Center for Strategic Communication

Roundup 9/30: FBI Faces Three-Tiered Terrorist Threat

News & Opinion on Terrorism & Strategic Communication — September 30, 2007 FBI Faces Three-Tiered Terrorist Threat. “Six years later, the fight against terrorism has evolved in ways both subtle and dramatic. It is far from over. The terrorist threats...

Roundup 9/27: Muslim Politics Surprisingly Wired

News & Opinion on Terrorism & Strategic Communication — September 27, 2007 Muslim Politics Surprisingly Wired. “In 2000, fewer than 50 political parties from Muslim countries had Web sites. By 2007, there were more than 200 parties represented...

Roundup 9/26: Why bin Laden is Still Out There

News & Opinion on Terrorism & Strategic Communication — September 26, 2007 Why bin Laden is Still Out There. “The answers are several, each is compelling, and together they suggest that the U.S.-led coalition’s military and intelligence forces...

Analysis: Constructing the Enemy

by Steven R. Corman Recently, a rash of blog posts has come down the pipe about whether we should call the Bad Guys jihadis and/or what they do jihad. The literal translation of jihad is to strive or struggle. The word and its forms appear frequently in the...