Global Islamism Monitor No. 101
Kadyrov's war corps;
The Islamist threat to the UK;
The Taliban clamps down further;
Hezbollah and the Ukraine war
Kadyrov's war corps;
The Islamist threat to the UK;
The Taliban clamps down further;
Hezbollah and the Ukraine war
Prigozhin comes clean;
How Russians consume information;
A new tool in the fight against Russian censorship;
Bishkek: back to the future?
These developments provide a timely reminder (after a nearly two-decade-long decline of freedom and democracy around the world) that people who live under, or are threatened by, authoritarian rule will take great risks for freedom — and that those who live in free societies may treasure their freedom more than we realized.
Turkey flirts with the Taliban;
...As the U.S. quietly provides aid;
ISIS eyes crypto;
...And threatens African energy;
Potential consolidation in the Palestinian arena
Bolsonaro is the first incumbent president in Brazil’s 34-year modern democracy to lose re-election, and he previously alleged fraud in its voting system. Nevertheless, Lula’s victory will nourish a growing challenge for the United States.