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Patient Stabilized?

Stephen Biddle | Feb 29, 2008
Iraq may be emerging from intensive care, but it could use a bit more stitching up.

The Right Stuff

Paul R. Pillar | Aug 29, 2007
The CIA’s estimate of WMD in Iraq is in the spotlight, but it was their assessments of post-Saddam Iraq that were dead-on and deserve attention. David Ignatius highlighted Paul Pillar’s story of how the agency

Iran, the Rainmaker

Ilan Berman | Aug 29, 2007
Forecast for the War on Terror: Sunni, but with a chance of Shi‘a.

Jigsaw Jihadism

Justine A. Rosenthal | Jan 03, 2007
Ethnic terrorist groups like Hamas can be engaged but there is no negotiating with religious terrorists. A strategy for splitting up the Al-Qaeda network.

Keeping Terror Out

Mark Krikorian | Mar 01, 2004
If gardeners and housemaids can cross our porous borders, so can Al-Qaeda operatives.

Scoring the War on Terrorism

Daniel Byman | Jun 01, 2003
The United States has made considerable--even surprising--progress in defeating a skilled and vast enemy. Nevertheless, the job is far from complete.
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Commentary

Where the Bin Ladens Call Home

Bruce Riedel | Dec 29, 2010
Sarah Palin should get her facts straight on al-Qaeda and Iran.

American Jihad, Part II

Bruce Hoffman | Jul 21, 2010
We are stumbling blindly through the minefield of countering terrorist radicalization and recruitment inside the United States.

Al-Qaeda Dangerous as Ever

Bruce Hoffman | Sep 10, 2008
Despite our best efforts, al-Qaeda remains resilient and dangerous on the eve of September 11.
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Blogs

The Next Terrorist Attacks

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 28, 2010
Not even the G-men can find all the terrorist needles in a huge haystack.

The Damage That Keeps On Damaging

Paul R. Pillar | Sep 29, 2010
Al-Qaeda wasn't in Iraq when Saddam was in power. It is now.

Why We Fight

Bruce Hoffman | Sep 01, 2010
Obama said we're fighting in Afghanistan to eliminate al-Qaeda. Could there be a clearer explanation?

Books & Reviews

How to Fight Terrorism

Daniel Byman | Mar 01, 2005
Radical Islam is its own worst enemy. It will marginalize itself unless the United States overreacts.

Recovering Our Nerve

Niall Ferguson | Jun 01, 2004
"Getting the wind up", is an old British expression for panicking.

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