Another piece for The National Interest, looking this time at China-Afghanistan. A topic I have covered a few times in the past, but this time based off a research trip there. We actually wrote this the day after Obama’s visit to Kabul which took place overnight. We went to bed hearing it was coming and [...]
Archive for the ‘ACADEMIC JOURNALS’ Category
China Digs in to Afghanistan
Posted: May 25, 2012 in The National InterestTags: Afghanistan, Amu Darya, Aynak, China, China and the world, China-Afghanistan, Chinese investment
0
The Clash of Eurasian Grand Strategies
Posted: May 1, 2012 in Atlantic, The National InterestTags: China, China and the world, China-Central Asia, China-Russia, China-US, Chinese foreign policy, Kazakhstan, New Eurasian Landbridge, New Silk Road, SCO
A new big think piece for The National Interest that has already been re-posted on The Atlantic’s site under the title ‘The New Great Game: Development, Not Domination, in Central Asia.’ It is another piece to emerge as part of the project that I have been working on with Alex and which is primarily housed [...]
In Short Supply: The Britain-Pakistan Jihadist Trade Flow
Posted: April 25, 2012 in Foreign PolicyTags: Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, Europe, Pakistan, radicalization, terrorism, UK
A new piece for Foreign Policy’s AfPak Channel, looking at the flow of British jihadists to Pakistan. A number that seems to have decreased and that is clearly not being as directed or tapped into as it was before. While plots still pop up with links to Pakistan (something that is not that surprising when [...]
The Rise and Fall of Al Qaeda
Posted: March 19, 2012 in International AffairsTags: Al Qaeda, ayman al zawahiri, book review, jihad, Osama bin laden, radicalisation, terrorism
A new book review for International Affairs, this time of Dr Fawaz Gerges The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda for Oxford University Press. Another short book that reads like a long essay, and has some interesting detail in it. Unfortunately, the review itself is behind a firewall, so you’ll have to reach out to me [...]
Al Qaeda’s Next Evolution? An Internet of Lone Wolves
Posted: March 12, 2012 in Book ChaptersTags: AQAP, azzam.com, lone wolves, online, online terrorism, radicalization, shabaab, shabab, UK jihad
I have a chapter featured in this latest book Al Qaeda After Bin Laden published by the Al Mesbar Studies & Research Centre. My chapter focuses on the evolution of the Internet as a tool for al Qaeda and affiliated groups in the west, looking in turn at the cases of the Islamic Gateway and www.azzam.com [...]
The Perils of Leaderless Jihad
Posted: February 8, 2012 in Foreign PolicyTags: British counter-terrorism, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Europe, kashmir, Pakistan, radicalization, UK
A new piece for Foreign Policy’s AfPak Channel, this time looking in some detail at a plot that was disrupted in the UK last week. The chaps are about to get sentenced this week, and I may cover another aspect of this in another upcoming piece some point soon. On another note the friendly team [...]
The jihad will be YouTubed
Posted: December 15, 2011 in Foreign PolicyTags: counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, lone wolves, online, online extremism, online radicalisation, online terrorism, radicalization
A new post for Foreign Policy’s AfPak Channel, exploring western jihobbyists use of the Internet and their connections with radical groups. I have a longer book chapter on a similar topic forthcoming – exploring the history of use of the Internet. A topic ripe for further contemplation I think – any tips for interesting articles [...]
Jihad in the West: The Rise of Militant Salafism
Posted: December 14, 2011 in International AffairsTags: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, counter-radicalization, counter-terrorism, Global Jihad, Osama bin laden, radicalization, terrorism
Slightly belatedly another review in a new journal, this time for Chatham House’s International Affairs journal, looking at Frazer Egerton’s “Jihad in the West: The Rise of Militant Salafism” for Cambridge University Press. I see that the publisher liked my review and have already incorporated it into their webpage for the site. The book was a quick read [...]
Brothers in Arms: The Story of al-Qa’ida and the Arab Jihadists
Posted: December 13, 2011 in Terrorism and Political ViolenceTags: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, ayman al zawahiri, egyptian islamic jihad, GIA, GSPC, libyan islamic fighting group, Osama bin laden, terrorism
Another book review for Terrorism and Political Violence journal, this time about Camille Tawil’s excellent “Brothers in Arms: The Story of al-Qa’ida and the Arab Jihadists.” The book looks at the evolution of the various Arab groups that evolved out of the war in Afghanistan against the Soviets and later melded with al Qaeda in [...]
The Limits of Regional Cooperation in Asia
Posted: November 17, 2011 in Foreign PolicyTags: Afghanistan, Central Asia, China, China and the world, Chinese foreign policy, SCO, shanghai cooperation organization, terrorism
A new post for Foreign Policy’s AfPak Channel, touching on my new growing theme of China and her Central Asian periphery. This time a focus on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and its inelastic nature. The Limits of Regional Cooperation in Asia By Raffaello Pantucci Wednesday, November 16, 2011 – 1:59 PM Share VLADIMIR RODIONOV/AFP/Getty Images Last [...]
