Mexico's virtual kidnappers are increasingly relying on social media platforms and decentralised criminal networks to carry out targeted attacks on foreign nationals, writes Lloyd Belton.
The regionalisation of Boko Haram's insurgency is a major security concern for West Africa, but it represents a reactionary strategy to internal and external pressures rather than a reflection of the group's territorial ambitions, writes Gabrielle Reid.
The recent intensification of activity by the Islamic State in Libya has prompted fears of a recurrence of the group's rapid expansion across Iraq and Syria. However, Libya's armed factions are not likely to accommodate a repeat performance by the extremist group, writes Julian Karssen.
Recent demonstrations in the town of Ma'an have highlighted the threat of domestic extremism, but Jordan's most effective response to this threat may lie less with the security apparatus, and more with the state's capacity to address socio-economic marginalisation in the country's south, writes Julian Karssen.
It is time to look beyond narrowly defined US national security concerns and afford greater attention to the impact of Hezbollah's operations on internal security in Latin America, writes Lloyd Belton.
Tunisia's fledgling government faces a challenging political, security and economic landscape and will need to combine pragmatism and compromise to realise the country's ambitions, writes Albert Arbuthnott.
One month after the ousting of Blaise Compaoré, the former President of Burkina Faso, a power struggle continues to unfold. Other leaders in their final terms will be watching closely, write Adrian Fielding and Toby Thomas.
To curb growing domestic terrorism, the government must stop conflating Mapuche civil unrest with violent anarchist attacks, writes Lloyd Belton.
The security vacuum in North Africa's Sahel region has long been a haven for various criminal and Islamist militant networks, whilst other extremist groups are known to operate around Libya and Algeria's coastal regions. The rise of Islamic State threatens to add a transnational dimension to the intent of these groups, writes Tom Crooke.
Upcoming elections will be among the most hotly contested in recent years. Yet, despite the centrality of emotionally charged issues such as social welfare, corruption and economic recession, we are very unlikely to see a resurgence of anti-government protests, writes Zoe Wakefield.
A ‘Yes' vote on Scottish independence would have had damaging consequences for security in both Scotland and the UK. While a further devolution of powers is inevitable, negotiators are wise to leave defence off the table, writes Rachel Hankey.