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Eighth Annual Terrorism Conference
Jamestown in the Media
New Report on Foreign Fighters in Syria Available
Top Articles of the Month
Featured Publication
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By Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga
By Peter Wood
By Willy Lam
By Dragan Pavlicevic
By Jerome Doyon
By John Dotson
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By Vladimir Socor
By Dumitru Minzarari
By Pavel Felgenhauer
By Vasili Rukhadze
By Stephen Blank
By John C.K. Daly
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Developments in North Africa, South America & the Middle East
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By Dario Cristiani
By Farhan Zahid
By Zaina Konbaz
By John C.K. Daly
By Abdul Hameed Bakier
By Animesh Roul
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December 9: Eighth Annual Terrorism Conference
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The Jamestown Foundation invites you to the Eighth Annual Terrorism Conference
Al-Qaeda and Its Heirs
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
The University Club of Washington, D.C.
Grand Ballroom (2nd Floor)
1135 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
When discussing the event on social media, please use #JTFTerrorism.
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Al-Jazeera looked to Wladimir van Wilgenburg for analysis of the relationship between the Syrian Kurds, the PKK and Turkey and how these affect the siege of Kobane by the Islamic State organization.
Jacob Zenn discussed with CNN whether or not Boko Haram will free the Chibok schoolgirls.
The Wall Street Journal interviewed senior fellow Willy Lam about the Chinese government’s expulsion of Hong Kong delegate James Tien from the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
Pavel Baev was quoted on Vladimir Putin’s claim that he could attack Europe within two days by EUObserver.com.
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Foreign Fighters in Syria: A Militant Leadership Monitor Special Report
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 In this Quarterly Special Report (QSR), we focus on the foreign fighters who have flocked to the Syrian conflict from around the world. From the Caucasus to the Black Sea to Indonesia, the Syrian conflict has attracted militants from various corners of the globe to fight against Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The QSR begins with a brief survey of foreign fighters in Syria by Nicholas Heras. The profiles of foreign fighters start with a portrait of the Georgia-born Chechen Omar al-Shishani, of the Islamic State, written by Sirwan Kajjo. Jacob Zenn then explores the little known connectionbetween militants in Indonesia and Syria. The QSR continues with an updated profile of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, and its Jordanian ideologue Sami al-Aridi is profiled by Murad Batal al-Shishani. Mairbek Vatchagaev provides a unique look at the Crimean fighter Abdul-Karim Krymsky. Murad Batal al-Shishani then offers an overview of Syrian rebels originally from the Russian North Caucasus. Nicholas Heras covers a Lebanese al-Qaeda commander, Osama Amin al-Shihabi. Leyla Aslanova then provides an independent assessment about the emergence of Azerbaijani fighters in Syria as reflected in a new documentary film. Finally, a timeline of milestones in the Syrian civil war is provided for context.
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Most-Read Articles of the Month
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China Brief
Hang Zhou
Peter Wood
John Dotson
Eurasia Daily Monitor
Pavel Felgenhauer
Giorgi Menabde
Vasili Rukkhadze
Terrorism Monitor
Michael W.S. Ryan
John C.K. Daly
Wladimir van Wilgenburg
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Conflict Zones: North Caucasus and Western Balkans Compared by Janusz Bugajski
 The Jamestown Foundation is proud to announce the release of Janusz Bugajski’s landmark study of the increasingly unstable North Caucasus. Comparing the region to the war-ravaged Western Balkans of the 1990s, Mr. Bugajski argues that the North Caucasus are poised to inherit the status as the “powder keg” of Europe. In addition to reviewing the region’s recent history and making forecasts for the future, Mr. Bugajski offers suggestions and proposals for a more active approach by Western governments to defuse conflicts in the region.
**Conflict Zones is available for free on our website! To download your copy, please click here**
Janusz Bugajski is a Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) in Washington DCand host of “Bugajski Hour” and “Bugajski Time” television shows broadcast in the Balkans. Bugajski has authored 19 books on Europe, Russia, and trans-Atlantic relations and is a columnist for several media outlets. His recent books include Conflict Zones: North Caucasus and Western Balkans Compared (2014), Return of the Balkans: Challenges to European Integration and U.S. Disengagement (2013), Georgian Lessons: Conflicting Russian and Western Interests in the Wider Europe (2010), Dismantling the West: Russia’s Atlantic Agenda (2009), America’s New European Allies (2009); and Expanding Eurasia: Russia’s European Ambitions (2008).
Click here to view more books and reports from the Jamestown Foundation
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