by editor | Dec 17, 2014 | Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Indonesia, Iran, Islam, Religion
by Mark Woodward* On September first the British on-line paper The Independent reported on alleged plans by the Saudi Arabian government to demolish the Prophet Muhammad’s tomb and move his body to an unmarked grave. The Prophet’s tomb is located in the mosque he...
by editor | Jun 3, 2014 | Africa, Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Counterterrorism, Publications, Strategic Comm.
CSC has released a new white paper: The Narrative Landscape of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Executive Summary This report presents the results of an analysis of the narrative landscape produced in texts by and about al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) from 2007...
by editor | Mar 9, 2014 | Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Publications, Research
Security vs. Liberty: The Discourse on Terrorism in the United States and Morocco and Its Societal Effects by Valentina Bartolucci, CSC Visiting Fellow Pre-press open access here. Abstract: This article first analyzes some of the main features of the political...
by lundry | Apr 25, 2013 | Analysis, Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communication, Media, Narrative, Popular Culture, Sensemaking
By Chris Lundry It has been over a week since the grisly bombing at the Boston Marathon, and with one perpetrator killed and another captured, analysts are now searching for the “why” and “how” answers. How did a seemingly well-adjusted young man fall under the...
by greenberg | Mar 7, 2013 | Africa, Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Government, Narrative, Strategic Comm.
by Nathaniel Greenberg The Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies at the Potomac Institute recently released a report entitled “Terrorism in North Africa and the Sahel in 2012: Global Reach and Implications.” It contains important proposals for addressing some...
by lundry | Feb 28, 2013 | Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Complexity, Framing, Indonesia, Media, Southeast Asia, Strategic Comm.
By Chris Lundry Indonesian Islamist site syabab.com featured a story on Syria’s embattled leader Bashar al-Assad which states that his looming demise is the culmination of a “Western Plot.” This “news” is fascinating for those who have paid even just a little...