Kurdistan Workers' Party militants use the Qandil Mountains as a basing area.

Abuja does not want international oil companies invested in the Nigerian oil sector to lose confidence in its security environment or to relocate.

Situational awareness is one of the key building blocks of effective personal security.

The buildup of China's and Japan's maritime law enforcement agencies increases the danger around the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands.

Recent actions by a Salafist cleric could further divide the country along sectarian lines.

Geography and divisions within Yemeni security forces make it difficult to dislodge the country's militant groups.

The disintegration of the M23 rebel group could destabilize the region but ultimately benefit Kinshasa.

Malaysia is deploying security forces to an area where armed Philippine nationals have seized a town.

Stratfor Vice President of Analysis Scott Stewart discusses Los Zetas' rise to power, the extent of its territory and its future role in Mexico.

A number of al Shabaab fighters have headed north to mountainous redoubts in the autonomous Somali territory of Puntland.