Rabie W. Sedrak, the special advisor for counterterrorism in the Center for Security Research, had a guest appearance on Alfa TV with his analysis of the currents events in the Middle East and parts of the Mediterranean. The explosion in Beirut, the resigning of the Lebanese government, the agreement between Israel and the UAE, the conflict between Greece and Turkey for the natural gas resources and where is Macedonia in this geopolitical framework?
You can watch the whole interview here:
From 3rd to 10th of July, our Head of the Department for law enforcement research Oliver Risteski MA, participed in the Warsaw Euro-Atlantic Summer Academy – WEASA 2020, a program funded by the European Commission and supported by Fundacja Liderzy Przemian, College of Europe in Natolin, German Marshall Fund of the United States and Fulbright Poland. The program covered topics related to the:
– Digital Transatlantic rift
– Social Media moderation, Big Tech & algorithmic radicalisation
– Geolocation and open source investigations – OSINT
– Investigative journalism
– Disinformation
– Election security
– Digital security
– Social media
– Data journalism
The Center for Security Research through its representative, Rabi Sédrak held a lecture at the Institute of European Studies in Belgrade, titled “The Implications of Afghanistan Crisis on Europe’s Security – Taliban vs ISIS. The event was organized and hosted by the IES renowned Director Professor Dr. Misa Durkovic and Professor Dr. Stevan Gajic.
Rabi gave a comprehensive analysis on Afghanistan crisis, Taliban, ISIS-K, future immigration waves to Europe and the massive ISIS indoctrination happening in Africa right now. Nevertheless, the political climate in the Balkans and the similarities in the Middle East.
Today the CSR launched a new joint-program for cooperation with its international partner, the Hungarian Institute for Strategic and Defense Studies, part of the National University of Public Service and the Hungarian Ministry of Defense. In today’s online meeting we outlined the future scope of work and defined the common areas of study and cooperation between both organizations.
