by Charles Cameron | Oct 20, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — there’s a similar report from Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army, fwiw ] . I have commented before on the use of miracle stories by Abdullah Azzam as quoted in Inspire magazine, and an African equivalent found in Gaidi Mtaani,...
by Charles Cameron | Jun 11, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — a follow-up post, includes the “brother against brother” issue & Afghan Taliban ] . ** Following up on my previous post in this series, I’ll begin with some comments specific to the Taliban that address the issue of...
by Sam Abrams | Jun 7, 2013 | Monitor
By: Sam Abrams In civil wars like Syria’s, strength is not necessarily a product of popularity; often strength actually produces popularity because compliance is more important than winning hearts and minds.
by Eric Harris Bernstein | Jun 4, 2013 | Monitor
In case you have been having a hard time keeping up with all of the news coming out of Syria, ASP has put together a quick round up of 5 key questions whose shifting answers will greatly affect the outcome of the Syrian civil war. Background Not unlike many Arab...
by Jonathan Panikoff | May 6, 2013 | Monitor
By: Jonathan Panikoff Syria is already in crisis but the death or departure of President Bashar al-Asad is likely to intensify violence and destruction in the country, not quell it.
