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Militant Leadership Monitor – July 2015 Issue
The July 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor covers militants from Libya to Pakistan. Nicholas Heras begins with a brief on Muhanna Jaffala, an Aleppan student turned rebel leader who was just severely injured in an assassination attempt. Heras follows with another on Faraj al-Barassi, the Libyan... MORE
Six Years at Sea… And Counting: Gulf of Aden Anti-Piracy and China’s Maritime Commons Presence
Available Now Well over six years of Chinese anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden have directly supported People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) modernization goals and provided invaluable experience operating in distant waters. Lessons learned have spawned PLAN innovations in doctrine, operations, and international coordination.... MORE
Azerbaijan and the New Energy Geopolitics of Southeastern Europe
Azerbaijan and the New Energy Geopolitics of Southeastern Europe, edited by Margarita Assenova and Zaur Shiriyev, comes at a critical time when concerns about energy security are growing in the midst of military, economic and energy conflicts in East and Southeastern Europe. As the construction... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – June 2015 Issue
The June 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor starts off with a brief of Captain Abd al-Nasr Shmeir, a former Syrian soldier turned militia leader in the Damascus suburban area of Ghouta. Nicholas Heras follows this up with one on Shaykh Abu Rateb al-Homsi, a... MORE
Who’s Who Among the Islamic State’s Commanders, Clerics and Affiliates
One year after the capture of Mosul on June 9, 2014, the militant movement known as the Islamic State has become one of the world’s most widely known terrorist organizations. The rise of this jihadist group has set off shock waves in Western capitals as... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – May 2015 Issue
The May 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with a brief on trans-Saharan jihadist Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, who recently switched allegiance from al-Qaeda to the Islamic State, by Nicholas Heras. He follows with another on Abu Humam, who leads one of the local jihadist groups to... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – April 2015
The April 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor covers militants from Syria to South Sudan. Nicholas Heras begins with a brief on Abu Abd Allah al-Shami, a leading Salafist commander in Syria. He follows with another on Anas bin Ali bin Abdul Aziz al-Nashwan, a... MORE
Al-Qaeda and Its Heirs
On December 9, 2014, the Jamestown Foundation organized the Eighth Annual Terrorism Conference. This report contains eight papers from presenters at the conference. Michael W. S. Ryan leads with “The Islamic State: What Victory Means.” Nicholas A. Heras then discusses “Swimming in a Turbulent Sea? Non-State Threats... MORE
The Kenyan Face of al-Shabaab
Three months before the recent storming of Garissa University College in Kenya by al-Shabaab militants, Jamestown analyst Muhyadin Ahmed Roble wrote that the Somali terrorist group was still capable of mounting devastating attacks and remained a viable threat in regional security. In light of these... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – March 2015 Issue
The March 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with two briefs on Syrian militants. Muhammad al-Faris is a supporter of President Bashar al-Assad in Qamishli, a Kurdish-majority area of northeastern Syria. Major Yassir Abd al-Rahim is a defected Syrian artillery officer who is part... MORE
2015 China Defense & Security Conference DVD
On March 12, 2015, The Jamestown Foundation held its fifth annual conference on China Defense and Security, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. This full-length set of DVDs covers four conference panels featuring: A keynote address by Dr. Kurt M. Campbell, former Assistant Secretary... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – February 2015 Issue
The February 2015 issue begins with a brief on the three commanders of the the Free Syrian Army's al-Jaysh al-Awal by Nicholas Heras. Saber Safer, Abd al-Latif al-Hawrami and Abu Hamza al-Nu'iymi lead roughly 10,000 fighters in the Dara'a and al-Quneitra governorates. This is followed... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – January 2015 Issue
The January 2015 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with two briefs on Syrian fighters by Nicholas Heras. Shaykh Muhammad Sa’ad al-Din al-Baridi is the leader of Liwa Shuhada al-Yarmouk; Jabhat al-Nusra recently accused al-Baridi of defecting to the Islamic State. Rafid Abd al-Razaq Taha,... MORE
A Net Assessment of Developments in Eurasia Since the Start of 2014
During the week of October 14–20, 2014, Eurasia Daily Monitor presented a series of special issues featuring net assessments of developments across Eurasia since the beginning of the year. Following Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity on the Maidan, and Russia’s ensuing cynical attack on the country... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – December 2014
The December 2014 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor begins with two brief sketch of Libyan militia commanders by Nicholas Heras. Omar al-Ansari commands the Tuareg Katiba 315 in southwestern Libya where he is at the nexus of a trans-Saharan illicit trade network while Salim Barrani... MORE