David M Law

The Way I See it

David M Law

The Way I See it

The Halloween Attack on the Hudson River Bike Path – and its broader implications

Nov 4, 2017

The Halloween Attack on the Hudson River Bike Path – and its broader implications

Details are gradually emerging about the terrorist attack carried out on theHudson River Bike Path on 31 October. The perpetrator, Sayfullo Saipov, is a 29-year old of Uzbek origin, who has been residing legally in the United States since 2010. Taken down by police gunfire, he has claimed from his hospital bed that the attack was carried out in the name of the Islamic State (IS), the main actor that has been opposed to the American anti-terrorist campaign in Syria and Iraq. S

The Next Terrorist Attack on the United States?

Mar 8, 2017

The Next Terrorist Attack on the United States?

Robert Giroux / Getty Images / Via gettyimages.com The likelihood of a serious terrorist attack on the US or its assets abroad has significantly increased with the most recent political developments stateside. In particular, the ongoing controversy about the travel ban for nationals of several Muslim majority countries is an invitation to various predators to go into action. There are several potential terrorist candidates with a wide range of heritages. The most obvious ones

The Gathering Storm

Jan 23, 2017

The Gathering Storm

With Donald Trump now sworn in as the American President and Commander–in-Chief, here are some thoughts on where the world may be headed. In 1948, Winston Churchill published The Gathering Storm, the first in his epic six-volume account about the lead-up to and the course of the Second World War. In this conflict, the British statesman would play a decisive role, leading his country and the then Western world to a hard fought and historic victory but one that was also hugel

In the Aftermath of the Paris Killings

Feb 4, 2015

In the Aftermath of the Paris Killings

More than new security measures will be necessary if Western countries are going to have any prospect of reducing the threat of terrorism of the kind on display in Paris. The mass murders in Paris on 7 January, plus a flood of other similarly inspired actions by jihadists in France and in several other western countries in their aftermath, have been followed by calls for further-reaching measures to monitor potential terrorists and neutralise them before they go into action.

The 2014 NATO Summit: President Putin’s Take

Sep 12, 2014

The 2014 NATO Summit: President Putin’s Take

This blog was originally posted on the website of the Centre for Security Governance on 12 September 2014. I have just reread the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit Declaration issued in Cardiff, Wales. I have been trying to put myself in President Putin’s place as I have proceeded. How would he, directly or through his advisors, react to this Declaration? I am just guessing but here we go. First and not most importantly, Putin would have been overwhelmed by its