Nikolaj Nielsen

Nikolaj Nielsen is an Erasmus Mundus student currently pursuing a Master's of Journalism and Media. He specializes in war and conflict reporting. He is an editorial intern at terrorism.openDemocracy.

Recent articles

For the first time in fifteen years, guns rattle the streets of Beirut. Outbreaks of violence worsen crisis in post-Nargis Burma. Darfur rebels attack Khartoum and vow more clashes in the capital. Pentagon sees global resources as future of conflict. Mogadishu residents victim of latest fighting in Somalia. And more in today’s security briefings.

Indonesian authorities detain a man suspected of involvement in the 2005 Bali suicide bombings. In Iraq, women organisations denounce “honor killings.” Washington is planning to send in more American troops to Afghanistan. US officials claim Hizbollah is training Iraqis in Iran. And more in today’s security briefings.

Donor countries meet to discuss Gaza Strip’s worst humanitarian crisis since the 1968 Israeli offensive. An Al-Jazeera cameraman is released after spending six years at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay. A teenage boy detonates a bomb in a mosque in Pakistan. And more in today’s security briefing.

Afghanistan’s Taliban come within 500 meters of killing President Hamid Karzai. Activists accuse Kenyan forces of torturing 4000 people in troubled western region near Uganda. Fifteen thousand Turkish soldiers clash with PKK rebels. Indonesian Muslims torch a “heretic” mosque. And much more in today’s security briefings.

Up to 70 people  are being detained without charge in Malaysia's "Guantanamo". Ethiopian forces allegedly target civilians and abduct children in Mogadishu. The spectre of rape rises in Kenya's slums. Georgia says a Russian MiG-29 shot down a drone in Georgian airspace. Pakistan's peace deal with Taliban leader raises concerns over safe havens. And more in today's security briefings.