Center for Strategic Communication

On fire

by | Feb 4, 2015 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — there’s rather more going on in the burning of the Jordanian pilot than I can handle — here are some of today’s relevant highlights ] . I’ll start and close with JM Berger, who has two of the wisest contextual...

The learning is looped

by | Jan 29, 2015 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — Ts learn from CTs learn from Ts learn fro.. ] . btw, this is a special format doublequote, yeah? ** Brachman and McCants note in the conclusion to Stealing Al-Qa’ida’s Playbook: Jihadi ideologues closely follow Western thought...

Of morale, angels and Spartans

by | Jan 17, 2015 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — how sky differs from heaven, and what that means for morale and jihad ] . ** Okay, that Spartans / Battle of Badr DoubleQuote above is just a teaser, locating us in the general zone of morale.. What I’d really like to offer you here...

Paris: best resources

by | Jan 7, 2015 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — where I’m finding clarity in the fog, and grateful for it ] . From my point of view, the most calm-headed and significant tweet thus far today must be Will McCants‘ offering of scholarly context: Insulting the prophet — a...

Of Learned Unknowing: in the matter of ISIS

by | Aug 27, 2014 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — Newton, Cusa and Rumsfeld as context, McCants & Abu Susu for your consideration ] . ** Let me anchor this business of unknowing firmly in the hearts of Science, Theology, and the Defense Department. My own preference is for Theology,...