Jessica Loudis

Jessica Loudis is finishing her last semester at Bard College, where she studies literature and politics. Originally from Washington D.C., as part of a diplomatic family, she grew up in Mozambique, Honduras and Jamaica. She is an editorial intern at terrorism.openDemocracy.

Recent articles

In a recent government report, the National Counter-Terrorism Center has advised revising the entire vocabulary of the war on terror. Also, violence spreads through Lebanon as the ripples from Beirut's general strike move through the country. In Zimbabwe, government officials have declared that the situation is too unstable to support a run-off election, and that it will have to be postponed for at least a year. All this and more in today's security briefing.

The NYT reveals that the Pentagon manipulated news analysis with its sophisticated media machine. Fighting continues in northern Sri Lanka as government forces clashes with rebel Tamil Tigers. Germany conducts a nation-wide raid in an attempt to quash radical Islamists. Libya sparks Security Council walk-out with Nazi analogy. All this and more in today's security briefing.

The death toll continues to mount in Gaza as fighting spreads. A suicide bomber in Northern Iraq kills 49 in an attack on a funeral. South Africa ends its attempts at 'quiet democracy,' calling outright for the immediate release of Zimbabwean election results.Rami Khouri looks at the 'ominous rift' dividing the Arab world. All this and more in today's security briefing.

NATO rejects Georgia and Ukraine from membership, Mugabe's party loses parliamentary control in a recent Zimbabwean election, and memorandums surface revealing the legal foundations of the Bush administration's treatment of terror suspects. All this and more in today's security briefing.

The Iraqi army faces its first massive test in taming restive Basra. The Taliban ready for Operation Unforgettable Lesson. African Union troops defeat rebel Comoros commander. And much more in today's update.