Is al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on a path of decline? The drawing down of Operation Barkhane provides an opportunity for the reappraisal of counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel. Rather than just looking at ways of increasing the efficacy of military operations, a broader approach could integrate insights from literature on how terrorist groups end. Sergei Boeke • October 01, 2021
Cyber governance and crisis management: investigating four European approaches Researching the cyber governance structures in the Netherlands, Estonia, Denmark and the Czech Republic. Sergei Boeke • October 30, 2017
Je suis Internet: notes from an international conference on cyber security A large international conference on cyber and international security, organized by the French government cyber defence agency, offered a new and refreshing take on cyber operations and international law. Sergei Boeke • April 13, 2017
Labeling Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM): A case of terrorism, insurgency or organized crime? By taking a long view on AQIM’s development and its history, and using a new framework, more conceptual clarity can be brought to the debate on the difference between terrorism and insurgency. Sergei Boeke • August 29, 2016
Groupe Islamique Armé and Islamic State parallels: the descent into violence and self-destruction A brief historical analogy shows parallels between Groupe Islamique Armé and Islamic State: the descent into violence and self-destruction. Sergei Boeke • February 03, 2016
Operation Serval: the French Intervention in Mali Despite initial successes of French military intervention against Islamists in Mali, the question remains to what extent the operation has managed to contribute to a long-term solution to the country’s troubles. Sergei Boeke and Bart Schuurman • July 28, 2015
Do we have an exit strategy? The coalition to halt the offensive by the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq posed fundamental questions about exit and strategy. The debate on exit strategies does helpfully focus attention on the why and what of the intervention. Sergei Boeke • October 08, 2014
Debating cyber- surveillance The important debate on the balance between privacy and security, in itself not new, does not seem to be progressing in a balanced fashion. Important issues are still not being addressed. Sergei Boeke • June 16, 2014
Cyber war and the crisis in the Ukraine Cyberwar conjures up images of hackers taking out critical infrastructure and paralyzing society. This hyperbole is certainly not applicatie to the situation in the Ukraine. Sergei Boeke • March 16, 2014
