Tag: war
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Defining Terrorism: Historical Context & Modern Challenges (Part One)
In this episode, Dean of Academics at the Institute of World Politics, Jim Robbins, is joined by Dr. Harmon, an expert on terrorism and counterterrorism. They discuss the topic of defining terrorism and its application to the Houthi group. The conversation covers various definitions of terrorism, including state-sponsored terrorism, and the implications of these definitions…
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Defining Terrorism: Historical Context & Modern Challenges (Part Two)
In this episode, Dean of Academics Jim Robbins converses with Dr. Christopher Harmon on the complexities surrounding terrorism, Islamophobia, guerrilla warfare, and the current situation in Yemen. Topics discussed: 1. The Challenge of Discussing Terrorism 2. Addressing Extremism Through Education 3. Distinguishing Terrorism and Guerrilla Warfare 4. The Situation in Yemen
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A War Studies Classic
A War Studies Classic This year we are seeing the refurbishment of a classic in war studies and military history. There is a new edition of the book Makers of Modern Strategy. As a guide through our IWP course # 628 on “Military Strategy,” I have been excited to examine the new volume of May 2023…
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2023 WPS Symposium Elective Panel 1A: Women Waging War
Elective Panel 1A: Women Waging War War Adele Ann Balasingham’s Tamil Tigresses in Sri Lanka Dr. Christopher C. Harmon, Institute of World Politics Women Insurgents in India’s Northeast Dr. Namrata Goswami, Independent Scholar Female Radicalization in Pakistan – A Case Study of Jamia Hafsa (virtual) Dr. Shabana Fayyaz, Quaid-i-Azam University Women on the Frontlines of…
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Terrorism at Munich: Lessons Learned 50 Years On
About the Lecture Not many events of the late 20th century are as important and foreboding as the seizing of 11 athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. Black September, a Palestinian group, held the Israeli captives during a long drama observed over T.V. by as many as one billion people. Then, at a nearby…
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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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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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‘Are We Beasts’ Churchill And The Moral Question Of World War II ‘Area Bombing’
Read the full article This historical reassessment of the World War II British bombing campaign notes that though in 1940 Churchill declared that he was waging “a military and not a civilian war” to destroy “military objectives” and not “women and children,” within eighteen months both types of targets would be struck by Bomber Command.…