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Zapad-2013: A View From Helsinki
As a full-fledged war between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed irregulars rages on in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donbas, Western defense experts are only now beginning to thoroughly assess the military lessons of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Meanwhile, the Russian military again looks poised to intervene in... MORE
China’s Strategy for the ‘Network Domain’ Conference Report
The Jamestown Foundation offers a glimpse at Chinese responses to the rise of "cyber-war." While the rise of computer network exploitation has opened new opportunities for China to gather intelligence—and exposed U.S. government agencies and corporations to risks of espionage—Chinese planners are keenly aware of... MORE
The Sultan’s Raiders: The Military Role of the Crimean Tatars in the Ottoman Empire
From the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries, the Christian nations of Europe and the Shiites of Persia were forced to defend their lands against the inroads of an ever expanding Ottoman Empire, an empire whose awesome war machine at times appeared strong enough to absorb... MORE
Straddling Russia and Europe: A Compendium of Recent Jamestown Analysis on Belarus
This report features a collection of recent analysis written in Jamestown's flagship publication, Eurasia Daily Monitor. The included articles were written by Jamestown's foremost experts on Belarus and cover a wide array of subjects such as Minsk's attempts to juggle its relationship with the West... MORE
Northern Nigeria’s Boko Haram The Prize in al-Qaeda’s Africa Strategy
The Occasional Paper, entitled “Northern Nigeria’s Boko Haram: The Prize in Al-Qaeda’s Africa Strategy” is now available for purchase on our website. This Occasional Paper examines the evolution of al-Qaeda’s Africa strategy from its focus on East Africa in the 1990s to the entire African... MORE
Instability in Nigeria: The Domestic Factors
On June 19, 2012, The Jamestown Foundation held a conference on Boko Haram entitled "Threats to Nigeria's Security: Boko Haram and Beyond" at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. This report consists of select conference proceedings from the panel entitled, "Instability in... MORE
Central Asia, Afghanistan and the New Silk Road Conference Report
On November 14, 2011, The Jamestown Foundation held a conference on Central Asia entitled, “Central Asia, Afghanistan and the New Silk Road: Political Economic and Security Challenges” at the University Club in Washington, DC. This full-length transcription covers three conference panels and keynote remarks featuring:... MORE
An Outline of Kurdish Islamist Groups in Iraq
Abstract: This article outlines the history and genesis of Kurdish Islamist groups in Iraq. Based on fieldwork and personal interviews conducted in Iraq in 2003 and 2004, this study presents a significant amount of never-before published details about these movements. Particular attention is paid to... MORE
The Future of Kazakhstan After the Presidential Election Event Summary
Jamestown presents a complete summary of the May 12, 2011 event entitled 'The Future of Kazakhstan After the Presidential Election Event Summary' featuring discussions byJamestown Senior Fellow Vladimir Socor, Janusz Bugajski, Ambassador William Courtney, and Ambassador Erlan Idrissov. For a free hard copy of this... MORE
A History of Islamist Militancy in Pakistani Punjab
Pakistan’s Punjab Province is home to some of the world’s most insidious terrorist groups and Islamist political organizations. Islamist and jihadist groups, organized under different Islamic sects, have flourished in Punjab and among Punjabis elsewhere. The roots of Islamist militancy in the Muslim Punjab can... MORE
Defending the Strait: Taiwan’s Naval Strategy in the 21st Century
The Taiwan Navy can no longer keep up with a Chinese military that commands vast material preponderance, both quantitative and, increasingly, qualitative. It should no longer try. Nevertheless, the strategic vision set forth by the Republic of China Navy (ROCN), or Taiwan Navy, aims at... MORE
The Ten Pillars of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force: An Assessment
During Secretary of Defense Robert Gates's visit to China in January 2011, he stressed the importance of solid military-to-military relations. As a result of this visit, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) will hopefully engage each other through military... MORE
The Crimea: Europe’s Next Flashpoint?
Russia has always had a difficult time reconciling itself to accepting Ukraine as an independent state and a country that is outside its sphere of influence. Russia has an even more impossible time recognizing Ukraine’s sovereignty over the Crimea and the port of Sevastopol -... MORE
Shrinking Ground: Russia’s Decline in Global Arms Sales
Given the recent “reset” policy put in place by the Obama administration with regards to Russia policy, a closer look into the Kremlin’s arm sales practices might prove critical for anyone attempting to decipher Moscow’s foreign policy ambitions. In Shrinking Ground: Russia’s Decline in Global... MORE
Changing of the Guard: Beijing Grooms Sixth-Generation Cadres for 2020s
“Changing of the Guard: Beijing Grooms Sixth-Generation Cadres for 2020s” details the major generational changes that will take place in the party-and-state leadership at the 18th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress set for October 2012. While Fifth Generation leaders like Vice-President Xi Jinping remain poised... MORE
Saudi Arabian Oil Facilities: The Achilles Heel of the Western Economy
On February 24, 2006, the world’s largest oil refinery, the Abqaiq oil facility in Saudi Arabia, fell victim to a major attack by al-Qaeda. The strategic attack on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery nearly succeeded in knocking out of production the seven million barrel per... MORE