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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
The Battle for Yemen: Al-Qaeda and the Struggle for Stability
The Battle for Yemen is a rare and comprehensive volume that tackles the facets of instability that currently plague Yemen. It offers a wealth of analysis and keen observations from the experts of The Jamestown Foundation, who have monitored the developments within Yemen since 2004.... MORE
Volatile Landscape: Iraq and its Insurgent Movements
Violence in Iraq has declined since its civil war of 2005-2007 due to the implementation of the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy, Shi'a militia ceasefires, and the emergence of Iraq's Awakening Movement. But as the U.S. military draws down its forces, Iraq remains a fragile, un-reconciled state,... MORE
The Iraqi Elections & the Changing Politico-Security Environment in Iraq Conference DVD
On March 4, The Jamestown Foundation held a conference on The Iraqi Elections & the Changing Politico-Security Environment in Iraq at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. The full-length DVD covers the entire conference proceedings, which includes the luncheon panel presented by... MORE
Terrorism Trends in South and Southeast Asia
While the Arab Middle East is political Islam’s ideological and historical core, South Asia and Southeast Asia, concentrated in the Indonesian archipelago, make up the modern demographic core of the Muslim world. Advocates of political jihadism have been adept at exploiting pre-existing territorial and ethnic... MORE
China in Africa Conference DVD/ Select Proceedings
On May 20, The Jamestown Foundation held a conference on China in Africa at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The full-length DVD covers the entire conference proceedings, which includes the luncheon panel presented by keynote speaker: Victor Zhikai Gao, Former Senior Vice President,... MORE
China in Africa
China in Africa examines the complexity of China's engagement with the African continent. The book covers critical issues such as Chinese soft and hard power, energy and arms relations, and China's bilateral relations with African countries. Ultimately, this volume serves to assist in improving policymakers' understanding... MORE
The Changing Strategic Gravity of al-Qaeda Conference DVD
On December 9, The Jamestown Foundation held its third annual conference on global terrorism, entitled "The Changing Strategic Gravity of Al-Qaeda," at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. This full-length DVD covers the entire conference proceedings including the luncheon panel presented by keynote speaker:... MORE
Britain & the North West Frontier: Strategy, Tactics and Lessons
The tribal areas of Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) fully deserve President Barack Obama’s description as “the most dangerous place in the world”. This remote and inhospitable region is only nominally under Pakistan's administration and its Pashtun tribesmen have a long history of opposing outside... MORE
The South China Sea Dispute: Increasing Stakes and Rising Tensions
Tensions are on the rise in the South China Sea. Longstanding sovereignty disputes over the profusion of atolls, shoals and reefs that dot the 1.2 million square miles of sea, allied to extensive overlapping claims to maritime space, have been a source of serious interstate... MORE
Who’s Who in the Somali Insurgency: A Reference Guide
The ongoing struggle for control of Somalia is one of the world’s most complicated. With the country already effectively split into three parts, it may be too late to speak of a Somali nation. While the popular conception of this conflict pits al-Qaeda associated Islamists... MORE
China’s Quasi-Superpower Diplomacy: Prospects and Pitfalls
The year 2009 will go down in history as a watershed for the epochal expansion of China’s global influence. With its economy tipped to grow at 8 percent despite the world financial crisis, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is widely regarded as a prime... MORE