Center for Strategic Communication

The Tipping Point?

by Bud Goodall In a New York Times article today entitled “Violence Leaves Young Iraqis Doubting Clerics,” evidence gathered by investigative reporters on the scene strongly indicates that the appeal of violent extremism may be waning. Are we at a new...

Culture Shock and Terrorist Recruitment

by Miriam Sobre-Denton As an American who has traveled overseas throughout my life, as well as a teacher of intercultural communication, I often wonder how it is that we don’t relate travel experiences and study abroad to the potential for loneliness and identity...

Cash Flows On Both Sides

by Ed Palazzolo According to recent reports, the growth of opium poppy reached record highs in 2007 for production in Afghanistan. – it said Afghanistan now produces 93 percent of the world’s opium poppy – comes hand in hand with the resurgence of...