Blog Posts

Alarmism on Islamism

Paul R. Pillar | Dec 04, 2011

The real reasons why the post-Arab Spring success of Islamist movements makes the West so uncomfortable.

Paul R. Pillar | Nov 15, 2011

Be it radical Marxism or radical Islamism, ideology only takes one so far. There's more to understanding what makes terrorists tick.

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 03, 2011

America's Founding Fathers didn't get it right the first time. Now Egyptians will have their shot.

Malou Innocent | Aug 26, 2011

A dictatorless tyranny on one side. Radical Islamists on the other. Egypt's options are not promising.

Paul R. Pillar | Jun 08, 2011

Afghanistan has proved Clemenceau correct. War is indeed too important to be left to the generals.

Paul R. Pillar | May 16, 2011

American ego is getting in the way of productive negotiations with the Taliban.

Malou Innocent | May 03, 2011

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. The friend of my enemy is my...friend?

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 06, 2011

Optimists and pessimists face off on the war in Afghanistan.

Paul R. Pillar | Nov 01, 2010

The the recent terrorist plots hatched in Yemen remind us that Afghanistan is not in fact the alpha and omega of transnational terrorism.

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 28, 2010

Not even the G-men can find all the terrorist needles in a huge haystack.