by editor | Dec 30, 2009 | Indonesia
by Mark Woodward Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) died yesterday. He was 69 years old. His passing was sudden, but not altogether unexpected because his health had been fragile for many years. He will be buried tomorrow in Jombang in East Java...
by ruston | Dec 28, 2009 | Analysis, Intelligence, Military, Narrative, Strategic Comm.
by Scott W. Ruston Recent headlines revealed that video feeds from the Predator, the US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used for surveillance and targeting in both Iraq and Afghanistan, have been intercepted by insurgents in Iraq. Early follow up analysis focuses on...
by Mark Dillen | Dec 18, 2009 | Monitor
The year 2009 in public diplomacy was a year for re-branding America in the world. The first African-American in the White House, who also happened to be the most eloquent U.S. President since John Kennedy, would have made for an auspicious year for the international...
by editor | Dec 18, 2009 | Government, Military, Southeast Asia
by Mark Woodward and Mariani Yahya* Thai-Buddhist colonialism? That is a strange concept, but it is reality as far as the Malay-Muslims of the “Deep South” of Thailand are concerned. Edward Said noted that the representation of political- and military-subject people...
by editor | Dec 16, 2009 | Analysis, Somaila
by Bennett Furlow Somalia is finally getting some recognition. For far too long Somalia was ignored unless someone wanted to point to an example of a failed state. Not until 2006, when the Union of Islamic Courts effectively gained control of the southern half of...
