by editor | May 12, 2011 | Analysis, Framing, Strategic Comm.
by Bennett Furlow In the immediate aftermath of Usama bin Laden’s death there was no shortage of news and commentary trying to explain the significance of his demise. What does his death mean for the U.S. and al-Qaeda, or for the War in Afghanistan? The unilateral...
by ruston | May 5, 2011 | Analysis, Complexity, Framing, Narrative, Pakistan, Sensemaking, Uncategorized
by Scott Ruston As details pour in regarding this past weekend’s daring raid in which U.S. Navy SEALs killed elusive al-Qaeda leader and world’s most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden, the exact details of the events keep changing slightly. The New York Times titled...
by halverson | Apr 21, 2011 | Analysis, Framing, Iran, Islam, Narrative, Politics, Religion
by Jeffry R. Halverson Recently, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been abuzz over the release of a video entitled “The Coming is Very Near,” a 28-minute production created by a group of Twelver Shi‘a devotees of the Hidden Imam al-Mahdi, known as the Harbingers of the...
by halverson | Mar 21, 2011 | Framing, Islam, Narrative, Russia, Strategic Comm.
by Jeffry R. Halverson and Bud Goodall Muammar Gaddafi, “Leader and Guide” of Libya, and Vladimir Putin, current Prime Minister of Russia and former head of the FSB (formerly KGB), have separately denounced (Putin here ) UN Security Council Resolution 1973, approving...
by halverson | Jan 31, 2011 | Analysis, Diplomacy, Egypt, Framing, Government, Media, Muslim Brotherhood, Narrative
by Jeffry R. Halverson Events rapidly accelerated in Egypt on Friday, January 28, as expected. On Thursday night, the regime shut down internet access. This startling graphic by Craig Labovitz shows the precipitous drop in online traffic. Over the course of the day,...
by goodall | Jan 29, 2011 | Analysis, Diplomacy, Egypt, Framing, Identification, Islam, Israel, Media, Narrative, Obama, Religion, Sensemaking, State Dept., technology
by Bud Goodall The Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia last week beget further democracy uprisings in Egypt and Yemen this week, as well as protests in Jordan and Mauritania. If the protesters are finally successful in Egypt and President Hosni Mubarak is forced out, this...