Cuba’s economic collapse is no longer just a story of sanctions or shortages. At the centre of the crisis is GAESA, the military-run conglomerate that controls much of the island’s hard currency economy and the one structure Havana appears least willing to reform.
Counterinsurgency Strategy: David Galula David Galula, a French military theorist, developed a counterinsurgency strategy that shaped Western campaigns in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unlike former colonial strategists who ignored or dismissed it, Galula recognized that insurgents, such as guerrillas or terrorists, thrive on local population support.
The Russian intelligence community’s greatest challenge is the authoritarian system which it operates under, a structure that fundamentally undermines its effectiveness. Putin deliberately fosters a divided and fragmented intelligence apparatus plagued by issues of Inter-agency rivalry, endemic corruption, and the inability to challenge leadership assumptions to maintain power.
Has the UK’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy Over-Emphasised the Threat from Jihadist Terrorism at the Expense of Other Terrorist Threats? British counterterrorism has not overemphasised the jihadist threat but has instead evolved dynamically to address the most persistent and highest-priority threats facing British security. Jihadist violence continues to
