Information on "Terrorism" and "Asia"
April 2013
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5 Apr 2013
Latin America: Terrorism Issues
Author: Mark P Sullivan, June S Beittel
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
In the aftermath of 9/11 US attention to terrorism in Latin America intensified, with an increase in bilateral and regional cooperation. More on «Latin America: Terrorism Issues» -
Apr 2013
Lashkar-e-Taiba: Local Organisation, Global Ambitions
Author: Prem Mahadevan
Publisher: Center for Security Studies (CSS)
The Pakistani jihadist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has been labelled as potentially the next al-Qaida. More on «Lashkar-e-Taiba: Local Organisation, Global Ambitions» -
Apr 2013
CTC Sentinel 6(4)
Author: Matthew Levitt, Samuel Logan, David Cook, Anne Wolf, William Reno, Anne Giudicelli
Publisher: Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
This issue of the CTC Sentinel examines Hizb Allah’s tradecraft and the capabilities of the group’s international terrorist wing, the Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO). More on «CTC Sentinel 6(4)»
March 2013
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19 Mar 2013
US-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress
Author: Shirley A Kan
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report discusses US policy regarding military contacts with the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and provides a record of such contacts since 1993. More on «US-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress» -
19 Mar 2013
A Pakistani Strategic Shift?
Author: Daniel S Markey
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
In his testimony before the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, and the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, the speaker describes evidence of a strategic shift by Pakistan that could lead to improved cooperation with the United ... More on «A Pakistani Strategic Shift?» -
4 Mar 2013
Strategic Trends 2013
Author: Andrea Baumann, Jonas Grätz, Prem Mahadevan
Publisher: Center for Security Studies (CSS)
This edition of Strategic Trends contains articles on the "de-westernisation" of globalisation and on the issue of maritime insecurity in East Asia. More on «Strategic Trends 2013»
February 2013
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22 Feb 2013
Azerbaijan: Recent Developments and US Interests
Author: Jim Nichol
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report discusses political, economic, and security challenges facing Azerbaijan, including the unsettled conflict in the breakaway Nagorno Karabakh region. More on «Azerbaijan: Recent Developments and US Interests» -
6 Feb 2013
US Special Operations Forces (SOF)
Author: Andrew Feickert
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Special Operations Forces (SOF) play a significant role in US military operations, and the Administration has given US SOF greater responsibility for planning and conducting worldwide counterterrorism operations. More on «US Special Operations Forces (SOF)» -
Feb 2013
EAI US-China Relations Statement Factsheet (October 2012)
Author: Stephen Ranger
Publisher: East Asia Institute (EAI)
This fact sheet focuses on Chinese and US statements on the South/East China Sea dispute, Iranian sanctions, mediation in Syria, allegations of currency manipulation, cyber security and the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. More on «EAI US-China Relations Statement Factsheet (October 2012)»
January 2013
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24 Jan 2013
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for US Interests
Author: Jim Nichol
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States quickly recognized the independence of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. More on «Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for US Interests»
