President of Burkina Faso calls for greater collaboration to root out terrorists: GSIM terrorism Boutros Hussein, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Roch Kabore is calling for greater collaboration between the general public and the armed forces, in order to protect the nation-state from Islamist terrorists. This comes after attacks against…
Art of Japan and the influence of the Middle Kingdom (China): Xia Gui and Ma Yuan Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Tensho Shubun was inspired by an array of areas related to China. In the realm of art then this notably applies to Xia Gui and Ma Yuan. Other notable areas…
Libya’s Rogue Militias Keep the Country From Tackling Human Trafficking Publication: Terrorism Monitor By: Alessandra Bocchi The Jamestown Foundation Since 2014, people smuggling and human trafficking has become a lucrative business in Libya, benefiting the country’s rival militias and tribes, but fueling instability. Efforts by the European Union (EU), in particular Italy, to combat the problem…
Murky role of MI5 and MI6 in relation to Islamists: Manchester connection of Lee Rigby and al-Liby Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The security services in the United Kingdom (MI5 and MI6) were deeply relieved by the fortunate death of Anas al-Liby in America in early 2015. Despite this, the convulsions…
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