Publications

South Asia Security Monitor: No. 372

July 6, 2015

India ponders link between Chian and Northeast rebels;

Armed guards may be removed from commercial ships;

Burma's army blocks leader's bid for presidency;

Pak officer assisted Taliban in Kabul attack;

China blocks India bid to sanction Pak terrorist

The War Against ISIS Through Social Media

July 6, 2015 Richard M. Harrison

On July 7, the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) held the fourth installment of its Defense Technology Program’s Understanding Cybersecurity lunch briefing series for Congressional Staffers. This event, entitled, “How the Caliphate is Communicating:” Understanding and Countering the Islamic State’s Messaging outlined how and why the Islamic State has been winning the “war of ideas” through the use of social media, and how the group is using social media to further its operations...

Iran Democracy Monitor: No. 157

July 5, 2015

Tehran doubles down in Afghanistan;

Iran's hand in Yemen's chaos;

A deepening water crisis;

For Iran, brightening economic horizons;

The tussle of the S-300