by mm13 | Mar 30, 2009 | Afghanistan, Analysis, Iraq, Media, Strategic Comm.
by Monika Maslikowski & Z.S. Justus As observers of Al-Qa’ida’s media strategy we notice a trend in their communication: When a conflict around the world involving a Muslim country heats ups, AQ leadership is quick to jump on the opportunity to provide...
by justus | Nov 19, 2008 | Afghanistan, Diplomacy, Iran, Islam, Politics, Strategic Comm.
by ZS Justus A recent audio recording from al-Qaeda #2 Zawahiri sends a series of “messages†to President-elect Barack Obama. News outlets have quickly grabbed one of the more provocative excerpts from the recording, Zawahiri’s labeling of Obama as a “house...
by mm13 | Oct 7, 2008 | Afghanistan, Military, Pakistan, Strategic Comm.
by Monika Maslikowski The Global War on Terror has been accurately described by some as a global counterinsurgency against the groups and individuals that promote the ideology of violent Islamic extremism. Unlike traditional counterinsurgency campaigns, however, there...
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...
by editor | Mar 10, 2008 | Afghanistan, Diplomacy, Image, Strategic Comm.
by David Berg The US State Department has been quietly advocating the use of a controversial strategy transplanted from the War on Drugs in South America to the War on Terrorism in Afghanistan. According to freelance journalist Joseph Kirschke, the US State Department...