Author Archives: J. Comins
Wikistrat Q&A Session on Iraq and Yemen
Wikistrat ‘s Senior Analyst Mr. Leslie Campbell answers my question about Yemen’s political transition in a Q&A session: “So far, the Gulf Initiative has been succesful to avoid a Yemeni civil war . It has also provided the framework for a peaceful political transition through the National Dialogue Conference (NDC). Having said that, I wonder […]
Global Terrorism 2013
Download PDF As usual since 2004, the U.S. State Department recently published the Country Reports on Terrorism 2013. The preparation of this study involves, since 2012, the participation of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START). As a part of its mission —“to advance science-based knowledge about the human […]
Fundamentals of Power, Exceptionalism and the Issue of Succession in Saudi Arabia
The foundations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reside in a far more complex scheme than that suggested by the mere feedback between religion and state. In the construction of that framework play an important role not only the well-known areas of domestic support, but also the external backing provided by the U.S. For this […]
