ISIS' Drone Sovereignty Islamic State's use of images taken by drones draws on vertical imagery to present and reinforce a claim to sovereign power, demonstrating its ability to control territory through the air. Yannick Veilleux-Lepage and Emil Archambault • May 11, 2020
Nationals in Crisis and Diplomacy's Domestic Communication Challenge All countries have turned into a global no-go zone and in the Covid-19 crisis flying citizens home is an unprecedented logistical operation. Helping people is one thing, but getting through to an elusive public to induce behavioural change, is the hardest part of the consular challenge. Prof.dr. Jan Melissen • May 05, 2020
Explaining the legitimacy of pro-Iran militias in Iraq Should current tensions between the U.S. and Iran lead to an actual confrontation, it is highly likely that this will play out on Iraqi territory. This would be catastrophic for the already war-torn country. Emma Hesselink • April 21, 2020
Drug-related homicide: a clustered phenomenon Drug-related homicide tends to concentrate around specific areas, in particular in big urban centers. Understanding its spatial distribution can help us better understand it and think of ways how to curb this type of violence. Arnaldo S. Rabolini Salamanca, Pauline Aarten and Marieke Liem • April 14, 2020
Missiles over Pyongyang: Considering the Internal Dynamics of Authoritarian Regimes Jake Wright • April 06, 2020
Pandemics and climate change mean it’s time to consider ANZUS hospital ships If the recent bushfire crisis and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that Australia has an opportunity to evaluate its coordination on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR). Dr Vanessa Newby • March 30, 2020
Intelligence and Analytic Black Holes: a data-oriented perspective In intelligence, data often remain unused. We need a new analytic revolution in which human and machine analysis are paired in their analytic effort – the so-called Augmented Intelligence. Giliam de Valk • March 30, 2020
