Andrew Holt
Andrew Holt is a Southeast Asia analyst based in Los Angeles.
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Al-Qaeda and the Threat to Mass Surface Transportation
The March 2004 attack on commuter trains in Madrid and the three simultaneous bombings on the London underground in July 2005, which collectively killed 243 people, dramatically underscored the acute...
Islamists Pose a Growing Threat to Stability in Bangladesh
Between August and December 2005, a series of attacks hit Bangladesh, collectively killing 12, wounding hundreds of others and involving the country's first suicide strikes. In the most audacious assault...
Plugging the Holes in Maritime Security
Introduction On July 1, 2004, the so-called Shipping and Port Facility Safety Code (SPSC) is due to come into the effect. The initiative obliges all states engaged in ocean-going trade...
Thailand’s Troubled Border: Islamic Insurgency or Criminal Playground?
Introduction Security in southern Thailand has been brought into sharp focus during the past five months as armed attacks have swept across the four Malay Muslim provinces of Pattani Narithiwat,...
Will Zimbabwe Become Al-Qaeda’s Newest Hub?
The role played by failed states in harboring militant Islamist groups is a feature of the war on terror that is likely to receive a great deal of attention in...
South Africa in the War on Terror
Last July's arrest of two residents from Johannesburg and Pretoria suspected of having links to al-Qaeda has raised fears that the Republic of South Africa (RSA) is possibly being targeted...
Indonesia and the Global War on Terrorism: Jakarta’s Mediocre Response to Terror
In October of 2002 the worst international terrorist incident since the September 11 suicide strikes in Washington and New York took place on the island of Bali. It involved a...
SOUTH AFRICA IN THE WAR ON TERROR
Last July's arrest of two residents from Johannesburg and Pretoria suspected of having links to al-Qaeda has raised fears that the Republic of South Africa (RSA) is possibly being targeted...
Will Zimbabwe Become Al-Qaeda’s Newest Hub?
The role played by failed states in harboring militant Islamist groups is a feature of the war on terror that is likely to receive a great deal of attention in...
Thailand’s Troubled Border: Islamic Insurgency Or Criminal Playground?
Introduction Security in southern Thailand has been brought into sharp focus during the past five months as armed attacks have swept across the four Malay Muslim provinces of Pattani Narithiwat,...
Plugging The Holes In Maritime Security
Introduction On July 1, 2004, the so-called Shipping and Port Facility Safety Code (SPSC) is due to come into the effect. The initiative obliges all states engaged in ocean-going trade...
Indonesia And The Global War On Terrorism: Jakarta’s Mediocre Response To Terror
In October of 2002 the worst international terrorist incident since the September 11 suicide strikes in Washington and New York took place on the island of Bali. It involved a...