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...
The South China Sea Dispute: Increasing Stakes and Rising Tensions
November 20, 2009
Tensions are on the rise in the South China Sea. Longstanding sovereignty disputes over the profusion of atolls, shoals and reefs that dot the 1.2 million square miles of sea, allied to extensive overlapping claims to maritime...
Who's Who in the Somali Insurgency: A Reference Guide
September 30, 2009
The ongoing struggle for control of Somalia is one of the world’s most complicated. With the country already effectively split into three parts, it may be too late to speak of a Somali nation. While the popular conception of this...
China's Quasi-Superpower Diplomacy: Prospects and Pitfalls
September 2, 2009
The year 2009 will go down in history as a watershed for the epochal expansion of China’s global influence. With its economy tipped to grow at 8 percent despite the world financial crisis, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is...
Beyond the Afghan Trauma: Russia's Return to Afghanistan
August 11, 2009
Russian authorities are extremely divided about the right position to take as Moscow increasingly concerns itself with the Afghan question. They have continually criticized NATO’s decisions though, at the same time, many Russian...
Russian LNG - The Future Geopolitical Battleground
June 26, 2009
The global natural gas industry is undergoing a historical shift away from overland pipeline deliveries of gas and gradually towards Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), shipped by seaborne tankers designed to supply distant markets...
Pakistan's Troubled Frontier
April 6, 2009
First demarcated in 1893 by British diplomat Sir Mortimer Durand, the northwest frontier was created when the “Durand Line” imposed an artificial border between the tribal Pashtun communities of modern Afghanistan and Pakistan....
Friends of Jamestown Program
April 1, 2009
The Jamestown Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Friends of Jamestown Program, an annual membership that offers complimentary copies of Jamestown books and reports, and signficant discounts on registration fees...
The Changing Face of Islamist Militancy in North Africa
March 17, 2009
The Changing Face of Islamist Militancy in North Africa contains the proceedings of a panel from Jamestown's December 2008 conference entitled "The Expanding Geography of Militant Jihad."
Gazprom's European Web
February 18, 2009
For over a decade the proliferation of so-called “Gas Trading” companies in Europe has destabilized the EU energy market and possibly criminalized it as well. The appearance of such companies as RosUkrEnergo, the Centrex group of...
Unmasking Terror Volume IV: A Global Review of Terrorist Activities
December 18, 2008
Unmasking Terror Volume IV: A Global Review of Terrorist Activities brings together over 50 experts on terrorism.
China in Africa
September 15, 2008
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 bilateral relations with...
Unmasking Terror Volume III: A Global Review of Terrorist Activities
September 19, 2007
Unmasking Terror Volume III: A Global Review of Terrorist Activities brings together over 50 experts on terrorism, intelligence and security.
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