War on Terrorism Commentary

A War by Any Other Name

Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Andrew L. Stigler
| Jul 06, 2011
The U.S. is at war with terror, drugs, poverty and al-Qaeda (but not Qaddafi). The president and Congress go to battle over the meaning of war.

The Great Pakistan Rethink

Zalmay Khalilzad | May 05, 2011
Even if our worst suspicions are confirmed, the U.S. will not make Pakistan pay for the Bin Laden fiasco.

ISI Boxes CIA into a Corner

Christine Fair | Apr 15, 2011
Pakistan's intelligence services are taking on Langley. The CIA just got outmaneuvered.

Attack of the Drones

Anthony Cordesman | Oct 04, 2010
Drone air strikes are the best option against the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Pakistan, and the most humane.

The Arabs and Iran

Shibley Telhami | Sep 21, 2010
Do Arab governments want to see a military attack on Iran?

The Limits of Language

Stuart Gottlieb | Sep 21, 2010
Obama's rhetoric alone can't change the opinions of Muslims abroad—or Americans at home.

Terror in the Balkans

Gordon N. Bardos | Sep 07, 2010
Forget whatever flavor of the month is making headlines in the Balkans. Guess where the perpetrators of nearly every terrorist plot of the last twenty years got their start?

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.

Bosnian Lessons

Gordon N. Bardos | Jul 16, 2010
What are the prospects for success in Iraq and Afghanistan? Our nation-building record in Bosnia and Kosovo isn’t encouraging.

Departing Europe

Doug Bandow | Jul 13, 2010
Rather than whining about the Continent’s military spending, the United States should allow the Europeans to bear the consequences of their actions. That means leaving NATO to the Europeans.

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