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Reports
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The Role of Broadcasting in U.S. Public Diplomacy toward Iranians. April 2007.
- This study scrutinizes the problems that "the United States faces in its public diplomacy with Iran by looking at various aspects of communication. What motivates the study is that an improvement in public diplomacy and broadcasting for Iranians would help theUnited States play a more important role in influencing trends and events not only in Iran but also throughout the region."
Source: Washington Institute for Near East Policy (All by Source | Source Website).
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Associations :
Media :
National Strategies
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Hizbollah and Its Changing Identities. January 2007.
- This is a indepth analysis of Hezbollh's various changing identities inside Lebanon. "One Hizbollah is the movement that looks to Iran for support and is a player in the new geopolitical game of the Middle East. A second Hizbollah is the resistance movement that gained heroic stature last summer in the eyes of all Arabs, Sunnis and Shiites alike, for standing up to Israel and depriving it of a military victory. And there is a third Hizbollah, a player in the Lebanese domestic political scene, seeking to increase its power and change the byzantine rules by which politics is played in the country."
Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (All by Source | Source Website).
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Miscellaneous Resources
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In Their Own Words: Hizbollah's Strategy in the Current Confrontation. January 2007.
- "In this Carnegie Policy Outlook...provides an in-depth look into the mindset of Hizbollah's leadership, including their priorities, justifications for continued armament, and animosity towards the U.S. Through unprecedented access to high-ranking Hizbollah officials, including Hizbollah's Deputy Secretary General, Saad-Ghorayeb summarizes numerous interviews to provide a unique glimpse into this complex organization's goals and tactics."
Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (All by Source | Source Website).
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Miscellaneous Resources :
National Security
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Lessons from the Palestinian 'War' against Israel. January 2007.
- "In this new Washington Institute Policy Focus, former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Moshe Yaalon offers an inside look at Israel's evolving response to Palestinian violence. Drawing from his nearly four decades of military service, he discusses Palestinian tactics, analyzes Israel's shift from defensive to offensive measures, and outlines key principles of counterterrorism to help guide policymakers in Israel and elsewhere. As the United States and its allies struggle to deal with the "global jihad," sharing the lessons of Israel's war on Palestinian terrorism is more important than ever."
Source: Washington Institute for Near East Policy (All by Source | Source Website).
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Information Sharing and Analysis :
Intelligence and Intelligence Sharing
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Hizballah at War: A Military Assessment. December 2006.
- "Hizballah's thirty-three-day fight against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) this summer offered a number of disturbing precedents. Political implications and strategic goals aside, the "July War" showcased Hizballah's evolution into an adaptive, skillful, cohesive fighting force capable of registering some measure of success on the battlefield against a much larger and better-equipped enemy. How did Hizballah's tactics differ from those the IDF has faced in the past? And what can U.S. military planners and policymakers learn from the conflict?"
Source: Washington Institute for Near East Policy (All by Source | Source Website).
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National Security :
National Strategies
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Hamas Triumphant: Implications for Security, Politics, Economy, and Strategy. February 2006.
- Hamas' victory in the Palestinian legislature elections in 2006 has created new policy issues in the Middle East, for the United States. The purose of this report "is to inform policy in the very near term. In the months to come, ample time will be available to assess longer-term implications. For now, it is essential to understand who Hamas is, what its victory means, and what the United States should do to preserve its interests in the security and peace of the Middle East."
Source: Washington Institute for Near East Policy (All by Source | Source Website).
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National Security
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Department of State Redesignation of Terrorist Organizations. October 2003.
- This is Federal Register Vol. 68, No. 191, Public Notice 4501 that redesignates the listed organizations as terrorist organizations, effecive October 3, 2008.
Source: Federal Register (All by Source). Report Number: Vol. 68, No. 191.
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Foreign Terrorist Organizations Designations.
- Foreign Terrorist Organizations Designations is a bi-annual report compiled by the U.S. Secretary of State. This list is subject to judicial review, and it may be modified at any time.
Source: Department of State, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Major Reports
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Fact Sheets
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Foreign Terrorist Organizations Fact Sheet. October 2005.
- This fact sheet describes how the U.S. Government designates and revokes organizations as terrorist organizations including the laws that govern the designation/revocation process.
Source: Department of State, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Articles
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Talking to Hamas. June 2006.
- This article describes the United States' and Israeli approach to dealing with Hamas' 2005 democratic victory in Parliament.
Source: Conflicts Forum (All by Source | Source Website).
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National Strategies
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Leaning on Hamas. March 2006.
- "Israeli commentators have put forward a more nuanced version of this formula: unless Hamas complies with Israeli demands on recognition of Israel, disavows violence, and accepts all earlier agreements they will impose sanctions that damage Palestinian economic prospects – short of causing starvation or cutting off their water. The object, Israeli security spokesmen suggest, is to induce Hamas constituents to put pressure on their leaders or, if that fails, to dump them in fresh elections in favor of a “chastened and reformed” Fateh which is perceived as "moderate.""
Source: Conflicts Forum (All by Source | Source Website).
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National Strategies
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New Online Book Lays Out al-Qaeda's Military Strategy. March 2005.
- "The Management of Barbarism is one of the few works of jihadi literature devoted specifically to strategy. Jihadi literature is rich in works of doctrine and exhortation on the one hand, and specific pamphlets on military technology on the other. Tactical studies tend toward providing doctrinal clearance for particular issues such as the killing of prisoners, the problem of civilian Muslim casualties or dealing with the infidel. Strategy is less well represented."
Source: Jamestown Foundation (All by Source | Source Website).
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Al Qaeda
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Journals
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Notes on the Future of Terrorism. December 2006.
- "Terrorists have historically been conservative about their trade: they did not want to try things that might not work, so they have stuck to the tried and true, sacrificing potential greater effects to reliability. That is not to say there have been no innovations: suicide bombings, which have been used to great effect first by such disparate actors as the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka and the Lebanese Shiites in the early 1980s have now been taken up by Sunni Muslims—the transmission appears to have occurred through the Palestinians, who were impressed by the accomplishments of Hezbollah. But by and large the tools had remained the same."
Source: Institut Francais des Relations Internationales (All by Source | Source Website).
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Al Qaeda :
Suicide Terrorism
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