Just over a year ago, most commentators believed that Donald Trump's presidency would mark an easing of strained relations between the US and Russia. Trump's rhetoric throughout his campaign bolstered this assumption: “I would love to be able to get along with Russia. Now, you've had a lot of presidents that haven't taken that tack. Look where we are…
S-RM asked Julian Davies, Head of Consulting, to give his insights into the threat Islamic State poses to the West in 2018 following its losses in the Middle East last year.
The latest attack in Manhattan demonstrates that online Islamic State propaganda and communications can motivate do-it-yourself attacks by lone actors. LARA SIERRA-RUBIA explores the challenges for authorities in monitoring online radicalisation.
The Orlando attack underscores the complex motives behind lone actor violence, which makes these types of assaults particularly difficult for authorities to thwart, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
Lara Sierra-Rubia explores how drug cartels are relocating narcoticstranshipment routes to the Caribbean where security is more relaxed,a trend linked to rising violent crime rates in the region.
Lara Sierra-Rubia discusses the increasing trend of virtual kidnappings in the US, a low-investment high-yield scam that originated in Central America. This article originally appeared in KR magazine on 26 February 2016: http://www.krmagazine.com/2016/02/26/analysis-lara-sierra-rubia-at-s-rm-the-hostage-hoax-increasing-virtual-kidnappings-in-the-us/…
The latest mass shootings in the US highlight the difficulty in defining and understanding the phenomenon, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia
Lara Sierra-Rubia assesses the significance of ransom policy changes implemented by US and UK governments in 2015. In addition, following several high-profile public mass shootings in the US over the past year, debates around how to define these incidents are explored.
The latest terrorist attacks in France suggest that operations carried out in the name of Islamic State are evolving, which is likely to prompt a shift in European security policy, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
With 15 people dead, and over 130 injured, Spain is the latest European country to be targeted in an Islamic State (IS)-claimed terrorist attack. We speak to S-RM's Senior Europe Analyst, Lara Sierra-Rubia, for insight into the attack, as well as emerging trends in the region.
Although newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to bring about economic and political reform after his win in the May presidential elections, he must still garner enough support in the June legislative vote to turn his agenda into reality, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.