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Press Release: Jamestown Senior Fellow Jacob Zenn Releases New Book, “Unmasking Boko Haram”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from the village of Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014 drew the world's attention to the previously little-known extremist group Boko Haram. Numerous questions followed, among them: Where did Boko Haram come from? What explains the rise of this... MORE
Jamestown Welcomes New Board Member Brigadier General (ret.) Robert Spalding
The Jamestown Foundation is proud to announce the addition of retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Robert Spalding to its Board of Directors. Jamestown President Glen Howard stated: "The addition of retired General Spalding to the Jamestown board will benefit the foundation immensely and allow us to... MORE
Jamestown Article on CCP Influence Operations in Singapore Draws Media Attention
On July 16, The Jamestown Foundation's China Brief published an article by Russell Hsiao titled "A Preliminary Survey of CCP Influence Operations in Singapore." The piece has already been viewed over 10,300 times, making it one of the most read in the history of the publication. Within days, Hsiao's analysis... MORE
Press Release – Jamestown Delegation Travels To Minsk, Belarus
On November 4–6, Jamestown Foundation President Glen Howard led a delegation to the Republic of Belarus on a fact-finding visit to meet with President Alyaksandr Lukashenka and other civilian and military officials. The delegation included: Dr. Michael Carpenter, recently the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense... MORE
Defeating ISIS and Al-Qaeda on the Ideological Battlefield: A Jamestown Foundation Workshop
In June, the Jamestown Foundation hosted a workshop of four experts led by Senior Fellow Michael W.S. Ryan to provide a starting point for an informed discussion concerning how the United States and its partners could defeat the ISIS group’s and al-Qaeda’s ideology. Hassan Hassan... MORE
Jamestown Analyst Adrian Zenz Interviewed, Cited in Numerous Outlets
Adrian Zenz's May 15 article, New Evidence for China’s Political Re-Education Campaign in Xinjiang, was cited in numerous press articles around the world. A selection of highlights: The Economist: China has turned Xinjiang into a police state like no other Washington Post: Former inmates of China's... MORE
Press Release — Jamestown Delegation Travels to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Czekaj [email protected] 202.483.8888 The Jamestown Foundation recently led an eight-member board delegation to Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Led by Ambassador Matthew Bryza, a Jamestown board member and former deputy assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia, the delegation... MORE
Press Release – Jamestown Holds Third ‘Russia in the Middle East’ Workshop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Czekaj [email protected] 202.483.8888 On Monday, January 29, The Jamestown Foundation hosted the third and final workshop connected to the Russia in the Middle East special project, led jointly by the two Project Investigators—Dr. Theodore Karasik and Dr. Stephen Blank.... MORE
Press Release – Jamestown Holds Second ‘Russia in the Middle East’ Workshop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Czekaj [email protected] 202.483.8888 On Friday, December 15, The Jamestown Foundation hosted the second workshop connected to the Russia in the Middle East special project, led jointly by the two Project Investigators—Dr. Theodore Karasik and Dr. Stephen Blank. Through a ... MORE
Jamestown Launches ‘Russia in the Middle East’ Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Czekaj [email protected] 202.483.8888 Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is in Moscow on a multi-day visit—the first ever such trip by a reigning Saudi monarch. The Russians have rolled out the red carpet for their guest. The... MORE