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Osama bin Laden

The Zawahiri Era

Meet Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian doctor-turned-jihadist-mastermind—and the new head of al-Qaeda. He will out-terrorize his predecessor. Prepare for the new age of jihad.

Foreign-Policy Failure

Obama’s foreign-policy decisions—from provoking Islamabad to two-timing Beijing to alienating Moscow—lack the strategic long-term thinking the U.S. needs. Hypocrisy and incoherence rule.

Unintelligent Design

In the wake of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, Americans cried out for catharsis. The 9/11 Commission delivered. What we are left with is an ill-conceived bureacracy in the guise of reform.

American Jihad

Al-Qaeda has accomplished the unthinkable: establishing an embryonic recruitment, radicalization and operational capacity on our shores. Our current strategy risks another 9/11.

Rogue Operators

Think that state sponsors of terror are pulling all the strings? Think again. Countries like Iran and Syria may play a big role in the terrorism underworld, but they’re quickly losing control over rogues that bite the hands that once fed them.

Could It Happen Again?

Given the scale of the damage caused to the United States, the 9/11 attacks neither required much money to execute, nor did they take a large number of plotters.

Commentary

New Terror Threats in 2012

Recent victories against al-Qaeda, while notable, are insufficient. The threat of terror looms large in the new year.

Ten Years Gone: The Unraveling of Afghanistan

From the Rabbani assassination to the Afghanistan-India pact, how the past two weeks undermined a decade of war.

Solving a Problem like Pakistan

Washington and Islamabad have no choice but to work together in Afghanistan. The search for common ground begins.

Blogs

Number Three is Now Number Two

Counterterrorists are after al-Qaeda scalps—and doing more harm than good.

Rep. Peter King's Jihad Against the Osama bin Laden Movie

Osama's going Hollywood. Rep. King's going bonkers.

The Convoluted Debate on Drones

Are drones simply providing policy makers a more antiseptic avenue for satiating their endless appetite for intervention?

Books & Reviews

A War, or Un-War?

Experts Peña and Pham square off on Iraq.

T for Terrorist

Hollywood romanticizes terror - Nir Rosen exposes it.

Another National Party No More?

Today's conservatives can learn from their Tory forbears.

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February 12, 2012