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Which Revolution Will Succeed in Sudan?
A Sudanese intellectual leader recently said that, after the ouster of strongman Omar al-Bashir in April, the current turmoil in that country presents “a time of great hopes and terrifying fears.” The fear was manifest on June 3rd, when security … Continue reading
Caliphaters and Apocalyptic Jihad
About the speaker Dr. Richard Landes is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Communication at Bar-Ilan University (2015 to present). He is the author of a number of books, including Heaven on Earth: The Varieties of the Millennial Experience. Of his topic, … Continue reading
The Art of Peace: Engaging a Complex World
Watch her speaker playlist About the speaker Dr. Juliana Geran Pilon is a Senior Fellow at the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, and teaches at American University. For several decades, she has been one of the finest analysts and best … Continue reading
US Strategy in the Middle East till 2020: Will it Work?
Watch his speaker playlist About the speaker Dr. Walid Phares, who served as a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump and Mitt Romney and is Fox News national security expert, will assess US policy towards the Greater Middle East from … Continue reading
The Future of the War on Terror – ISIS and After
May 8, 2019 Ilan Berman Watch his speaker playlist About the speaker Ilan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian … Continue reading
How to Identify Jihadi-Salafists Through Their Ideology, Practices, and Methodology
Watch her speaker playlist here About the speaker Dr. Mary Habeck lectures on al-Qaeda and ISIS, as well as on military strategy and history, at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Georgetown University, and American University. Her recent monograph … Continue reading
The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder
Sean McFateJanuary 30, 2019 Watch his speaker playlist About the speaker Some of the principles of warfare are ancient, others are new, but all described in The New Rules of War will permanently shape war now and in the future. … Continue reading
Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness
Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness February 26, 2019Kenneth Pollack Watch his speaker playlist About the speaker Kenneth Pollack is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he works on Middle Eastern … Continue reading