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China in Africa
September 15, 2008 02:17 PM
China in Africa examines the complexity of China's engagement with the African continent. The book covers critical issues such as Chinese soft and hard power, energy and arms relations, and China's bi...
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US Assists Kyrgyzstan in Constructing Anti-Terrorist Center in Batken
March 11, 2010
Will Xinjiang’s Turkistani Islamic Party Survive the Drone Missile Death of its Leader?
March 11, 2010
Yanukovych Will Ignore Russian Espionage Against Ukraine
March 12, 2010
Drone Attacks: Pakistan’s Policy and the Tribesmen’s Perspective
March 11, 2010
Laissez Faire, Laissez Passer: NATO Takes Cue From French Warship Deal With Russia
March 12, 2010
During his visit to Bishkek on March 10, the Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General David Petraeus, reiterated that by helping to build an anti-terrorist center in Batken city, Washington does not seek...
Though it appears to have occurred on February 15, the death of the leader of al-Hizb al-Islami al-Turkistani (Turkistani Islamic Party - TIP) was reported only in recent days (Geo TV, March 1; Dawn [Karachi], March 1; The News...
The election of the Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine’s president presents a fundamental shift in the country’s national security culture as outlined by his three presidential predecessors. The most important...
This paper provides an analysis of Pakistan's policy on unmanned aerial vehicle (“drone”) attacks in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and how these attacks are perceived by students from Waziristan, the...
Russia’s military reform is geared to creating a mobile, rapidly deployable force, fully ready for operating in “near abroad” areas and potentially beyond (EDM, March 5). The proposed acquisition of French Mistral-class warships...
Drone Attacks: Pakistan’s Policy and the Tribesmen’s Perspective
This paper provides an analysis of Pakistan's policy on unmanned aerial vehicle (“drone”) attacks in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and how these attacks are perceived by students from Waziristan, the...
Will Xinjiang’s Turkistani Islamic Party Survive the Drone Missile Death of its Leader?
March 11, 2010
Though it appears to have occurred on February 15, the death of the leader of al-Hizb al-Islami al-Turkistani (Turkistani Islamic Party - TIP) was reported only in recent days (Geo TV, March 1; Dawn [Karachi], March 1; The News...
Kashmir’s Militants May Derail India-Pakistan Negotiations
March 11, 2010
Islamist terrorism in South Asia, the epicenter of global terrorism, thrives on lasting India-Pakistan enmity. Pakistan would have no interest in using jihad as an instrument of its defense policy in a conflict-free South Asia....
Kurdish Counterterrorism Group Works to Prevent Terrorism in Kurdistan and Iraq
March 11, 2010
With an intelligence and military wing of over 1,000 people, the Sulaymaniyah-based Counter Terrorism Group (CTG) collects intelligence and carries out operations to prevent terrorists in Iraq from destabilizing the Kurdistan...
President Yanukovych in Moscow: First Round of Tough Talks?
March 11, 2010
Viktor Yanukovych’s first visit to Russia as Ukrainian president on March 5 showed that he is no more prone to making concessions to Moscow than any of his predecessors. Yanukovych quickly came to an agreement with Russian...
Killing of Said Buryatsky Unlikely to Deter North Caucasus Insurgency
March 11, 2010
A key event in early March, was the death of one of the chief ideologues of the armed resistance in the North Caucasus, Said Buryatsky (Aleksandr Tikhomirov) (www.1tv.ru, March 5). He was killed in the village of Ekazhevo in...
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Terrorism Trends in South and Southeast Asia
March 9, 2010
While the Arab Middle East is political Islam’s ideological and historical core, South Asia and Southeast Asia, concentrated in the Indonesian archipelago, make up the modern demographic core of the Muslim world. Advocates of...
Britain & the North West Frontier: Strategy, Tactics and Lessons
December 17, 2009
The tribal areas of Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) fully deserve President Barack Obama’s description as “the most dangerous place in the world”. This remote and inhospitable region is only nominally under...
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The Iraqi Elections & the Changing Politico-Security Environment in Iraq
March 4, 2010 12:20 PM
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Media Appearances
Jamestown Analyst Ramzy Mardini Cited in United Press International
December 8, 2009Jamestown Analyst Ramzy Mardini cited in the article "Iraq: More bombings to come as polls near," United Press International, December 8, 2009.
Glen Howard Cited in The Associated Press
October 2, 2009Jamestown President Glen Howard is quoted in the article "After shooting outside Washington, victim questions why Russia angle discounted by police," Los Angeles Times, October 2, 2009.
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Jamestown Welcomes New Board Members
December 2, 2008General Carlton Fulford (Ret.), Bruce Hoffman, and Kathleen Troia McFarland Join Jamestown Foundation Board
Jamestown Releases a New Occasional Paper
October 26, 2007
“Russia’s Race for the Arctic and the New Geopolitics of the North Pole.”