by admin | May 17, 2012 | Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Complexity, Counterterrorism, Islam, Military, Narrative, Politics, Publications, Religion, Sharia
by Jeffry R. Halverson The Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) has released a short monograph, De-Legitimizing al-Qaeda: A Jihad-Realist Approach, by sociologist Paul Kamolnick, a professor at Eastern Tennessee State University. Kamolnick criticizes current US efforts...
by admin | May 7, 2012 | Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Counterterrorism, Framing, Image, Intelligence, Movements, Strategic Comm.
By Steven R. Corman & Jarret Brachman The release last week of documents captured from Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbotabad has generated a flurry of interest in the press and blogosphere. Yet a question has arisen as to whether the release was wise, since the...
by admin | May 1, 2012 | COMOPS Journal, Counterterrorism, Intelligence, Media, Terrorism 2.0
by Steven R. Corman CNN is re-reporting a story from Die Zeit about a treasure-trove of al-Qaeda documents and manuals found encrypted in pornographic videos. The encryption was done using a technique call steganography. The videos were found in the possession of...
by editor | Mar 19, 2012 | COMOPS Journal, Counterterrorism, Diplomacy, Image, Obama, Politics, Sensemaking, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman In previous posts I have advocated amplifying al-Qaeda’s record of killing Muslims, and argued this practice was doing serious damage toAQ’s brand. Captured documents from bin Laden’s compound indicate that he was worried about...
by editor | Mar 11, 2012 | COMOPS Journal, Counterterrorism, Publications, Strategic Comm.
CSC members H. L. Goodall, Jr, Pauline Hope Cheong, Kristin Fleischer and Steven R. Corman have just published a new article in Perspectives on Terrorism. The abstract is below, and the article is available (free) here. Rhetorical Charms: The Promise and Pitfalls of...
by editor | Mar 9, 2012 | Africa, Analysis, Counterterrorism, Popular Culture
by R. Bennett Furlow On March 5th, 2012 the non-profit organization Invisible Children (IC) released a short film which quickly went viral. Kony 2012 is the name of the film and campaign by Invisible Children to raise the profile of Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord’s...