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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
Yemen After The Arab Spring Conference DVD
On October 13, 2011, The Jamestown Foundation held its annual conference on Yemen entitled, "Yemen After the Arab Spring: From Revolution to Disintegration?" at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. This full-length DVD covers three conference panels, a keynote speech and concluding... MORE
The Reform Of Russia’s Conventional Armed Forces: Problems, Challenges, & Policy Implications
The Reform of Russia's Conventional Armed Forces: Problems, Challenges and Policy Implications, traces the complex origins of the reform, its numerous twists and assesses the key challenges it faces. Roger N. McDermott examines the obstacles confronting the Russian defense planners as they seek to transform... MORE
Volatile Borderland: Russia and the North Caucasus
In Volatile Borderland: Russia and the North Caucasus, The Jamestown Foundation presents a collection of essays by leading experts on the North Caucasus that allows for an in-depth look at the key developments, movements and personalities that have shaped the region since the start of the... 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
2011 China Defense and Security Conference DVD
On February 10, 2011, The Jamestown Foundation held its first annual conference on China Defense and Security, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. This full-length DVD covers four panels featuring: An introduction by Professor Arthur Waldron, University of Pennsylvania; remarks by... MORE
4th Annual Terrorism Conference DVD
On December 9, The Jamestown Foundation held its fourth annual conference on global terrorism, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. This full-length DVD covers the entire conference proceedings featuring: An introduction by Professor Bruce Hoffman (Georgetown University); keynote Speaker Mr. Amrullah Saleh, Former... 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
Islamist Movements in the Horn of Africa
On December 9, 2009, the Jamestown Foundation organized a special panel on "Islamist Movements in the Horn of Africa" as part of its annual conference, the latter appropriately titled "The Changing Strategic Gravity of al-Qaeda". This report is comprised of the proceedings from this important... MORE
The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb: Expansion in the Sahel and Challenges from Within Jihadist Circles
January 2010 marked the three-year anniversary of the merger between the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (or GSPC, as it is known by its French acronym) and al-Qaeda central. The GSPC became the official wing of al-Qaeda in North Africa, under the title of... MORE
Yemen on the Brink: Implications for U.S. Security Interests in the Horn of Africa Conference DVD
On April 15, The Jamestown Foundation held a conference on Yemen on the Brink: Implications for U.S. Security Interests in the Horn of Africa at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. The full-length DVD covers the entire conference proceedings, which includes keynote... MORE