by editor | Jan 4, 2011 | Identification, Religion, Research, Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman CSC researchers Pauline Cheong and Jeff Halverson have just published a paper in the journal Studies in Conflict and Terrorism that will be of interest to readers of this blog. The paper examines al Qaeda texts from 1996-2009 to determine...
by halverson | Sep 14, 2009 | Analysis, Counterterrorism, Identification, Islam, Popular Culture
by Jeffry Halverson In the September 10 cover story on ForeignPolicy.com Jarret Brachman warns the Obama administration to pay careful attention to al-Qaeda’s new Libyan-born media darling, Abu Yahya al-Libi. He writes: Whether he’s shown traipsing through...
by editor | Sep 2, 2009 | Analysis, Identification, Indonesia, Movements, Popular Culture, Sensemaking, Southeast Asia
by Mark Woodward* Over the last year it has become increasingly apparent to progressive Indonesian Muslim intellectuals and political leaders that there is a clear association between the spread of Wahhabi religious teachings and political extremism. In the weeks...
by cheong | Mar 26, 2009 | Analysis, Identification, Media, technology, Terrorism 2.0
By Pauline Hope Cheong Two related white papers have generated fresh buzz about Internet radicalization in recent weeks. These papers are in substantial disagreement about the basic issue of how much of a force the Internet is in causing radicalization. This is a...
by editor | May 1, 2007 | Analysis, Identification, Media
by Steven R. Corman and Jarret Brachman On April 20, news surfaced from Peshawar, Pakistan of a gruesome Taliban execution video in which a young boy beheads a fellow Taliban supporter. The victim, identified as Ghulam Nabi, a Pakistani militant, “confesses†on...
by editor | Apr 3, 2007 | Analysis, Identification, Iran, Media, Popular Culture
By Zachary Justus The film 300 has broken box office records and helped pave the way for a new type of cinema that bridges the gaps between video games, animation, and live action. The highly stylized telling of the Battle of Thermopylae has also forged an unlikely...