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Philip Breedlove Yemen’s Fate Hinges on The Battle for Marib Trouble Finding Partners: Barriers to China’s Overseas Basing Watch Now – Baltic Sea Security Conference Watch Now – Jamestown Terrorism Watch Week Russia’s ‘Peacekeeping’ Operation in Karabakh: Foundation of a Russian Protectorate (Part Two) Putin May Cripple the US’s Strongest Voice in Russia Xi Jinping Boosts the Party’s Control and His Own Authority Islamic State Khorasan Province Attack on Hazaras Endangers Pakistan’s Baluchistan Province March 4, 2021 Anniversary of Stalinist Deportations Shines Renewed Spotlight on Unresolved Chechen-Dagestani Territorial Dispute By: Valery Dzutsati An estimated 10,000 people gathered in the Novolaksky district of Dagestan, on February 23, to commemorate the anniversary of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s deportation of the Chechens in 1944. The deputy speaker of the Chechen... MORE March 4, 2021 Including Iran in Moscow-Led Economic Group Will Upend Former Soviet Space By: Paul Goble Reports claiming that Russia will, within a few weeks, welcome Iran as a new member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) may be premature, but they are still likely to be realized in the not-too-distant... MORE March 4, 2021 Moscow Angered but Not Deterred by Newest Round of Western Sanctions By: Pavel Felgenhauer After repeatedly and unsuccessfully pleading with the Kremlin to release imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the European Union and the United States, in a coordinated move, imposed additional sanctions packages against Russia. Seven top security,... MORE March 4, 2021 Ahmad Omar Saeed Shaikh: New Updates in Daniel Pearl Murder Case By: Farhan Zahid The Supreme Court of Pakistan's acquittal of Ahmad Omar Saeed Shaikh is a recent but shocking development in the Daniel Pearl murder case. The kidnapping and beheading of the Wall Street Journal correspondent in Pakistan... MORE March 4, 2021 Former Beauty Queen and Rapper-Turned-Jihadist Highlight Islamic Extremist Recruitment on Social Media: The Cases of Aamani Noor and Marouen Douiri By: Halla Diyab With Islamic State (IS) increasingly turning to social media to spread its propaganda amid its territorial defeat, the group has utilized apps like Tik Tok, Telegram, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube to recruit and radicalize... MORE March 4, 2021 What’s Behind Taliban Leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar’s Heightened Diplomatic Visits? By: Sudha Ramachandran On February 16, the Taliban’s deputy leader and chief of its Qatar political office, Mullah Abdul Ghani, better known as Mullah Baradar (meaning brother), issued an “open letter” to the American public calling on “the... MORE March 4, 2021 A Profile of Northwestern Nigeria’s Kidnapping Duo: Nasiru Kachalla and Dogo Gide By: Jacob Zenn Since Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the Kankara kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria’s Katsina State in December 2020, concern about banditry in the country has gained increasing national and international attention (see Terrorism Monitor, January 15).... MORE March 3, 2021 Kyrgyzstan Preparing for Constitutional Reform in Search for Stability By: George Voloshin On January 11, the leader of Kyrgyzstan’s most recent revolution, Sadyr Zhaparov, won the presidency in what turned out to be a largely uncontested election. He obtained nearly 80 percent of all ballots cast, compared... MORE March 3, 2021 Azerbaijan, Turkey Watching Armenia’s Political Crisis By: Vladimir Socor Viewed from Baku and Ankara, the political conflict in Armenia pits military and civilian nationalists unreconciled to defeat in the Second Karabakh War (September 27–November 9, 2020) versus the armistice-accepting government of Nikol Pashinian. As... MORE PUBLICATIONS SPECIAL PROJECTS Support Jamestown Support Jamestown Follow Jamestown facebook twitter rss_reader vimeo Subscribe to Our Publications Events Upcoming Event – The Future of Tibet is proud to present an online webinar... MORE Media Appearances Analyst Richard Arnold Interviewed by Vice About Self-Censorship in Russia Russia expert Richard Arnold was interviewed in a February 25 story for Vice News regarding conscious self-censorship by Russian sports stars and public figures to... MORE Books and Reports Militant Leadership Monitor – July 2018 The July 2018 issue of Militant Leadership Monitor features a brief on Boko Haram’s missing commander, Man Chari, as well as profiles of Tihama Resistance Brigade Commander Shaykh Abd al-Rahman Shuae Hajari; IS Russian Propaganda Master Abu Jihad; The New Ideologue-Warrior Leader of TTP, Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud; and Syrian Tiger Forces Commander... 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