Mariano López de Miguel

Doctoral researcher at the University of Murcia, Spain

Mariano López de Miguel

Doctoral researcher at the University of Murcia, Spain

Mariano López de Miguel is a historian with a master’s degree in Contemporary History from the University of Cantabria, a specialist in conflicts in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, the Balkans and the former Yugoslavia), the Caucasus (Chechnya, Abkhazia and Georgia) and the Middle East (mainly concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict). He is also a doctoral researcher at the University of Murcia and a member of the Editorial Board of the Online Blog “Conversación sobre la Historia”. He is currently studying for a doctorate at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Murcia.

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Geopolitical Prospects in Syria After the Fall of Bashar al-Assad

June 19, 2025

The collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024 marked a turning point in Syria’s geopolitical landscape. The fall of the Baathist government generated a power vacuum that led to a strategic reconfiguration of the country, with national and international actors vying for influence. This article analyzes the military and political dynamics following Assad’s departure, with an emphasis on territorial fragmentation, the activity of insurgent groups such as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and the Tiger […]

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ISIS-K: A Reboot of Jihadist Terrorism?

June 27, 2024

By: Mariano López de Miguel (27/0672024). Shocking images recorded on Friday, March 22, 2024 at the Crocus City Hall concert palace near Moscow revealed the presence of jihadist terrorism in Russia, evoking the Chechen wars of the late 20th century and the Kremlin’s continued preoccupation with the region. Chechnya’s history has been shaped by the struggle against religious fundamentalism, with Dudayev and Basayev being prominent protagonists. […]

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Transnational Terrorism in Latin America

January 5, 2023

By: Mariano López de Miguel (05/01/2023).

Following the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, in the United States, the international community woke up to what many political scientists and historians called “multipolar chaos.” Two decades later, strategic and security challenges have not been limited and have risen dangerously to global alert levels. With geopolitics once again as a battleground, the horizon of terrorism has expanded or increased in traditionally safe areas, such as Latin […]

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Scope and impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

March 16, 2022

By: Mariano López de Miguel (16/03/2022).

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 surprised all Western foreign ministries. Although it is true that the war escalation had not ceased since December 2021, the European Union focused on the use of hydrocarbon supplies (mainly gas) as Moscow’s negotiating weapon with Kyiv. However, U.S. President Joseph Biden warned of increased warmongering rhetoric from the Kremlin and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. […]

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Future World: The Threat of Cyberattacks in a Hyperconnected Society

October 15, 2021

By: Mariano López de Miguel (15/10/2021).

Since the introduction of the World Wide Web in homes at the end of 1995, the Internet has evolved geometrically, leading the world to a state of hyperconnectivity called by renowned futurologists, such as Herman Kahn or Marshall McLuhan, as “The Global Village”. However, these societies are not without risk: From the arrival of information highways to the dangers based on cyberattacks, they have transformed the social, political […]

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Geopolitical Prospects in Syria After the Fall of Bashar al-Assad

Mariano López de Miguel

ISIS-K: A Reboot of Jihadist Terrorism?

Mariano López de Miguel

Transnational Terrorism in Latin America

By: Mariano López de Miguel (05/01/2023).

Mariano López de Miguel

Scope and impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

By: Mariano López de Miguel (16/03/2022).

Mariano López de Miguel

Future World: The Threat of Cyberattacks in a Hyperconnected Society

By: Mariano López de Miguel (15/10/2021).

Mariano López de Miguel

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