Author: Christopher C. Harmon
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A Disturbing Parallel: Putin’s aggression and German actions in the late 1930s
Below is the transcript of a video that IWP professor Dr. Christopher C. Harmon did for the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Future Warfare at Marine Corps University, where he is a Distinguished Fellow. There is value in thinking along historical parallels. And there can be a little danger in a parallel drawn artificially. In Vladimir…
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Counterterrorism and the Democracies (IWP 669)
Dr. Christopher C. Harmon discusses his course on Counterterrorism and the Democracies (IWP 669). About the course: Counterterrorism was once a narrow preoccupation of the few and had a small role on the stage of national policy making. Its appearances in political life were periodic. No longer. America lost nearly as many people on 9/11…
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The Timing of Terrorism: The Obsessions with Dates
The Timing of Terrorism: The Obsessions with DatesBy Christopher C. Harmon This month is the black anniversary of September 11, 2001. It has many meanings for us, but was that date in particular selected by Al Qaeda? A few suggest there is a link to the last day of battle in 1683 at the gates…
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Tushita Talks … to the World #10. A Citizen’s Guide to Terrorism …
Dr. Christopher C. Harmon spoke with political scientist and author Christopher Snedden about the current issues concerning terrorism in society.
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Countering Islamist Political Extremism by Orchestrating the Instruments of National Power
This event is part of the Winning without War series sponsored by The Institute of World Politics. About the lecture: Despite suffering repeated setbacks in recent years, Islamic extremism or more specifically, totalitarian Islamism, and the terrorism it spawns, remains a major threat to the United States and its allies. While there will always be…
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Innovation and Historical Continuity in Great Power Competition
Innovation and Historical Continuity in Great Power Competition Abstract: Even in this age of remarkable changes, the character of warfare and the continuities of geography and politics are weighty and instructive. Politicians and strategists often relearn the most fundamental lessons about these continuities. It is thus no surprise that the current security establishment in China…
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Terrorist Advocacy and Propaganda (IWP 686)
Dr. Christopher C. Harmon discusses his course on Terrorist Advocacy and Propaganda (IWP 686, 2 credits). Course Objectives: Terrorism has been well-defined as “the deliberate and systematic murder, maiming, and menacing of the innocent to inspire fear for political ends” (Jonathan Institute, 1979). Because terrorism always has a political character, it is not only action…
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Iran as Competitor: Measured, Violent, Relentless
Read more: Marine Corps University, Brute Krulak Center for Innovation & Creativity In April the United States government imposed new sanctions on a large, well-functioning segment of state power and governance of Iran: the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Iran is of course a long-time rival power to the United States in the Middle East, and it…
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How Do We Learn?
How Do We Learn? How is it that we anticipate a coming threat, so as to understand and meet it? Unusually, the danger may be new. The Internet was revolutionary, so cyber attack is largely a new threat to us. It cannot be met by hiring more postal inspectors but must be considered and defeated…
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Remembering 23 October
The article below by Prof. Christopher Harmon was published on October 22, 2013 in the “PTSS Daily” newsletter of the Program on Terrorism & Security Studies at the George C. Marshall Center. The 23rd of October, which falls on a Wednesday this year, signals the 30th anniversary of one of the most significant dual-bombings in the history of low-intensity…