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Geopolitics

The Digital Caliphate: How Terrorism Evolved Beyond Borders and Why States Are Failing to Keep Pace

Terrorism has evolved into a digital, borderless threat infiltrating daily lives through internet platforms, creating unprecedented security challenges more dangerous than conventional forms. This alarming digital transformation exposes the urgent need for states to abandon outdated security approaches and confront the terrifying reality that our screens have become the new battleground against extremism.

Geopolitics

The Mastung Paradigm: How Networked Terrorism and Western Myopia Are Undermining Sovereignty in the Global South

Terrorist groups are increasingly cooperating across ideological divides, with the assassination of judges in Pakistan's Mastung district becoming a chilling example where Islamic State Khorasan Province claimed an attack some believe bore the hallmarks of the Balochistan Liberation Army. This cynical operational pragmatism, where jihadists and ethno-nationalists weaponize attribution itself, marks a dangerous new phase of networked terrorism designed to shatter the very foundations of governance in the Global South.