and Paris
The capture of Salah Abdeslam followed a week of anti-terrorist operations that underscored the elevated terrorist threat that continues to negatively impact Paris and Brussels security environments. Since the deadly
Weekly Risk Outlook
Obama delivers last SOTU. Paris hosts monetary policy conference. Economic development explored in Latin America. EU commission begins investigation. Former comedian becomes president. All in the Weekly Risk Outlook. President Barack Obama Delivers
The United States’ vulnerabilities to terrorism
Is watching over your shoulder here to stay? GRI looks at America’s vulnerabilities to terrorism post-San Bernardino. A lot has happened these past weeks to American vulnerabilities which have taken
David Cameron’s calculated gamble in Syria
In deciding to extend the aerial campaign against Islamic State across the Iraqi-Syrian border, David Cameron’s government has thrown its weight behind the US-led strategy of containment. The hope is
What is the economic cost of terrorism?
Terrorist attacks have the potential to gravely impact economic markets. The attacks in Paris and the downing of the Russian jet in Egypt raise questions as to how markets respond