Harlan Ullman, Author at Centrul de analiza si studii de securitate

Countering domestic terrorism
Countering domestic terrorism

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Countering domestic terrorism

Normally, when Washington-based policy institutions issue major reports, unless the study reflects strongly held ideological preferences of its constituents or is a stunning condemnation of whichever administration is in power, the half-life is at best a day or two. Last week, Business Executives for National Security (BENS---and I am on the advisory board but did not participate in this study) issued its findings on countering domestic terrorism. This report is a must read for the White House, state houses, mayors’ offices and the public. This report is a critical follow-on to the Commission on September 11th co-chaired by former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean and Representative Lee Hamilton who [...]

By Harlan Ullman|2017-11-14T21:27:57+02:00January 31st, 2015|America, Blogs, Economics, Harlan Ullman., Issues, Regions, Studies and Analysis|0 Comments

A hundred’s year war in and with Islam ?
A hundred’s year war in and with Islam ?

Blogs, Defense / Homeland Security, Democracy & Human Rights, Harlan Ullman., International Peace, & Security, Issues, Terrorism

A hundred’s year war in and with Islam ?

Are we, meaning the billions of citizens on earth today, faced with an enduring war in and with Islam and Islamists? Or have seemingly exploding and spreading conflicts in what has been properly called the crescent of crisis extending from the Bay of Bengal in the east to the Levant and Mediterranean in the west a temporal phenomena that in due course will topple of its own weight? The answers to these questions obviously will have profound consequence on the future geostrategic landscape. The emergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, al Qaeda, the Islamist State and other Islamist groups has put these questions in sharp perspective. The persistence [...]

By Harlan Ullman|2017-11-14T21:27:57+02:00January 27th, 2015|Blogs, Defense / Homeland Security, Democracy & Human Rights, Harlan Ullman., International Peace, & Security, Issues, Terrorism|0 Comments

Kim Jung Un – movie critic extraodinaire?
Kim Jung Un – movie critic extraodinaire?

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Kim Jung Un – movie critic extraodinaire?

Few sane people would normally find themselves in agreement with North Korea’s boy dictator Kim Jung Un. The hacking of Sony Pictures over its movie “The Interview,” presumably by North Korea in retaliation for the loony plot to assassinate its supreme leader, was the latest outrage. Howls of protest immediately reverberated from Hollywood’s elite sullied by the unveiling of Sony’s disparaging corporate emails to President Barack Obama’s questioning of “why didn’t they ask me first” before initially deciding not to run the film. Some called for immediate retaliation against North Korea as if this were a de facto act of war. Others bellowed that it was a patriotic duty of [...]

By Harlan Ullman|2017-11-14T21:27:58+02:00January 18th, 2015|Asia, Blogs, Harlan Ullman., International Peace, & Security, Issues, Regions, Studies and Analysis|0 Comments

Needed: Realistic foreign policy priorities for Barack
Needed: Realistic foreign policy priorities for Barack

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Needed: Realistic foreign policy priorities for Barack

In foreign policy as well in virtually every human endeavor, how do you know how well or badly you are doing. Most smart people have annual physicals to check on their health. Scorecards for hedge fund managers and CEO’s are measured in return on investment or share value. And in sports, overtime is the ultimate measure of winning or losing. Unfortunately, foreign policy has no universal or even partial scorecard except to the extent that White Houses, Congresses, critics and the media pass judgments on what appears to be working and what does not. The starting point for making these assessments regarding foreign policy rests in analyzing the priorities [...]

By Harlan Ullman|2017-11-14T21:28:00+02:00December 3rd, 2014|America, Blogs, Democracy & Human Rights, Harlan Ullman., International Peace, & Security, Issues, Regions|0 Comments

The Islamic State: existential or exaggerated danger?
The Islamic State: existential or exaggerated danger?

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The Islamic State: existential or exaggerated danger?

How dangerous is the Islamic State (IS)? Given the barbarism, ruthlessness and brutality of the IS in establishing a caliphate in part by absorbing or coercing acceptance by Sunnis, Baathists and former Saddam loyalists disenfranchised or persecuted by the Shia government in Baghdad, will that amalgam hold? Or will IS’s inhuman behavior ultimately provoke a rebellion by local Sunni tribes? Alternatively, is the IS phenomenon and the surprising suddenness of its seizure of space in Iraq and Syria a harbinger of an even greater threat to the region and beyond? Reports of IS now extending its poisonous tentacles into Pakistan may or may not prove accurate. However, the possibility is [...]