Naval cooperation with partner nations ensures a more secure Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea photos by AFP/Getty Images The sea has traditionally been a medium of contrasts. Its seemingly placid surface yields easily to an undulating intensity, and it doesn’t take long for gale force winds to develop into destructive storms. An unruffled sea one moment, and not long after, triggered by a massive underwater earthquake, a tsunami sweeps countless shores with unrelenting fury. And when it comes to human activity on the seas, legitimate commerce operates side by side with illegal trafficking. The stakes these days are considerably higher.…
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Directors of Military Intelligence Discuss Opportunities to Build Stability in Afghanistan UNIPATH STAFF Photos by U.S. Central Command Addressing common security threats, military intelligence leaders from Central Asia and the United States met in February 2019 for U.S. Central Command’s fourth annual Central and South Asia Directors of Military Intelligence Conference. Held in the United States in Tampa, Florida, the three-day conference included security experts and military officials from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the U.S. This year’s event focused on conflict resolution in Afghanistan. Presentations and discussions focused on current efforts to improve security in Afghanistan. “Attending and…
Iraq’s Interior Ministry builds professionalism with postgraduate degrees in modern policing After our security forces achieved great victories over Daesh terrorists, the need to develop and train skilled personnel to fortify the domestic front has become an indispensable requirement enabling Iraq to join the ranks of secure major powers. Having felt the need to find ways to shape minds, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior has granted the Higher Institute for Security and Administrative Development space to open more than one postgraduate diploma program in specializations that will achieve quantum leaps, accelerating the education process and saving time. Dean of the…
Coordinating military and civilian efforts requires adoption of a national counterterrorism strategy DR. EMAN RAGAB, HEAD OF SECURITY AND MILITARY RESEARCH AT EGYPT’S AL-AHRAM CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES Countering terrorism is a national priority for the Egyptian government. In his speech on January 23, 2019, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi called terrorism the “most significant threat” to national security. Since 2014, Egypt has been encountering a wave of domestic terrorism not only in North Sinai but also in the Nile Valley. That wave is led by diverse terrorist entities; some are affiliated with the Salafi/jihadist doctrine and the Muslim Brotherhood,…
The country monitors suspicious financial transactions in cooperation with foreign partners Fiscal year 2018 highlighted a series of constraints and challenges that the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Afghanistan (FinTRACA) endured and successfully overcame. The center continued making great efforts to improve collection, analysis and dissemination of reports that form the core functions of FinTRACA. In pursuit of building capacity and enhancing the ability of reporting entities to detect money laundering and terror financing red flags and improve the quality of suspicious transaction reports and large cash transaction reports, the center provided reporting entities with technical assistance and…
Afghan Ambassador to the United States Roya Rahmani discusses the future of her country There is no mistaking the pride that Ambassador Roya Rahmani has for the people of Afghanistan. When she shares stories of her countrymen’s sacrifice, resilience and hope for the future, she speaks with humility and passion. She is not blind to the enormous challenges Afghans face in achieving and maintaining security and stability. For example, the average daily death toll in the fight against terrorism is 70-80. However, she is a determined advocate of peace. In December 2018, Rahmani became Afghanistan’s first female ambassador to the…
The Jordan Armed Forces trains female preachers to advise Soldiers and civilians Unipath met with Brig. Gen. Dr. Ibrahim Saeed Abu Aqab, dean of Prince Hassan College for Islamic Studies; Col. Muhammed Ali Al Shara, assistant dean of the college; and Maj. Dr. Khalid Al-Battush, a lecturer at the college, to discuss the program of preparing female preachers to serve in the Armed Forces of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Unipath: Tell us about the project to prepare female preachers in the Jordan Armed Forces? How did the idea crystallize and what are the objectives? Brig. Gen. Ibrahim: In the name…
The Aman-19 naval exercise drew 46 national delegations to Karachi Launched with the motto “Together for Peace,” Pakistan’s Aman-19 naval exercise drew forces from dozens of countries around the world with a promise to combat common threats on the seas. The multinational exercise — the sixth in a series since 2007 — re-emphasized Pakistan’s commitment to naval security in a region suffering the effects of smuggling, piracy and terrorism. The country has been an eager participant in international maritime task forces patrolling the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, commanding such missions on more than a dozen occasions. It recently formed Regional…
The country is deploying forces to multinational U.N. peacekeeping missions SALTANAT BERDIKEEVA In 2003, Kazakhstan sent its first international peacekeeping mission outside the boundaries of the former Soviet Union. The troops arrived in Iraq as part of the NATO-led Operation Iraqi Freedom, and in the years after the Iraqi mission, small contingents of Kazakhstani peacekeepers served around the world. Encouraged by the success of these early missions, the Central Asian country announced plans in 2018 to widen the geographic scope of its international peacekeeping under the aegis of the United Nations. Then President Nursultan Nazarbayev deployed Kazakhstani peacekeepers to Lebanon…
Col. Sufyan Subhi Al Sulaihat exemplifies Jordan’s commitment to partnerships and peacekeeping The war against terrorism required many changes to conventional militaries across the globe. It became essential to adopt new tactics and learn from partner forces to maintain force readiness. Jordan hosted a Subject Matter Expert Exchange conference with the Jordanian Special Operations Forces, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service and U.S. Special Operations Command in November 2018. It was there that Unipath interviewed Col. Sufyan Subhi Al Sulaihat, commander of the King Abdullah II Special Forces Group. Discussions included the conference, international partnerships, and post-Daesh security challenges. Unipath: How did…