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Jamestown Foundation
Formation1984; 40 years ago (1984)
FounderWilliam W. Geimer
Type501(c)(3) organization
36-3266722
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
President
Peter Mattis
Websitejamestown.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Jamestown Foundation is a

Soviet defectors, its stated mission today is to inform and educate policy makers about events and trends, which it regards as being of current strategic importance to the United States. Jamestown publications focus on China, Russia, Eurasia, and global terrorism
.

Founding and mission

The Jamestown Foundation was founded in 1984 after

Ion Pacepa, a former top Romanian intelligence officer; with the help of the foundation, both defectors published bestselling books.[4][5] Central Intelligence Agency Director William J. Casey helped back the formation of the Jamestown Foundation, agreeing with its complaints that the U.S. intelligence community did not provide sufficient funding for Soviet bloc defectors.[6][7] The foundation, initially also dedicated to supporting Soviet dissidents, also aided defecting intellectuals from the Eastern Bloc in disseminating their ideas in the west.[8]

Leadership

Board of directors

In the past, Jamestown's board of directors has included

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and whose role at the Central Intelligence Agency during the Soviet–Afghan War was famously featured in George Crile's 2003 book Charlie Wilson's War. [10]

As of 2021, the foundation's current board includes General

Willy Wo-Lap Lam, a Hong Kong-based China specialist; Jacob Zenn, a leading expert on Boko Haram; and Stephen Ulph,[14] a leading expert on Jihadist
ideology.

Staff

In September 2023, Peter Mattis was named Jamestown president, succeeding Glen E. Howard, who served at the position for 20 years.[15]

Activities

Its primary focus is on China, Eurasia, Russia, and global terrorism. As of 2023, its main publications are China Brief[16], Eurasia Daily Monitor,[17] Terrorism Monitor, and Militant Leadership Monitor[18]. Previous publications included Eurasia Security Trends, Fortnight in Review, North Korea Review, Russia and Eurasia Review, Russia's Week, Spotlight on Terror, North Caucasus Weekly, (formerly Chechnya Weekly)[19] and Recent From Turkey[20] and Terrorism Focus. Along with these publications, Jamestown produces occasional reports[21] and books.[22]

Nikolai Getman collection

The foundation hosted Russian artist

anti-Soviet propaganda as a result of a caricature of Joseph Stalin that one of his friends had drawn on a cigarette box. He survived, and for four decades he secretly labored at creating a visual record of the Gulag system.[23] In September 2009, the Jamestown Foundation transferred the Getman collection to The Heritage Foundation.[24]

Reception

In 2007, the

media in Russia."[25]

On 8 December 2011, Ambassador

Counterterrorism Coordinator for the Obama administration, gave the keynote address at Jamestown's Fifth Annual Terrorism Conference where he praised Jamestown for its research and analysis of terrorism issues.[26]

The Jamestown Foundation was criticized by the Right Web project (now the "Militarist Monitor" project) based at the

neoconservative agenda.[6][7]

In 2020, the office of the Prosecutor-General of Russia said that Jamestown Foundation's publications sought to fan separatism in some Russian regions and posed a security threat. It described the Foundation as an "undesirable organisation", which could result in the organization being banned in Russia under the Russian foreign agent law.[27]

References

  1. ^ Shinkman, Paul (23 January 2019). "Russians' Confidence in Putin Drops". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ "'Sangorians' take a page from insurgent playbook in fight against Taliban". France 24. AFP. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Chinese Stealth Fighter Could Rival U.S.'s Best: Report". ABC News. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. ^ Jamestown Foundation, Origins Archived 3 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b "Jamestown Foundation". Institute for Policy Studies. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  7. ^
    ISBN 978-0-230-62095-7. Archived
    from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ISSN 0882-7729. Archived
    from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Brzezinski Joins Jamestown Foundation Board". Jamestown. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Board Members - The Jamestown Foundation". jamestown.org. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Board Members". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008.
  12. ^ "Jamestown Fellows". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008.
  13. doi:10.5040/9781580818490
    .
  14. ^ "Towards a Curriculum for the Teaching of Jihadist Ideology". The Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  15. ^ "PRESS RELEASE—Jamestown Foundation Names Peter Mattis as New President". Jamestown. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  16. ^ "China Brief". Jamestown. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Eurasia Daily Monitor". Jamestown. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Militant Leadership Monitor". Jamestown. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  19. ^ "North Caucasus Weekly - The Jamestown Foundation". jamestown.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  20. ^ "Turkey - The Jamestown Foundation". jamestown.org. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  21. ^ "Recent Reports". jamestown.org. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011.
  22. ^ "Books" webpage Archived 23 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine, jamestown.org.
  23. ^ Getman Archived 13 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 9 November 2010
  24. ^ "Heritage Exhibits Haunting 'Gulag Collection'". The Heritage Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011.
  25. ^ a b "Moscow criticises US think-tank over debate". Reuters. 7 December 2007. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  26. ^ Benjamin, Daniel (8 December 2011). "Al-Qaida After Bin Laden". U.S. State Department. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012.
  27. ^ Soldatkin, Vladimir; Balmforth, Tom (8 April 2020). Tattersall, Nick (ed.). "Russia moves to ban 'undesirable' U.S. research group". Yahoo News. Reuters. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

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