by goodall | May 4, 2011 | Analysis, Narrative, Obama, Strategic Comm.
by Bud Goodall Sunday night President Barack Obama officially declared Osama bin Laden dead. He began his speech with these words: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that...
by editor | Feb 26, 2009 | Analysis, Counterterrorism, Image, Sensemaking
by Steven R. Corman A new study of public opinion in Muslim countries was released this week by WorldPublicOpinion.org. The study was conducted between July and September of 2008, using in-home interviews of around 1100 people in each of Egypt, Indonesia, and...
by editor | Dec 31, 2008 | Image, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman With the end of the year, it’s time for some shout-outs to five individuals who made significant achievements in strategic communication during 2008. They are (in alphabetical order): Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who had the good...
by editor | Aug 2, 2008 | Counterterrorism
by Steven R. Corman The U.S. Predator strike in South Waziristan earlier this week is reported to have killed not one but two important al Qaeda operatives.  Some are hopeful that it bagged a bigger prize. Yesterday CBS news reported that the strike may also...
by editor | Jun 30, 2008 | Afghanistan, Iraq, Politics
by Steven R. Corman I remember arriving in Karlsruhe, Germany on March 17, 2003. It was two days before the Iraq invasion. I didn’t know the date certain of the invasion, of course, but I knew for certain it was coming. I was quite worried (needlessly, as...
