Followers of the Houthi demonstrate against the Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen, in Sanaa on April 1, 2015. Photo Credit: Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi / Reuters By: Tim Cook, Columnist The Houthi movement in Yemen may concede to negotiating a settlement with the Saudi-led coalition due to internal rifts and the Saudi-led coalition’s near … Continue reading Internal Splits In and External Defeats May Bring the Houthis to the Negotiating Table
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Vietnam’s Xi? Nguyen Phu Trong Consolidates Power
Nguyen Phu Trong, the President of Vietnam. Photo Credit: Getty Images By: Tim Cook, Columnist On October 23, 2018, Nguyen Phu Trong, the current General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, assumed the position of President of Vietnam. Trong took office after the previous president, Tran Dai Quang, died of a viral disease in … Continue reading Vietnam’s Xi? Nguyen Phu Trong Consolidates Power
Jihad South of the Sahara: The Local Roots of Transnational Violence
Northern Mali, June 2015. Photo Credit: AFP Photo/Philippe Desmazes By: Tim Cook, Columnist One of the most important keys to understanding an insurgency movement is to recognize the local conditions that allow it to exist. This is particularly apparent in the Sahel region of Africa, where insurgency is fueled by historical ethnic tensions, political contentions, … Continue reading Jihad South of the Sahara: The Local Roots of Transnational Violence