General Items of Interest - The Jamestown Foundation

Chris Zambelis interviewed on Fair Observer

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:41:00 -0400

Chris Zambelis participated in a long interview on the geopolitics underlying India and China's inroads into the Middle East for Fair Observer. Zambelis was interviewed by fellow Jamestown analyst Nick Heras.

Chris Zambelis quoted in Eurasia Review

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:25:00 -0400

Chris Zambelis was quoted by Eurasia review in an article titled "West Contains China's East, China Moves West - Analysis."

Dominic Kalms spoke on BBC about the conflict in Syria

Fri, 31 May 2013 14:53:00 -0400

Dominic Kalms spoke on BBC about the conflict in Syria.

Militant Leadership Monitor - May 2013 Issue

Fri, 31 May 2013 14:19:00 -0400

In this month's issue of Militant Leadership Monitor, Jamestown analysts have written about militant and criminal underworld figures across the globe. In light of the rising tension between Lebanese Sunnis and Shiites that is being expressed in Syria, Murad Batal al-Shishani drew up a portrait of Lebanese Salafi Ahmad al-Assir who is using the crisis in Syria to inspire jihad. Jacob Zenn provided a sketch of Boko Haram mastermind Mamman Nur, who may have returned to Cameroon in 2012. Dominic Kalms wrote an in-depth look at El Salvador's M18 leader Carlos Ernesto Mojica Lechuga. Andrew McGregor provided the first part of a two-part profile of South Sudan's insurgency leader David Yau Yau.

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Chinese Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) Development: Drivers, Trajectories and Strategic Implications

Thu, 30 May 2013 17:11:00 -0400

China’s anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), the DF-21D, has reached the equivalent of Initial Operational Capability. Although it probably has been deployed in small numbers, additional challenges and tests remain. This 160-page monograph examines the ASBM’s capability and history, showing how the DF-21D meets multiple priorities in Chinese defense modernization and in the national security bureaucracy as well its implications for the United States. The ASBM’s physical threat to U.S. Navy ships will be determined by the development of associated systems and organizations, which currently limit data fusion and coordination in the complex task of identifying a U.S. aircraft carrier in the open ocean. Still, the ASBM poses a direct threat to the foundations of U.S. power projection in Asia and will undermine the U.S. position, unless efforts to counter its political-military effects are taken.

Dr. Andrew S. Erickson is an Associate Professor at the U.S. Naval War College and an Associate in Research at Harvard University’s John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author and in no way represent the policies or estimates of the U.S. Navy or any other organization of the U.S. government.

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Willy Lam cited in The Standard (Hong Kong)

Wed, 29 May 2013 17:57:00 -0400

Jamestown analyst Willy Lam was cited in an article titled "Leung feels heat of scandal" published by The Standard.

Chris Zambelis quoted by Crescent News

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:23:00 -0400

Jamestown analyst Chris Zambelis was quoted by Crescent News in an article titled "Trinidad Panel Takes New Look at Islamic Uprising."

Paul Goble quoted by The Times of Central Asia

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:14:00 -0400

Paul Goble was quoted by The Times of Central Asia in an article about the politically volatile situation in Central Asia.

Chris Zambelis interviewed by AP regarding Trinidad and Jamaat al-Muslimeen

Tue, 28 May 2013 17:12:00 -0400

Chris Zambelis was interviewed by AP regarding Trinidad and Jamaat al-Muslimeen in an article entitled "Trinidad Panel Taking Fresh Look at 1990 Uprising."

Stephen Blank quoted by Voice of America

Tue, 28 May 2013 12:12:00 -0400

Stephen Blank was quoted by Voice of America in an article about the S-300 air defense systems Russia will supply to Syria.