by John Bugnacki | Jul 21, 2014 | Monitor
With the recent advance of the Sunni-extremist group the Islamic State and the increasing sectarian divisions that are cleaving apart the Islamic world, it is more important than ever to understand the differences and similarities between distinct Muslim groups,...
by John Bugnacki | Jun 30, 2014 | Monitor
As President Obama argued in his recent West Point foreign-policy speech, extremist groups such as Boko Haram and al Shabab constitute a significant threat to both regional and international security. However, while groups like Boko Haram and al Shabab desire to...
by John Bugnacki | Jun 5, 2014 | Monitor
On Wednesday June 5th, the American Security Project (ASP) hosted Said Temsamani, Zack Gold, and Timothy Fairbank in a talk titled, “Al Qaeda 3.0: Three Responses to the Changing Nature of Al Qaeda.” The speakers considered the threat that the new “Al Qaeda 3.0” poses...
by Steven G. Zenishek | May 9, 2013 | Monitor
By: Steven G. Zenishek While not democracy in the American image, the Arab Spring has the potential to bring Islamists into conflict with jihadists.
by Peter J. Munson | Apr 19, 2013 | Monitor
By: Peter J. Munson Click through to a few SWJ articles on Chechnya and the separatist insurgency there.