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Andrej Zwitter argues in his paper Humanitarian Action, Development and Terrorism (2013) that “terrorism thrives on the suffering of people. Underdevelopment, unemployment, poor governance, and absence of the rule of law in combination with grievances are among the factors that…
This report provides an overview of the terrorist organisation commonly known as ISIS, looking at the make-up of the group, their backers, aims and tracing their activities up until September 2013.
The failure to define al Qaeda properly has confused policy and strategy. This report by Katherine Zimmerman (2013) attempts to outline a framework for a better understanding of the group. More broadly,The Critical Threats Project of the American Enterprise Institute…
The political geography of the Levant is facing its greatest challenge since the national boundaries of the Arab states were established by colonial powers in the aftermath of the First World War. Sectarian violence in Iraq and the civil war…
In the last few years, insecurity for relief workers has become a matter of great concern and a central issue in aid policy debates. Explanation for such a widespread anxiety is the claim that international humanitarian organisations are facing a…
Pakistan is the second largest Muslim country in the world and while there are a number of Islamic sects worldwide the two main sects in Pakistan are Sunni and Shia. A majority of the population in Pakistan are Sunni, yet…
This report by Other Solutions (2014) provides an overview and assessment of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
In recent years there has been an increasing number of attacks on workers administering the polio vaccine as well as the security forces which have been assigned to protect them. This report by PHF (2014) aims to provide more information…
NGO workers can often be recipients of unwanted phone calls and SMSs, this article by PHF (2014) describes best practice methods for reducing the numbers of unwanted calls.
Evacuation or relocation is a significant decision that requires extensive planning and preparation. The following guidance is based on best practices set forth in a number of key documents.