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The Growing Importance of Belarus on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Over the past several years, the unique and widely misunderstood country of Belarus has risen to the attention of policymakers in Europe and the United States. Though for centuries an important invasion corridor across the plains of North Central Europe, its strategic importance had been... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – October 2021
The October 2021 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a piece on the affirmed death of jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar and his legacy of spreading influence of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) throughout the Sahel; the leadership of Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund as the inaugurated... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – September 2021
The September 2021 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on the Haqqani Network leader Sirajuddin Haqqani and his objectives regarding interactions with the Taliban and Pakistan's intelligence agency; the evolution of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan as the insurgent group undergoes leadership change... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – August 2021
The August 2021 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on the Afghan warlord Mohammed Mohaqiq; an examination of Ikrima, an al-Shabaab strategist recently designated a terrorist by the U.S. government; an analysis of Abdul Hameed Khan, a Pakistani separatist who just made peace... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – July 2021
the July 2021 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on the Herat warlord Ismael Khan, who has returned to the frontlines to fight the Taliban; an examination of infamous al-Qaeda ideological theoretician Abu Musab al-Suri's role in promoting lone wolf attacks; a look... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – June 2021
The June 2021 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on Afghan warlord Atta Muhammad Noor's return to the battlefield; the arrest and release of the Iranian-backed militia leader Qassim Musleh; a look at the Polisario Front leader Brahim Ghali; a post-mortem analysis of... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – May 2021
The May 2021 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on Waad Qado, the leader of the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Force's 30th Brigade that is currently on the frontlines of geopolitical tensions in the region; a look at Rashid Mwalimu, an al-Shabaab fighter trained... MORE
Baltic Sea Security: Regional and Sectoral Perspectives
The report Baltic Sea Security: Regional and Sectoral Perspectives offers a multifaceted discussion of the complex security issues affecting the Baltic region that have important implications for the cohesion of the wider Transatlantic alliance. The Baltic littoral countries have chosen to respond to similar security... MORE
The Prize: Why Taiwan and its Place in the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain Matter to the United States
Taiwan has always played a vital role in strategic thinking on the defense of Japan and of the U.S.’s position in the western Pacific. As part of the “first island chain” that circles the Chinese coast, Taiwan would be geopolitically priceless to Beijing if under... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – April 2021
The April 2021 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on the recently assassinated Taliban Shadow Governor, Maulvi Naik Muhammad Rahbar; a look at Abdallaye ag Albaka, the deputy leader of JNIM who was killed while leading an assault on UN peacekeepers; an profile... MORE
An Assessment of the Russian Airborne Troops and Their Role on Tomorrow’s Battlefield
During the last several years, the Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) have undergone important changes in organization as well as the procurement of equipment—a process that is by no means complete. For the foreseeable future, the VDV is set to expand the number of units and... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – March 2021
The March 2021 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on the Taliban negotiator Mullah Sherin Akhund; a look at Mohamed Ahmed “Qahiye,” Islamic State’s Exiled Chieftain in Somalia now operating in Mozambique; a profile of Abu Yassir Hassan, the recently surfaced leader of... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – February 2021
The February 2021 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on the recent arrest of the last fugitive responsible for the devastating 2002 Bali bombings; an update on the case of Ahmad Omar Saeed Shaikh, who was recently acquitted of killing Wall Street Journal... MORE
Coercive Labor and Forced Displacement in Xinjiang’s Cross-Regional Labor Transfer Program
Dr. Adrian Zenz is one of the world’s leading scholars on People’s Republic of China (PRC) government policies towards the country’s western regions of Tibet and Xinjiang. In 2017-2018, Dr. Zenz’s analysis played a significant role in bringing to light the Chinese government’s campaign of... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – January 2021
The January 2021 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on Hamid al-Jazaeri, the recently arrested leader of Saraya al-Khorasani; a look into Naufar Moulavi, a leading figure behind the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka; an analysis of Maalim Ayman, the al-Shabaab... MORE
Militant Leadership Monitor – December 2020
The December issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on Aleem Khan, a North Waziristan militan leader who recently joined Tehreek-e-Taliban; a look into Sayf Abdulrab Salem al-Hayashi, AQAP's financial conduit into the Yemen-Somalia weapons trade; a profile of Debretsion Gebremichael, the leader of... MORE