CSIS BRIEFS| WWW. CSIS. ORG| 2 aggressive Israeli counterterrorism, repression at the
hands of rival Palestinian organizations, and international isolation, today it enjoys de facto …

National Instruments of power are means for a nation to exert influence on other nations to
achieve certain ends. This paper examines how Ukraine used its national instruments of …

In wartime, information is essential and decisive for the conduct of hostilities. It is the
foundational element of intelligence, the basis of the war narrative galvanising the society …

During the decade after the Hariri assassination in 2005, domestic political divisions were a
sharp reflection of a profound dispute over Lebanon's foreign affairs, principally in terms of …

Research on rebel movements associates group fragmentation with infighting, spoiling, and
defection as victory against a common enemy nears. In contrast, we show that pro …

Günümüzün vekâlet savaşları yalnızca küresel güçler veya bölgesel aktörler tarafından
değil, aynı zamanda siyasi motivasyonlu devlet dışı silahlı aktörler tarafından da …

Since its creation in 1948, Israel has fought several wars with its neighbours and the region
has been a hotbed of hostility. This small Jewish state has frequently been in the headlines …

Over the past two decades, digital communication and information technologies have
enabled new avenues of conflict. Information has historically been used as a medium for …

This thesis describes for the first time the mechanism by which high-performing terrorist
networks leverage new iterations of information technology and the two interact in a mutually …

Hamas, the Palestinian branch of the international Muslim Brotherhood movement, took over
the Gaza Strip in 2007. Fully cognizant of its disparity of power vis-à-vis Israel, it deployed a …