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The Battle for Yemen: Al-Qaeda and the Struggle for Stability
April 21, 2010 10:15 AM
The Battle for Yemen is a rare and comprehensive volume that tackles the facets of instability that currently plague Yemen. It offers a wealth of analysis and keen observations from the experts of The...
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Will Russia Buy Up Ukraine?
July 26, 2010
Assessing the PLA’s Promotion Ladder to CMC Member Based on Grades vs. Ranks – Part 1
July 22, 2010
Turkish-Iranian Energy Cooperation in the Shadow of US Sanctions on Iran
July 27, 2010
Gorbachev Warns of Explosive Problems With Medvedev’s “Modernization”
July 26, 2010
Chinese Analyses of Soviet Failure: The Dictatorship of the Proletariat
July 22, 2010
The description of Belarusian President, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, as “pro-Russian” has side-stepped the fact that he is a Soviet Belarusian nationalist which developed after 2002, when he rejected the then Russian President,...
As China approaches the 18th Party Congress in late 2012, followed by the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) in early 2013, China watchers have begun to speculate about the next cadre of Chinese military leaders who will...
Iranian Petroleum Minister, Masoud Mirkazemi, visited Turkey last week to discuss Turkish-Iranian energy cooperation. The Iranian oil ministry announced that during the visit, a deal was concluded with a Turkish private energy...
Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, concentrated on the European direction of his modernization-focused foreign policy last week, making working visits to Finland and Italy. Both countries are Russia’s close partners and the...
The centrality of the seemingly abstruse concept of the dictatorship of the proletariat to ongoing ideological debates in China was spotlighted recently in a wide ranging interview given by the 105 year old senior communist...
Trinidad’s Troubling Islamist Yasin Abu Bakr
The twin-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago would seem to be the last place to raise alarm bells over the threat of radical Islam. Trinidad was briefly catapulted into the spotlight in June 2007 when reports...
The Long Road to Revolution: A Profile of ETA’s Arturo Cubillas Fontán
July 30, 2010
Arturo Cubillas Fontán adds a new dimension to the Basque terrorist organization ETA (Euskadi ta Askatasuna- Basque Homeland and Liberty). ETA has historically been known as a grouping of militants fighting for the independence...
Tension Rises Ahead of Elections in Kyrgyzstan
July 30, 2010
Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary election on October 10, will either mark the beginning of a period of chaos or successful democratic change, according to Kyrgyz political leaders. The incumbent government leadership is convinced it...
Caucasus Emirate Leader Chooses a Successor
July 30, 2010
In response to the thunderous and inconsequential pronouncements made by Russia’s power structures and top-ranking officials about the situation in the North Caucasus, rebel groups there have been striking Russian interests...
Russia Adds Poison to its Counter-Insurgency Arsenal in the North Caucasus
July 30, 2010The Rosbalt news agency reported yesterday (July 29) that the Russian special services have killed at least 17 Chechen rebels, including rebel “leaders,” over the last seven months by poisoning their food. Noting that Russia’s...
Iranian Naval Capabilities and the Security of the Hormuz Strait
July 29, 2010
When the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution on June 9 authorizing a fourth round of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran for its controversial nuclear program, the risk of conflict in the Persian Gulf also...
Reports
Saudi Arabian Oil Facilities: The Achilles Heel of the Western Economy
July 12, 2010
On February 24, 2006, the world’s largest oil refinery, the Abqaiq oil facility in Saudi Arabia, fell victim to a major attack by al-Qaeda. The strategic attack on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery nearly succeeded in knocking...
Islamist Movements in the Horn of Africa
May 18, 2010
On December 9, 2009, the Jamestown Foundation organized a special panel on "Islamist Movements in the Horn of Africa" as part of its annual conference, the latter appropriately titled "The Changing Strategic...
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Sochi in 2014: Can an Olympics Take Place at the Site of the Expulsion of the Circassians 150 Years Earlier?
June 18, 2010 02:33 PMFriday, June 18, 2010
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Media Appearances
Jamestown Terrorism Monitor Editor Andrew McGregor Cited in Wall Street Journal
July 14, 2010Jamestown Foundation's Terrorism Monitor Editor Andrew McGregor cited in the article "Uganda Suggests Locals Aided Attacks," Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2010.
Jamestown Senior Fellow Vladimir Socor Cited in Economist
July 12, 2010Jamestown Foundation's Senior Fellow Vladimir Socor cited in the article "Drink to me only," Economist, July 12, 2010.
Press Releases
Article in China Brief Prompts Defense Review by Taiwan
May 21, 2010Article in China Brief Prompts Defense Review by Taiwan
The Jamestown Foundation and Ilia State University Announce International Conference
April 22, 2010"Hidden Nations, Enduring Crimes: The Circassians & the Peoples of the North Caucasus Between Past & Future"