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Volatile Landscape: Iraq and its Insurgent Movements
March 8, 2010 11:29 AM![](http://library.vu.edu.pk/cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/000100A/http/web.archive.org/web/20111226234259im_/http:/=2fwww.jamestown.org/typo3temp/pics/f1bbd4b4ab.jpg)
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 Movemen...
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Former Pakistan Army Chief Reveals Intelligence Bureau Harbored Bin Laden in Abbottabad
December 22, 2011
Putin’s Agenda: The Arctic Revival
December 19, 2011
China Assesses President Obama’s November 2011 Asia-Pacific Trip
December 20, 2011
Russian Government Displays an Ingrained Lack of Novelty In Dealing With the North Caucasus
December 19, 2011
Turkey’s Law on Military Service Exemption
December 19, 2011
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In spite of denials by the Pakistani military, evidence is emerging that elements within the Pakistani military harbored Osama bin Laden with the knowledge of former army chief General Pervez Musharraf and possibly current Chief...
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Russian foreign policy under Vladimir Putin is increasingly resorting to gunboat diplomacy (see EDM, December 12). However, another key element in Putin’s agenda has been his aggressive campaign to assert Russian interests in the...
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President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Asia-Pacific trip in November was widely seen as a reaffirmation of America’s commitment to the Asia-Pacific and a clear signal of Washington’s intent to increase...
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On December 15, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held his now traditional annual phone-in press conference. During the phone-in, Putin mentioned the North Caucasus 21 times. It appeared that the Prime Minister still credits...
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On November 30, the Turkish Grand National Assembly passed a law that will allow citizens born before 1983 to avoid military service upon the payment of an exemption. Starting by January 1, 2012, those who comply with the...
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“The Notion of Spring Does Not Exist in the Arab world”: Djibouti’s President Ismail Guelleh Wards off the Arab Spring
In a recent interview with a French-language African news magazine, Djibouti's head of state, Ismail Omar Guelleh, was asked if “the great wind of the Arab Spring” had “blown as far as Djibouti?” Guelleh, leader of Djibouti since...
Former Pakistan Army Chief Reveals Intelligence Bureau Harbored Bin Laden in Abbottabad
December 22, 2011![](http://library.vu.edu.pk/cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/000100A/http/web.archive.org/web/20111226234259im_/http:/=2fwww.jamestown.org/typo3temp/pics/795c88948c.jpg)
In spite of denials by the Pakistani military, evidence is emerging that elements within the Pakistani military harbored Osama bin Laden with the knowledge of former army chief General Pervez Musharraf and possibly current Chief...
China Assesses President Obama’s November 2011 Asia-Pacific Trip
December 20, 2011![](http://library.vu.edu.pk/cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/000100A/http/web.archive.org/web/20111226234259im_/http:/=2fwww.jamestown.org/typo3temp/pics/26d64aeaa1.jpg)
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Asia-Pacific trip in November was widely seen as a reaffirmation of America’s commitment to the Asia-Pacific and a clear signal of Washington’s intent to increase...
DPP’s Cross-Strait Policy Consistent with “Status Quo”
December 20, 2011![](http://library.vu.edu.pk/cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/000100A/http/web.archive.org/web/20111226234259im_/http:/=2fwww.jamestown.org/typo3temp/pics/18587f5a1e.jpg)
With Taiwan’s 2012 presidential and legislative elections less than one month away and public opinion polls showing the two presidential hopefuls, President Ma Ying-jeou and Chairwoman Tsai Ing-yen, in a dead heat, Washington and...
Turkey’s Law on Military Service Exemption
December 19, 2011![](http://library.vu.edu.pk/cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/000100A/http/web.archive.org/web/20111226234259im_/http:/=2fwww.jamestown.org/typo3temp/pics/8f7ce3c514.jpg)
On November 30, the Turkish Grand National Assembly passed a law that will allow citizens born before 1983 to avoid military service upon the payment of an exemption. Starting by January 1, 2012, those who comply with the...
Russian Government Displays an Ingrained Lack of Novelty In Dealing With the North Caucasus
December 19, 2011![](http://library.vu.edu.pk/cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/000100A/http/web.archive.org/web/20111226234259im_/http:/=2fwww.jamestown.org/typo3temp/pics/4c3358f82d.jpg)
On December 15, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held his now traditional annual phone-in press conference. During the phone-in, Putin mentioned the North Caucasus 21 times. It appeared that the Prime Minister still credits...
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The Future Of Kazakhstan After the Presidential Election Event Summary
November 22, 2011![](http://library.vu.edu.pk/cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/000100A/http/web.archive.org/web/20111226234259im_/http:/=2fwww.jamestown.org/typo3temp/pics/200feef269.jpg)
Jamestown presents a complete summary of the May 12, 2011 event entitled 'The Future of Kazakhstan After the Presidential Election Event Summary' featuring discussions by Jamestown Senior Fellow Vladimir Socor, Janusz...
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The Fifth Annual Terrorism Conference: "Al-Qaeda After Bin Laden"
December 8, 2011 08:30 AMThursday, December 8, 2011 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
National Press Club
Grand Ballroom
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, D.C.
*Amb. Daniel Benjamin's prepared remarks given at the event ...
Media Appearances
China Brief Analyst Dennis Blasko's Assessment of PLA Budget Cited in Huffington Post
December 22, 2011Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Lawrence Korb and Bill French cited Dennis Blasko's China Brief article "An Analysis of China’s 2011 Defense Budget and Total Military Spending — The Great Unknown" in a...
China Brief Analyst L.C. Russell Hsiao Highlighted in Taipei Times Article on DPP Cross-Strait Policy
December 22, 2011The Taipei Times picked up China Brief analyst and former editor L.C. Russell Hsiao's recent China Brief article, entitled "DPP’s Cross-Strait Policy Consistent with 'Status Quo'," that was published yesterday.
William...
Press Releases
Jamestown Welcomes New Board Members, General Michael V. Hayden, and Bruce Riedel
March 22, 2011General Michael V. Hayden and Bruce Riedel Join The Jamestown Foundation Board
The Jamestown Foundation and Ilia State University Announce Second International Conference in Tbilisi.
December 2, 2010“Hidden Nations, Enduring Crimes: The North Caucasus Between Past and Future”
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