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This Week's Two Security Watch Series
This week, our first Security Watch (SW) series focuses on examples of the use of chemical and biological weapons against insurgents; why Germany should increase its UN peacekeeping commitments; and female combatants and the so-called Islamic State. Then, in our second SW series, we look at Qatar’s diplomatic crisis with its neighbors, including what it means for the US’ longstanding and multifaceted interests in the region; women’s participation in conflict mediation; and how to improve prediction and forecasting that informs government decision making.
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1 Sep 2017 | Security WatchWhile female suicide bombers were used extensively by the so-called Islamic State’s (IS) predecessor group, al Qa`ida in Iraq, IS strictly mandated that women should be wives and mothers rather than fighters. However, Charlie Winter and Devora Margolin explain that growing pressure and manpower shortages may have forced a change as recent announcements suggest IS has lifted its moratorium on women combatants. -
1 Sep 2017 | Security WatchDoes the complexity of the world today mean prediction is a futile exercise? Would it be better for organizations and governments to invest in systems that allow for rapid reaction to change rather than predictive systems that attempt to anticipate the future? For Kathryn McNabb Cochran and Gregory Tozzi, this is a false dichotomy. They contend that while today’s complexity underlines the need for agility in government decision making, predictive systems not only support such decision making processes but advances in forecasting methods provide multiple tools for more accurate predictions. -
1 Sep 2017 | CSS Blog NetworkAccording to Richard Weitz, Russia and China may criticize the US for pursuing its own ‘absolute security’ at the expense of the security of other states. However, Weitz here explains how similar troublesome security dynamics apply even within the Eurasian region and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), where Sino-Russian cooperation is at its greatest. -
Aug 2017 | PublicationsIn this text, Jakub Groszkowski, Tadeusz Iwański and Andrzej Sadecki review the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary’s policies towards Ukraine. One key insight they highlight is that while the three states still prioritize relations with Russia over those with Ukraine, the conflict in Eastern Ukraine has led each to reassess their relations with Kyiv. For example, they contend that following the conflict, Bratislava, Prague and Budapest have 1) revived diplomatic contacts with Ukraine; 2) increased commitments to development support for the country; and 3) begun to lobby more actively for EU support for Kyiv.
Video: Technology Against Terrorism: How to Respond to the Exploitation of the Internet
What can technology companies and others do to anticipate, mitigate and disrupt the exploitation of the Internet by violent extremists? To address this question, a panel of experts in this video discuss 1) how smaller tech companies can build practical tools and improve processes to monitor and remove extremist content; 2) how the government, civil society and technology companies in the UK responded to recent terror attacks in the country; 3) the major problems tech companies face when trying to regulate and remove online content, and more.
