CIRSD Co-Hosts a Silk Road Panel
The Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD) co-hosted a panel at the Belgrade Security Forum entitled “Europe and the New Silk Road: Opportunities at Home and Beyond” on October 13th, 2016. Moderated by CIRSD Senior Fellow Damjan Krnjević Mišković , the panel featured&…
In fight against Islamic State, Kurds expand their territory
From the terrace of the house Abu Suhail occupies, you can see Iraq’s ethnic fault lines widening. Like many houses in this northern Iraqi town, the drab concrete building used to be owned by an Arab family. Abu Suhail, a Kurd who owns a small shop, lived down the block. He and his family shared gla…
ISIS Media Output Drops as Military Pressure Rises, Report Says
The vaunted propaganda operations of the Islamic State, which helped lure more than 30,000 foreign fighters to Syria and Iraq, have dropped off drastically as the extremist group has come under military pressure, according to a study by terrorism researchers at West Point. In addition, the rese…