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Yesterday was Veteran’s Day, an occasion to honor the brave men and women of the military who defend our freedom and prosperity with their very lives. We at Praescient recognize the immense talent and skill possessed by veterans, as the majority of our staff has proudly served in the armed forces. However, the sad truth… Read more »
This September marks the planned window for Admiral William McRaven, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, to explain his vision for the “global SOF network” – that is, a collaborative network of U.S. military, interagency partners, and international special operations forces that are directly linked to exchange information and intelligence. The goal of this network… Read more »
In 1999, the United States Congress declared May Military Appreciation Month. Sponsored by Arizona Senator John McCain and California Representative Duncan Hunter, this declaration calls on all Americans to honor the service and sacrifice of current and former members of the Armed Forces with appropriate ceremonies and activities. The month of May was chosen to… Read more »
We’re honored to have advanced to the Elite Eight of the U.S Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes Small Business Tournament of Veteran Champions. The competition is seeking to crown a champion and identify the most veteran friendly small business in America. Both members of the Praescient team and friends of the company have… Read more »
The following post is written by Jeremy Valtin, an embedded analyst for Praescient who recently returned from Afghanistan. With pending troop drawdowns, base closures, and the transferal of operational responsibility to Afghan forces, the job of intelligence analysis have become increasingly complex. Analysts face a wide array of challenges, ranging from dwindling infrastructure, access to… Read more »
Last week I attended a CSIS event highlighting the completion of their report, “Trends in Militancy across South Asia,” which highlighted roughly sixteen months of research and field visits to a region that is consistently – but perhaps more now than ever – on the brink. Although the authors and other invited speakers had many… Read more »
The careful study of conflict requires access to data to make substantive conclusions. Often, because of the nature of working in conflict zones or with government secrets, that data can be very difficult to acquire for academics and open-source analysts. The high barriers to entry for scholars and practitioners made serious unclassified research difficult to… Read more »
Praescient Analyst Dominic Lisanti published a piece with Critical Threats Project Analyst Katherine Zimmerman on the changing landscape of transnational jihad. In particular, they focus on the new battlefront of Mali. They write that the arrest of two Americans headed for West Africa “may reveal a shift in popular destinations for those looking to participate… Read more »
In the years since September 11th, the amount of money the United States has spent on counterterrorism programs has dramatically increased— both in the government and in the private sector. With all the resources that we have invested in countering terrorism it is important to be able to assess the effectiveness of these programs. Despite… Read more »
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a non-partisan think tank based in DC, recently published a report entitled, Syria’s Armed Opposition, an in-depth look at the rebel movement in Syria that began last June. Author Joseph Holliday, Senior Analyst at ISW, provides solid analysis on the structure and capabilities of the insurgency, but… Read more »