The Inseparable Twins: Diaspora Shishan and Chechen Muwaḥḥidun & Jihadis in al-Sham
Introduction Ethnic Chechens play a critical if underappreciated role in the conflict now raging in al-Sham. They include the...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Inseparable Twins: Diaspora Shishan and Chechen Muwaḥḥidun & Jihadis in al-Sham
A nation must think before it acts.
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The Gulf Cooperation Council’s Unified Military Command
INTRODUCTION The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which brings together the countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and...
The Perfect Storm Ahead? An Exploration of the Risk of Nuclear Terrorism
“Today, the elements of a perfect storm are in place around the world: an ample supply of weapons-usable nuclear...
William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and the American Founding: The Philadelphia Factor
. . . Given all these contingencies it would appear that the birth of a United States of America...
Discriminate Power: A Strategy for a Sustainable National Security Posture
This study began with the proposition that U.S. national security policy faces a looming means-ends gap with interlocking financial,...
21st Century Cultures of War: Advantage Them
Introduction In the inaugural launch of the FPRI’s new e-publication, The Philadelphia Papers, the anthropologist Anna Simons of the Defense Analysis...