Terrorism
Scholarly Publications
"New Missions, New Challenges, 2005-2008" (chapter in the book Truth to Power)
July 2019
Truth to Power, the first-ever history of the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC), is told through the reflections of its eight Chairs in the period from the end of the Cold War until 2017.
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: From Pariah and Piñata to Managing Partner
June 2017
This is a chapter in the second edition of The National Security Enterprise, a book edited by Roger Z.
Does South Asia Exist? Prospects for Regional Integration
August 2010
Before 1947, South Asia was for the most part a single state. Multiple states emerged thereafter, and then moved apart politically, culturally, and economically.
Other Publications
Addressing the North Korea Nuclear Challenge
April 2003
North Korea's renewed bid for nuclear weapons poses an urgent, serious foreign policy challenge to the United States.
News
In First-Ever History of the National Intelligence Council, Thomas Fingar Recounts His Tenure as Chair
July 2019
Formed in 1979, the National Intelligence Council (NIC) works to provide policymakers with the U.S. intelligence community’s best judgments on crucial international issues.
National security scholars participate in MOOC on South Asia
May 2017
Shorenstein APARC Fellow Thomas Fingar, FSI Senior Fellow Siegfried Hecker, and CISAC Senior Fellow Scott Sagan are part of a group of 80 national security experts included in a Massive Open Online...
Anti-Poverty Program Reduces Violence in Civil Conflicts
February 2016
An anti-poverty aid program in the Philippines is not only helping the poor, but also decreasing political violence and insurgency.
Events
Extremism and Double Standards: "Terrorists," "Rebels," and the State in Indonesia
December 5, 2012
How do jihadists and militant Papuan pro-independence groups in Indonesia analyze each other's behavior? How do government policies toward the two groups differ?
Comparing China’s Islams: Muslim Minority Accommodation to Chinese Rule
April 13, 2012
Muslim minorities in China are often depicted as either forces for integration (i.e., sinicization and assimilation) or disintegration (as separatists, radical Islamists, or ethnic nationalists)....
Fake Encounters in India: Instant Justice By Police and Posthumous Trial by Media
September 27, 2011
A police “encounter killing,” or simply “encounter,” is a term with no legal validity but which has seeped via the media into Indian English so surely that it has acquired a life of its own.
Multimedia
Enhancing South Korea's Security: The U.S. Alliance and Beyond
March 2009
Two decades ago, South Korea appeared on the path to greatly increased security. The Cold War was ending, fundamentally improving South Korea’s regional security environment.
