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Oman’s Arab Regional Cybersecurity Centre is a leader in protecting computer networks UNIPATH STAFF In the borderless realm of the internet, a cyber breach in one country can cause a cascading wave of damage across the world. Countries…

Combating terrorists online requires a focus on technology, education and economic development SALTANAT BERDIKEEVA Thousands of foreign fighters from around the globe were drawn to conflict zones in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Stories…

The Jordan Armed Forces Directorate of Moral Guidance combats terrorist messaging UNIPATH STAFF It was no secret that terrorist groups were active on certain isolated webpages, but Daesh’s invasion of social media sites in 2014 and the…

Nonviolent measures to combat violent extremist ideology should supplement military efforts AHMAD FARID FOROZI, The Asia Foundation Violence driven by extreme interpretation of religious texts and unjustified aggressive ideologies has…

Jordan assembles a Marine battalion to protect the vital port of Aqaba and conduct overseas missions UNIPATH STAFF At the Regional Marine Symposium in Abu Dhabi in August 2018, Unipath spoke with Staff Lt. Col. Mutasim Al-Rabie,…

Heroic tribal fighters played a large role in helping liberate towns and cities in northern Iraq UNIPATH STAFF When Daesh swept into Mosul in 2014, it targeted the city’s leaders who had rejected extremist ideology since the emergence…

Qatar’s Computer Emergency Response Team builds resilience against online threats KHALID AL-HASHMI, ASSISTANT UNDERSECRETARY FOR CYBER SECURITY, QATAR As Qatar’s dependence on cyberspace and information technology grows, the resilience…

Defeating terrorist messaging requires deleting offensive content and devising counternarratives UNIPATH STAFF Daesh suffered crushing defeats on the battlefields of Iraq and Syria in 2017, but there’s one battlefield on which the…

Lt. Gen. Bismillah Waziri commands the Afghan National Army Special Operations Corps UNIPATH STAFF For years, as some of the most trusted Soldiers in Afghanistan, Afghan National Army Special Operations commandos were summoned for such…

UNIPATH STAFF  |  photos by SGT. 1ST CLASS TY MCNEELEY/U.S. ARMY Tajik and U.S. Army troops spent three weeks together in April 2018 sharing border security and mountain warfare skills. The engagement culminated in joint missions between…