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Wars of Ideas: Theology, Interpretation and Power in the Muslim World
This work explores the current state of the “wars of ideas” against radical Islam and identifies America’s potential partners in this fight.
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Clarifying the Planetary Defense Mission
Since 2005, Congress has recognized that an asteroid impact represents a serious threat to national security. Though Congress tasked NASA to survey hazardous asteroids larger than 140m by 2020, sixteen years later it remains incomplete.
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The Americas influx
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Africa Political Monitor No. 18
France rethinks its African footprint;
Mediation in Sudan is key to Egypt's security...;
...as Khartoum leans towards Moscow;
Congo moves to regain control over Chinese-run mine;
China's digital silk road comes to Kenya
China Reform Monitor No. 1506
Xi moves to silence "zero Covid" critics...;
... as China censors who chief's criticism;
China cracks down on "illegal entry and exit";
A social media campaign against "historic nihilism";
China orders government, state firms to dump foreign PCs
Defense Technology Monitor No. 75
Performance of China's J-20 fighter jet stalls...;
... while Chinese railgun tech advances;
The benefits of stronger enamel;
Making body armor safer to bystanders;
Dusty defenses?
Global Islamism Monitor No. 97
Hezbollah plays politics in the Persian Gulf;
Iran's ideological divide;
Iraq repatriates ISIS refugees;
A reshuffled deck in Afghanistan…;
...and the Taliban's open door policy
Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 25
Singapore defies neighbors, sanctions Moscow....;
... while Japanese PM swings through SE Asia to bolster unity;
Beijing eyes the South Pacific;
AUKUS expands;
How Delhi is planning to decouple from Moscow
Information Warfare Watch No. 12
Russia's reshuffled disinformation deck...;
...and hard times for Moscow's main messaging outlet;
The rise of Ukrainian persuasion;
China's disinformation campaign in Lithuania;
Iranian disinfo target Israeli unity
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 223
Assessing the Iranian threat…;
...and Tehran's strategic ambitions…;
...as the White House mulls bringing the IRGC in from the cold;
the Islamic Republic versus the internet, continued;
Iranian-Saudi talks fizzle
Resource Security Watch No. 42
Americas lithium production problem;
The Pentagon plans a green footprint;
Russian tactics could spark an environmental disaster
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2524
The Ukraine war is a fight over food;
Thinking beyond Putin;
Domestic backlash deepens;
What Ukrainians want