And they said that no one from the JTF would ever amount to anything: The spookiest venture capital firm on the planet has hired a new CEO. In-Q-Tel - the CIA's venture capital unit - has tapped …
Post Holiday Catch-Up
Such an effort is almost a waste of time (almost) since you're starting long after the gun has gone off, but it is a nice way to reboot the mental OS out of hibernation and get back into the swing of …
2006 Projections for Asia
As 2006 dawns, Asia finds numerous struggles marching onward without much expectation of resolution. Religion seems to be the preeminent motivating factor across the region, yet numerous ethnic …
2006 Projections for the Conflict Zones
Iraq The future ferocity and durability of Iraq?s ongoing insurgency, its national cohesion and stability, and its overall renaissance center on the following key drivers: (1) the degree of …
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2006 Projections on the Evolution of Al-Qaeda
Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 , al Qaeda the organization has evolved into a global jihadist movement from the more discrete terrorist vanguard network and operational and support corps of …
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2006 Projections for Iran
The US? foreign policy toward the Middle East and South West Asia region is predicated on three main issues: (1) preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, (2) dismantling terrorist organizations, …
2006 Predictions for Islamist Terrorism in Europe
The al Qaeda evolution (see this WAR Report) and the phenomenon of emergent, homegrown ?vanguard outpost? seems to present a particular near-term threat in relation to Europe's aggrieved, alienated, …
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2006 Projections for Israel/Palestinian Territories
Forward (Kadima), the Future (Al-Mustaqbal) and Chaos Elections and chaos are the two central themes for Israel and Palestine for 2006. 2005 ended with the typical chaos that has plagued the Middle …
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2006 Projections for Homeland Security Intelligence Fusion and Capabilities; Domestic Preparedness
As a conduit for implementing portions of the 2003 Department of Justice (DOJ) National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP) and Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative?s (Global), several …
Key Legal Issues in Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security for 2006
Terrorism is not a threat to the national security, strictly speaking. That is, the use of terrorist strategies against the US, per se, do not directly threaten the political or territorial integrity …
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