by nsiteamadmin | Jan 30, 2017 | 2017, All Publications, Astorino-Courtois, A., Geopolitics, MIDDLE EAST, Qualitative Analysis, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, Syria, Technical Report, Terrorism
Question (R3 QL6): How will the population in northwest Syria react to future Salafist political institutions? Author | Editor: Astorino-Courtois, A. (NSI, Inc). Similar to points made by other contributors to this SMA Reach-back report, Dr. Kathleen Reedy of Rand...
by nsiteamadmin | Jan 26, 2017 | 2017, All Publications, Case Study, Geopolitics, Iraq, MIDDLE EAST, Reedy, K., SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, Syria, Technical Report, Terrorism
Question (R2 #5): What are potential unanticipated complications or reactions (or “black swans”) with respect to defeating ISIL in al-Raqqah? Author | Editor: Reedy, K. (RAND). Predicting the unanticipated is always a challenge, but contributors have identified a...
by nsiteamadmin | Jan 24, 2017 | 2017, AFRICA, All Publications, Communications, Geopolitics, MIDDLE EAST, Nigeria, Qualitative Analysis, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, Steckman, L., Survey Methods, Syria, Technical Report, Terrorism, Tunisia
Question (R2 #2): In countries where polling shows favorable opinions of ISIL (Syria, Nigeria, Tunisia, Senegal and Malaysia), what does this tell us? What do these countries have in common? What is our best approach to influence/inform? Author | Editor: Steckman, L....
by nsiteamadmin | Jan 24, 2017 | 2017, All Publications, Communications, Cyber, Iraq, McCulloh, I., MIDDLE EAST, Qualitative Analysis, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, Technical Report, Terrorism
Question (R2 QL1): Have sentiments changed since the December 2014 polling? Have recent IO efforts in Mosul influenced these sentiments? What other means can we use to influence? Author | Editor: McCulloh, I. (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab). Data...
by nsiteamadmin | Jan 24, 2017 | 2017, All Publications, Edited Volume, Iraq, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, Syria, Terrorism, USA, ViTTa
SMA CENTCOM Reach-back Reports – Part 5: Sources of Extremism. Author | Editor: SMA Program Office. This is Part 5 of a 9 part series of SMA Reach back responses to questions posed by USCENTCOM. Each report contains responses to multiple questions grouped by...
by nsiteamadmin | Jan 22, 2017 | 2017, AFRICA, All Publications, Edited Volume, Egypt, EUROPE, Iraq, MIDDLE EAST, North Africa, NORTH AMERICA, Qualitative Analysis, Saudi Arabia, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, Survey Methods, Syria, Terrorism, Tunisia, USA, ViTTa
SMA CENTCOM Reach-back Reports – Part 6: ISIL Support and Recruitment. Author | Editor: SMA Program Office. This is Part 6 of a 9 part series of SMA Reach back responses to questions posed by USCENTCOM. Each report contains responses to multiple questions...
