In the ten years since HCSS was founded, we have witnessed multiple conflicts related to the ‘war on terror’, including those necessitating international intervention in Iraq and Syria. The war on terror has been invoked as an excuse by Russia to reclaim sovereignty over Chechnya, while the United States has used it for the sake of bringing democracy to Afghanistan. Hence, terrorism has become part of every state’s agenda regardless of regime type, liberal or autocratic. Regimes have made a common cause in the war on terror, fighting ISIS in Syria.
