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Jemaah Islamiyah

Martyrdom, Interrupted

The former head interrogator in Iraq goes undercover in Indonesia to learn the secrets of their top-notch interrogation program. To win the battle against terrorism, violent extremists must be converted into antijihad advocates.

Jihad Archipelago

The battle for the soul of Islam in Southeast Asia is underway. Americans may not be interested in the outcome. But the outcome is interested in us.

The Other Orientalism: China's Islamist Problem

Three years ago, China was exporting revolution; now it faces a rising tide of Islamism, both without and within. Xinjiang may become China's Chechnya.

Commentary

The Manila Bombings

The suicide bombing in Manila on Friday may have been a response to increasing counterterrorism cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines. It could also further undermine consumer confidence in a growing economy.

Blogs

Another One Bites the Dust

Indonesia just dealt a major blow to the world's most threatening terrorist group.  What we can learn from the short, nasty, brutish existence of Al-Qaeda's clone.

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February 12, 2012