Ahmed Hashim
Professor Ahmed S. Hashim is a leading authority on Middle Eastern, Central and South Asian security issues. A member of the United States Naval War College’s strategic research department, Hashim recently returned from field research in Iraq.
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Articles by Ahmed Hashim
Caliphate at War: Islamic State Ideology, War Fighting and State Formation
A series of books that I remember from my teenage days when I was in school in France sought to provide a succinct explanation for a variety of phenomena. The...
Terrorism and Complex Warfare in Iraq
Few observers of the post-Saddam Iraqi scene expected an insurgency to break out in Iraq so shortly after conventional combat operations were officially declared to be over. When the insurgency...
Understanding the Roots of the Shi’a Insurgency in Iraq
By the end of March 2004 – and to everyone's surprise – significant elements of the Shi'ite community rose in open rebellion against the coalition when the firebrand cleric Muqtada...
Foreign Involvement in the Iraqi Insurgency
The Iraqi insurgency spiked again in August 2004 when Muqtada al-Sadr took the offensive against the transitional Iraqi government of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and the Multi-National Force of U.S....
Foreign Involvement In The Iraqi Insurgency
The Iraqi insurgency spiked again in August 2004 when Muqtada al-Sadr took the offensive against the transitional Iraqi government of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and the Multi-National Force of U.S....
Understanding The Roots Of The Shi’a Insurgency In Iraq
By the end of March 2004 – and to everyone's surprise – significant elements of the Shi'ite community rose in open rebellion against the coalition when the firebrand cleric Muqtada...
Terrorism And Complex Warfare In Iraq
Few observers of the post-Saddam Iraqi scene expected an insurgency to break out in Iraq so shortly after conventional combat operations were officially declared to be over. When the insurgency...