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International Competition Below the Threshold of War: Toward a Theory of Gray Zone Confllict

The paper by Javier Jordan, University of Granada, Spain, published in the Journal of Strategic Security. this research offers a theoretical delineation of the gray zone conflict, that is, conflict…

March 20, 2021Gray Zone conflict

Disrupting the ISI-Taliban Relationship: a Principal-agent Approach, 2018

This study by Naval Postgraduate school, Monterey, California, argues hat principal-agent theory provides a unique perspective on the relationship between the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani state. This perspective assists…

March 2, 2021Taliban

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Identity Crisis: Ethnicity and Conflict in Myanmar, 2020

The fundamental analysis by International Crisis Group. Ethnicity and conflict are inextricably linked in Myanmar, creating a vicious cycle of violence that continues to escalate. The state’s inability to address…

February 4, 2021Myanmar

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(U) Russian Forces in the Western Military District, 2020

This is a Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) Occasional Paper by Konrad Muzyka that provides an in-depth assessment of Russia’s Western Military District, which consists of robust forces spanning regions…

February 4, 2021Russia

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The ethnicification of the Ethiopian media, 2020

This report by Terje Skjerdal and Mulatu Alemayehu Moges looks into the issue of media and ethnicity in contemporary Ethiopia. As any- one can witness, there have been immense changes…

January 4, 2021Ethiopia

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Potential risks and impact of the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries, 2020

This report by the International Organization for the Least Developed Countries on the recruitment, use, financing, and training of foreign mercenaries focuses on the emerging pattern of a systematic transfers…

January 4, 2021Libya, mercenaries

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Understanding the Houthi Ideology and its Consequences on Yemen, 2020

This research by Salem Bahfi analyzes the Houthis’ warped ideology in depth, aiming to not only illustrate how the group bears similarities to other Iranian-backed terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah…

December 22, 2020Yemen

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System Overload: Can China’s Military Be Distracted in a War over Taiwan? 2020

The paper by Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs Institute for National Strategic Studies National Defense University assesses the PLA’s ability to navigate the dilemma of preparing for…

November 24, 2020China, Taiwan

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Mailed Fist, Velvet Glove: Soviet Armed Forces as a Political Instrument, 1979

The paper by Brooking Institution gives the opportunity to understand modern Russia's approach in foreign policy and political-military diplomacy. It has been a means of expanding and preserving authority abroad…

November 17, 2020Russia

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Insurgency in Mozambique, 1971

Here is the CIA's sanitized copy of the Weekly summary on the insurgency in Mozambique, FRELIMO and its leaders-founders.

October 26, 2020Mozambique

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