by lundry | Feb 28, 2013 | Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Complexity, Framing, Indonesia, Media, Southeast Asia, Strategic Comm.
By Chris Lundry Indonesian Islamist site syabab.com featured a story on Syria’s embattled leader Bashar al-Assad which states that his looming demise is the culmination of a “Western Plot.” This “news” is fascinating for those who have paid even just a little...
by lundry | Jan 22, 2013 | Analysis, Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communication, COMOPS Journal, Framing, Indonesia, Media, Southeast Asia
by Chris Lundry It’s been an active 2013 so far for anti-terrorism efforts in Indonesia, but actions of the authorities continue to spur debate. On December 20, 2012, armed civilians shot and killed four members of the Indonesian Police Mobile Brigades and injured...
by lundry | Nov 2, 2012 | COMOPS Journal, Framing, Indonesia, Islam, Language, Media, Narrative, Religion, Southeast Asia
By Chris Lundry Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has been branded a commander of the crusaders following the announcement that Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain will be awarding him the Honorary Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Bath. The...
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 | Apr 26, 2012 | Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Framing, Government, Indonesia, Military, Politics, Religion, Southeast Asia, Strategic Comm.
by Chris Lundry Indonesian extremists continue to portray Ambonese Christians as engaged in separatist rebellion against Indonesia, and a crusade against Muslims. This isn’t true, but raises the question: where on earth did they get this idea? The adage that if a lie...
by admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Afghanistan, COMOPS Journal, Framing, Publications, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman The CSC has an article in the current issue of Studies in Conflict and Terrorism on casualty inflation by the Taliban in the Afghanistan conflict. The abstract follows, and the full text is available here (subscription). Cooking the Books:...