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Special Commentary from Inside Western Libya-- The Nalut Offensive: A View from the Battlefield
August 3, 2011 05:05 PM
Executive Summary:In response to weeks-long GRAD artillery fire aimed at their key supply hub of Nalut, Libya’s western rebels finally launched a large scale, logistically sophisticated offensive agai...
Hot Issue — The Zintan Militia and the Fragmented Libyan State
January 19, 2012
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In an effort to oust Qaddafi, independent militias of varying strength have been formed inside Libya and are threatening regional security inside the country. Of these the Zintan militia is one of...
Hot Issue — Crackdown in Iraq: Former Ba’athists Still Pose Lingering Security Challenge
November 3, 2011
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Hundreds of people have been arrested all around Iraq in an operation launched by the security forces against members of the banned Ba’ath party. The crackdown came a few days after U.S. President Barack Obama...
Hot Issue-- Has Al-Qaeda Opened A New Chapter In The Sinai Peninsula?
August 17, 2011
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In the absence of police and government security forces, al-Qaeda-sympathetic movements, including al-Shabaab al-Islam (The Youth of Islam), have formed in the Sinai Peninsula. The demands of these...
Hot Issue-- The Strategic Implications of the Syrian Uprising: A View from Turkey
August 11, 2011
Executive Summary:Bashar al-Assad’s Baathist regime, once considered the Middle East region’s most secure, is showing signs of vulnerability in the wake of the Syria uprisings. Al-Assad’s violent crackdown in recent weeks has...
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Mumbai Outraged Once Again: India Blinks, Blames Homegrown Terror
August 3, 2011 09:45 AM
Executive Summary:In the weeks following the July 13 bomb explosions in Mumbai, responsibility for the attacks has yet to be determined. Investigative agencies have not yet pinpointed a suspect nor ha...
Special Commentary from Inside Western Libya-- On the Precipice: Libya’s Amazigh in Revolt
July 25, 2011 02:58 PM
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Now raging into its fifth month, the Libyan revolution is spreading to more and more parts of the country, with smaller, more regionally autonomous battles with the Qaddafi regim...
Pakistan’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa Steps Up Campaign of Anti-American Rhetoric
July 14, 2011 05:04 PM
Despite the Pakistan government’s proscription, the Islamic charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has stepped up its overt anti-Indian and anti-Western rhetoric, holding mass protest rallies across Pakistan as...
France’s Sale of the Mistral to Russia: The Challenge to NATO’s Transatlantic Partners
June 30, 2011 11:00 AM
SummaryFollowing two years of negotiations, France and Russia have at last signed a contract finalizing the sale of two French Mistral-class amphibious-assault, helicopter-carrier ships to the Russian...
Filling the Void: The Southern Mobility Movement in South Yemen
April 25, 2011 05:36 PM
Executive Summary:The Southern Mobility Movement (SMM) of south Yemen, an umbrella organization for many secessionist oriented groups in the south, is using the increasing weakness of the Salih govern...
The Unseen Hand: Saudi Arabian Involvement in Yemen
March 24, 2011 10:35 AM
Executive Summary:The future of Yemen is inextricably linked to the stability and security of Saudi Arabia. With key figures in Yemen defecting to the opposition – including the ambassador to Sa...
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