In August 2013 the Iranian president presented his new government, which is largely comprised of technocrats with an extensive academic education. One of Rowhani's government's distinctive characteristics is the prominent presence of graduates of … [Read more...] about “Haqqani” & “Alavi”: Hotbeds for the Growth and Development of Iranian Leaders
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Cyber Survival: Why We’re Losing and What’s Needed to Win
Below is Steven Chabinsky's presentation from the American Center for Democracy's symposium on "Energy, Space and Cyber Security-Current and Future Threats," on September 30, 2013. Chabinsky focuses on the variety of cyber vulnerability and on … [Read more...] about Cyber Survival: Why We’re Losing and What’s Needed to Win
As U.S. Touts Thaw in Iran Relations, Iranians Spit on Obama Image, Prepare for ‘Death to America’ Day
Despite President Obama’s outreach to the new president of Iran, Islamic radicals walked over a U.S. flag and spat on Obama’s image on their way to prayers on Friday. Mashregh, the media outlet of the Revolutionary Guards, published a photo of the … [Read more...] about As U.S. Touts Thaw in Iran Relations, Iranians Spit on Obama Image, Prepare for ‘Death to America’ Day
Political Correctness: Picasso, Stalin, and ObamaCare
One of the marvels this amateur historian has found musing over intellectual trends through a long life is how concepts float back and forth, as often as not taking on new meaning about which their contemporary utilizers haven't a clue. An … [Read more...] about Political Correctness: Picasso, Stalin, and ObamaCare
GAO: U.S. Cities Not Ready for Nuclear Terrorism
General Accountability Office NUCLEAR TERRORISM RESPONSE PLANS: Major Cities Could Benefit from Federal Guidance on Responding to Nuclear and Radiological Attacks, September 30, 2013 [Highlights] Many emergency managers from the 27 major cities … [Read more...] about GAO: U.S. Cities Not Ready for Nuclear Terrorism
Welcome to the Age of Space and Cyber Warfare
Below is Col. "Coyote" Smith's presentation from the American Center for Democracy's symposium on "Energy, Space and Cyber Security-Current and Future Threats," on September 30, 2013. Col. Smith's enlightening and sobering presentation highlights the … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Age of Space and Cyber Warfare
The Sources of Iranian Negotiating Behavior
This important study by Harold Rhode was first published in Agusut 2010. Rhode, former Defense Department official and Middle East scholar put together a prescient analysis of Iranian negotiating strategies. Iran's new president Hassan Rohani, who … [Read more...] about The Sources of Iranian Negotiating Behavior
Next-Generation Space & Cyber War
On September 30, the American Center for Democracy staged a roundtablediscussion on "Energy, Space & Cyber Insecurity - Current and Future Threats." We bring you several thought-provoking "What If ...? Scenarios by William B. Scott, a … [Read more...] about Next-Generation Space & Cyber War
Egypt’s Muslim Sisterhood
The perdurability of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimun) is explained by more than a half-century's effort to penetrate and control the professions (doctors, lawyers, pharmacists, etc.); the influence of Muslim clerics and their control … [Read more...] about Egypt’s Muslim Sisterhood
The Al-Nusra Front
The Al-Nusra Front (Jabhat al-Nusra) is an Al-Qaeda Salafist-jihadi network, prominent in the rebel organizations in Syria. From the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Overview Al-Qaeda Entrenchment in Syria 1. During the … [Read more...] about The Al-Nusra Front